Works for Annenberg TV News, a student news organization, in her spare time,
as an Assignment Editor.
Was the Tournament of Roses Parade Queen in 2000.
Was cast as Kate Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and
even worked on-set for several days, but was replaced with Claire Danes when
director Jonathan Mostow deemed her "too young" to play the role.
She attended an all-girls high school in Pasadena, California called Westridge
and graduated in the class of 2000.
She is an alumna of the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Southern
California. She attended USC for three years before getting the role of "Brooke
Davis" on "One Tree Hill" (2003).
Her dad, Charles William Bush, is a celebrity photographer and her mom, Maureen
Bush, is a photography studio manager.
Her favorite TV show is "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999).
26 September 2005: Announced she has separated from her husband Chad Michael
Murray.
Special Skills: Photography, horseback riding, boxing.
Sophia was #3 on Femme Fatales The 50 Sexiest Women of 2004.
Named #15 on Much Music's 20 Hottest Women of 2004.
Wore a Vera Wang Gown in her April 2005 wedding to Chad Michael Murray.
Is an only child.
Named #89 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2007.
Ranked #24 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Is good friends with Bevin Prince.
Sophia Bush Detailed Biography
Sophia Bush's real name is Sophia Anna Bush. Sophia Bush
was born on July 8, 1982, in Pasadena, California. She is an only child. Her
father, Charles William Bush, is a renowned advertising and celebrity photographer,
and her mother, Maureen Bush, runs a photography studio.
Young Sophia was brought up in Pasadena; she made her acting
debut in a school theater production while attending Westridge School for Girls,
a small private school in her hometown. Sophia Bush was crowned the Queen of
the Tournament of Roses at Pasadena Rose Parade in 2000; that same year she
graduated from HS. In 2002 Sophia Bush made her screen debut as Sally, a college
student, in the comedy Van Wilder (2002) opposite Ryan Reynolds. Sophia Bush
attended University of Southern California for three years and took Journalism
major and Theatre minor, albeit she did not graduate, taking her leave of absence
after getting the part as Brooke Davis, a flirtatious cheerleader on the WB
TV series One Tree Hill (2003). She was also cast to play opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Nick Stahl in Terminator 3 but, after she began principal photography on
the film, the director deemed her too young for the role and she was soon replaced
by actress Clare Danes.
However, Sophia Bush got her big break when 'One Tree Hill'
developed a loyal following and became her steady gig over four seasons. It
was while working on the series that Bush began dating her on-screen love interest,
actor Chad Michael Murray. They wed in a seaside ceremony at the historic Casa
del Mar Hotel in Santa Monica, California, in April 2005, but split after five
months, in September 2005. She suffered from the traumatic experience and emotional
pain of separation, while continuing her work on the series, now having a "professional
relationship" with Murray and his new fiancée Kenzie Dalton. In
February 2006, Sophia Bush filed petition to annul her brief marriage on the
grounds of fraud; finally, she and Murray got divorced in December 2006. Meanwhile,
she continued to land big screen roles, such as October Bantum in Stay Alive
(2006), a horror film by writer/director William Brent Bell, and as Beth in
John Tucker Must Die (2006), a comedy by director Betty Thomas. Sophia Bush is co-starring
as Grace Andrews, who is terrorized by a killer played by Sean Bean, in the
remake of The Hitcher (2007).
Outside of her acting profession, Sophia Bush has been working as
an Assignment Editor for Annenberg TV News in her spare time. Her other talents
include horseback riding, boxing, and photography. She enjoys reading and spending
time with her friends and is currently residing in Wilmington, North Carolina,
where the 'One Tree Hill' show is filmed.
