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Hilarie Burton
Burton at Guantanamo Bay, 2008
Born	Hilarie Ross Burton July 1, 1982 (1982-07-01) (age 27) Sterling, Virginia, U.S.
Other name(s)	H-Bomb
Occupation	Actress/Producer
Years active	2000—present
Spouse(s)	Ian Prange (2004 - 2009)

Hilarie Ross Burton (born July 1, 1982) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Peyton Sawyer on The CW Television Network (previously The WB Network) television series One Tree Hill. She hosted MTV's Total Request Live, which led to a starring role as the character.

Burton rose to stardom with leading roles in the films Our Very Own, Solstice and The List.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4.1 Soundtracks 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 5.3 Guest appearances 5.4 Other works 6 Awards 6.1 List of wins and nominations 7 References 8 External links

Early life

Hilarie Burton was born on July 1, 1982, and was raised in Sterling, Virginia as a Methodist.¹ She is a 2000 graduate of Park View High School (Loudoun County, Virginia), and attended New York University and Fordham University. She was the homecoming queen during her senior year at Park View and head cheerleader.² Burton was Park View High student council president her senior year (1999-2000),³ vice-president her junior year (1998-1999),⁴ and treasurer her sophomore year (1997-1998).⁵

Career

Burton's first big break came when she worked as a VJ for the television show 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. In May 2009, the CW announced Burton would not be returning to the show for the seventh season in her role as Peyton.⁶ 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. Burton was featured on the cover of the Jan/Feb 2004 issue of American Cheerleader magazine.⁷ Our Very Own, whose ensemble cast features Allison Janney, Jason Ritter and Cheryl Hines, was screened at the prestigious Sarasota Film Festival, where Burton was honored with a special "Outstanding Ensemble Acting" Award. In addition, the film was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.⁸

Burton appeared in Jack's Mannequin video, "The Mixed Tape" as [Peyton Sawyer].² Later, Burton recorded a song for the The Road Mix: Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill, Volume 3 called Peyton's Podcast Mix.⁹

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.¹⁰

Burton's newest project is titled 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.²

Burton 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 2004.²

In 2005, Burton was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for "Choice TV Actress: Drama" for One Tree Hill.¹¹

Burton is currently working on Provinces of Night, a film based on the novel by William Gay.

Personal life

Burton has three younger brothers and resides in Wilmington, North Carolina, where One Tree Hill is filmed.²¹² In 2004, Burton married One Tree Hill assistant director Ian Prange. They have recently separated.¹² She has a cat named after writer Edgar Allan Poe,² and is close friends with fellow One Tree Hill stars Bethany Joy Galeotti, Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray.² Burton's hobbies include collecting antiques, vintage clothes shopping, knitting and crocheting.²

In May 2007, Burton ranked #77 in the Maxim Hot 100 List of 2007.¹³ 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.¹⁴¹⁵ It is called Southern Gothic Productions (SoGoPro); more information is available on her blog.¹⁶¹⁷¹⁸

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
2007	Normal Adolescent Behavior	Ryan
	Solstice	Alicia
2008	The List	Jo Johnston
	The Secret Life of Bees	Deborah Owens
2010	Provinces of Night	Hazel

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2002 - 2003	Total Request Live	Herself
2002	Dawson's Creek	Female VJ	Season 5, Episode 19
2003 - 2009	One Tree Hill	Peyton Sawyer
2008	Little Britain USA	Lesbian Student 1	Series 1, Episode 6

Guest appearances

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2000	MTV Video Music Awards 2000	Herself	Presenter
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

Other works

• Appeared in Jack's Mannequin video, "The Mixed Tape"
• Owns her own production company, Southern Gothic Productions (SoGoPro).¹⁹

Awards

List of wins and nominations

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

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hilarie Burton

• Hilarie Burton at the Internet Movie Database
• Hilarie Burton at Allmovie
• Hilarie Burton at TV.com
• Hilarie Burton cast bio on The WB
• Hilarie Burton Online
• Hilarie Burton Blog
• Southern Gothic Productions Blog – Hilarie's film production company
• Hilarie Burton's page on CWTV.com
• - Hilarie Burton's SoGoPro Productions creating a stir - starnewsonline.com

• SoGoPro