Hilarie Burton

Hilarie Ross Burton (born July 1, 1982) is an American actress. A former host of MTV's Total Request Live, she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Peyton Sawyer on The CW dramaOne Tree Hill. Burton gained wider recognition with leading roles in the films Our Very Own,Solstice, and The List.

Early life

Hilarie Burton was born July 1, 1982 and was raised in Sterling, Virginia. She is a 2000 graduate of Park View High School where she was student council treasurer her sophomore year, vice-president her junior year, and head cheerleader, student council president, and homecoming queen her senior year.Burton attended New York University and Fordham University.

Career

Burton's first big break came when working as a VJ for the Total Request Live on MTV. She was supposed to be a guest commentator for one segment but producers decided to offer her a permanent job. Burton had a small part on the TV series Dawson's Creek and this led to her role as Peyton Sawyer on the series One Tree Hill. She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for "Choice TV Actress in a Drama/Action Adventure" for One Tree Hill in 2004. Burton was also nominated for the Teen Choice Award "Choice Breakout TV Star - Female" for One Tree Hill, in 2004.In 2005, she was nominated for aTeen Choice Award for "Choice TV Actress: Drama" for One Tree Hill. In May 2009, the CW announced Burton would not be returning to the show for the seventh season in her role as Peyton.Burton appeared once on the television series Hey Dude. She made her feature film debut in Our Very Own, a comedy set in 1970s Nashville, and was featured on the cover of the Jan/Feb 2004 issue of American Cheerleader magazine. Our Very Own, whose ensemble cast features Allison Janney, Jason Ritter, and Cheryl Hines, was screened at the prestigiousSarasota Film Festival where Burton was honoured with a special 'Outstanding Ensemble Acting' award. The film was also nominated for anIndependent Spirit Award.

Burton appeared in Jack's Mannequin video, "The Mixed Tape" as Peyton Sawyer.^[4] Later, she recorded a song for The Road Mix: Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill, Volume 3 called Peyton's Podcast Mix.

In 2008, Burton starred in the independent movie The List as Jo Johnston. Burton played Deborah Owens, mother of Lily Owens, in the major motion picture The Secret Life of Bees, based on the 2002 novel. Production began on January 7, 2008, in Lumberton, North Carolina.

Burton's latest film project was The Sacrifice, and it is based on another book by Robert Whitlow (The List). She will be reunited with Malcolm McDowell and Gary Wheeler (director), who are also signed on for the project, which starts filming early next year. She is currently working on Provinces of Night, a film based on the novel by William Gay.

Personal life

Burton holding a M4-Carbine during aUSO visit.

Burton has three younger brothers and resides in Wilmington, North Carolina, where One Tree Hill is filmed.In 2004, Burton married One Tree Hill assistant director Ian Prange, son of executive producer Greg Prange. The two have since divorced.She has a cat named after writer Edgar Allan Poe,and is close friends with fellow One Tree Hill stars Bethany Joy Galeotti, Sophia Bush, James Lafferty and Chad Michael Murray.Burton's hobbies include collecting antiques, vintage clothes shopping, knitting and crocheting. In May 2007, Burton ranked #77 in the Maxim Hot 100 List of 2007.She has also appeared on the cover of the November 2006 edition of Maxim with One Tree Hill co-stars, Sophia Bush and Danneel Harris. In previous years, Burton has ranked #2 on Femme Fatales: The 50 Sexiest Women of 2005 and named #12 on Much Music's 20 Hottest Women of 2003.

In 2007, Burton created her own production company along with Nick Gray, Kelly Tenney, James Burton and Meg Mortimer.is called Southern Gothic Productions (SoGoPro); more information is available on her blog.

Burton began dating fellow actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan in 2009. The couple welcomed son Gus, in March 2010.

Discography

Soundtracks

• The Road Mix: Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill, Volume 3

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	Our Very Own	Bobbie Chester	Sarasota Film Festival: Outstanding Ensemble Acting
2007	Normal Adolescent Behavior	Ryan
	Solstice	Alicia
2008	The List	Jo Johnston
	The Secret Life of Bees	Deborah Owens
2009	The True-Love Tale of Boyfriend & Girlfriend	Boyfriend	A Southern Gothic Production
2010	Bloodworth	Hazel
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000–2001	Total Request Live	Herself
2002	Dawson's Creek	Hilarie (FemaleVJ)	Episode 5.19: "100 Light Years from Home"
2003–2009	One Tree Hill	Peyton Sawyer	Main cast (Seasons 1-6; 2003-2009) Nominated - 2004 Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Star - Female Nominated - 2004 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Drama/Action/Adventure Nominated - 2005 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Drama
2008	Little Britain USA	Lesbian Student 1	Episode 1.06
2010	White Collar	Sara Ellis	Season 2: 6 episodes
2011	White Collar	Sara Ellis	Season 3: 1 episode
Guest appearances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	MTV Video Music Awards 2000	Herself	Presenter
2002	Birds of Prey	Quiet Classmate	Episode 1.03: "Prey for the Hunter"
2003	MTV's Iced Out New Year's Eve	Herself	Host
	MTV Does Miami	Herself	Co-Host
	MTV Diary	Herself	with One Tree Hill cast
	Pepsi Smash	Herself	Host
2005	Unscripted	Herself
2005/2006	The Tony Danza Show	Herself
Music videos
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	"The Mixed Tape"	Peyton Sawyer	Jack's Mannequin video

Awards

Year	Group	Award	Result	Title	Notes
2004	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Breakout TV Star - Female	Nominated	One Tree Hill
		Choice TV Actress: Drama/Action/Adventure	Nominated
2005	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress: Drama	Nominated	One Tree Hill
2006	Sarasota Film Festival	Outstanding Ensemble Acting	Won	Our Very Own

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