Mischa Barton was one of the original actresses to play "Lily" the autistic daughter of "Jackson Montgomery" on ALL MY CHILDREN. I wasn't watching AMC at that point I guess, but it's fun to watch a soap alumni move on to fame and fortune.

Mischa was born on January 24th, 1986 in London, England. She's an Aquarian with a Cancerian moon. Like Rachel Bilson, she combines air signs and water....or more specifically, she doesn't combine the two. We can't be logical and think, and emotional and feel at the same time. We can change in a nano second, but can't do it in the same time frame. Mischa brings her Aquarian energy to the role of Marissa. Air signs are friends to all, and can be friends with the opposite sex like brother and sister; while "Ryan" is more like a water or earth sign that gets jealous and/or possessive and can't understand that a man and woman can just be friends. "Marisa" wears her heart on her sleeve, and tries to help everyone. Aquarians are like that. They are more comfortable in a group of people than in a one on one relationship. Well, I've sort of contradicted myself there because I've said elsewhere that Aquarians are loners; that's true too. Both loners and people who are comforted more by friends than intimates are afraid of being hurt.

Aquarius is the most popular sign; more people like Aquarians because it contains "the collective conscious"; Aquarians are a conglomerate, so to speak of all the signs before. The only sign left is Pisces, which is "the collective unconscious". Aquarians are air signs which go outwards towards people, and they like fame. They are the actors who play themselves more than get into the skin of a character.

Mischa has Sun conjunct Venus which makes her even more magnetic, and since Aquarius is ruled by Uranus and Uranus rules tv, she's a natural to be on the small screen.

Currently, Uranus has recently gone over her Sun/Venus, which udoubtedly triggered her selection for the series. Uranus conjunct Sun and/or Venus opens up opportunities we hadn't expected. It won't be too long before Uranus catches up with Jupiter which should provide some unexpected good fortune.

Right now, 3/06, Saturn moving thru Leo is squaring her Pluto in Scorpio, as it is for all born in the middle 80's. There's usually a power struggle with someone who tries to control you.

CHINESE ASTROLOGY: Mischa was born in the Year of the Tiger and the month of the Dog. The Tiger is powerful and yet can be overcome with sadness. The Tiger often slaps a smile on her face and says all is well when it really isn't. Tigers have a lot of pride and some enjoy looking at themselves in the mirror while others don't.

The Dog can be like her character, Marisa, soft and loyal, and reaching out to help others; not seeing how someone of the opposite sex can be jealous of it....or sometimes it can bark and scare people away. A Dog is territorial and protects what is hers.

Rachel Bilson is always fun to watch. When "Summer" comes on the screen you know you're in for a good scene. Surprisingly, Rachel is a Scorpio, born November 13th, 1981 in Los Angeles. Why surprisingly? Because Scorpio is not known as a bright, perky sign....it's more serious and studious. So where does this come from? Well, the Scorpio Sun at 21 degrees is close enough to Uranus at 29 degrees. Uranus is Aquarius energy and it tends to want to be with people (since it's an air sign), where Scorpios, being a water sign, tend to be more reclusive. It would also say that Rachel is a maverick and she's not going to follow the road well traveled....Scorpio may drag its heels a little at that, but she's going to do things differently....just to tick her Scorpio side off if nothing else!

Rachel also has a Gemini moon which enhances her Uranus/air sign energy. Gemini is always good in a chart of an actor, as it makes their mind more facile and they learn linees quickly. Some even have photographic memories.

Saturn and Ceres are together n Libra which could say sorrow over some home situation.

With all that air, she has the groundedness of Venus being in Capricorn to bring her down to earth and keep her from going in all directions at once. She's an air/water person basically, and that causes her to be objective and linear at times and then she switches to an emotional mode when her buttons are pushed. Air and water energy can't exist at the same time, so she's in one or the other.

CHINESE ASTROLOGY: Rachel was born in the Year of the Rooster and the month of the Sheep. The Rooster is fearful and is always looking for peace. It's better if they don't read the newspaper or watch the news on tv, because they take it all to heart. The Rooster needs to make a clear distinction between fear and logical caution. Born in the month of the Sheep (another Sheep! Do we have a flock here?) she needs to develop that strength she has so no one tries to use her. When you're strong, predators sense it and go find someone else to prey upon.

Melinda Clarke comes from a show biz family. Her father, John Clarke, played "Mickey Horton" on Days of Our Lives until a couple of years ago. Melinda, too, appeared on the show as a teenager, I believe. Melinda brings to "Julie Cooper Nichol Roberts" that essence of the 'villain you love to hate'....and yet Julie isn't a villain in this show; just a woman trying her best to keep the living the life style to which she has been accustomed....and will do most anything to accomplish it.

Melinda was born on April 24, 1969 in Dana Point, California, not far from the setting of "The O.C. She has a Taurus sun and Leo moon - that's a strong combination. The Taurean energy has the desire for gracious living and the Leo moon wants to share the limelight with no one. It does lead her into the field of acting, however; since Leos love to entertain and make people happier. Melinda has a grand trine in Fire, with Venus/Chiron trining Mars in Sag, which trines the Moon in Leo. Since Pluto went over Mars in the recent past, that's undoubtedly why her grand trine was activated and has helped her career. Her sun conjuncting Saturn brings a seriousness to Melinda that would not ordinarily be there, but it's also good for timing.