Reeser was born in La Jolla, California, the daughter of Kim (née Handel) and Tom Reeser, the executive director of the television channel KOCT. Autumn Reeser performed musical theater in her hometown from the age of six until she left at seventeen. After graduating from Carlsbad High School, she moved to Los Angeles to study at UCLA. Reeser lives in Hollywood, California. She enjoys cooking, scrapbooking, dancing, painting, and playing with her dog, a Papillon named Gatsby after the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. She is currently engaged to her boyfriend Jesse.
Career
Autmumn Reeser's character Taylor Townsend first appeared during the show's third season, and joined the cast as a regular as of the fourth season. Her quirky character reinvigorated the show, and she quickly became a fan favorite. After The O.C. concluded, she joined The CW pilot The World According to Barnes's cast as "[the lead character]'s down-to-earth girlfriend, a paralegal and the daughter of an FBI agent."
In addition to The O.C., Reeser appeared in recurring roles on the WB's Maybe It's Me, ABC's Complete Savages, Grounded for Life, My Life DisOriented, FX Network's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and is a spokesperson for Clean & Clear. She has also appeared in a number of other television programs, as well as the films The Girl Next Door and the small-town indie "Our Very Own". Maxim ranked Reeser as the 57th most beautiful woman in the world in 2006.[4] She also appeared on the cover of the December 2006 issue of Stuff magazine (U.S. version)
Reeser most recently appeared in ABC Family's October film Nature of the Beast, and an episode of CBS's Ghost Whisperer. Autumn Reeser recently finished production on the dark comedy Possessions, due for release in 2009. She will next star in the 2008 sequel of a 1980s classic, Lost Boys: The Tribe playing Nicole, a girl who inadvertently falls in love with a vampire, and as the heiress villain Madison in a movie musical by the High School Musical producers, called "The American Mall." She has also appeared in four YouTube trailers for the novel Celebutantes as the book's narrator Lola Santisi.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Plagiarist Irene short film
2004 The Girl Next Door Jane
Art Thief Musical! Clarity short film
2006 Our Very Own Melora Kendall premiered on TV
2005-2007 The O.C. Taylor Seasons 3 to 4
2007 Palo Alto The Movie Jaime
Nature of the Beast Julia premiered on TV
2008
Americanese Sylvia
Lost Boys: The Tribe Nicole Emerson
The American Mall Madison premiered on TV
2009 Possessions Jessica
Autumn Reeser was named Maxim Magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2006. Retrieved on January 23, 2007.