'The O.C.' Reunion! Mischa Barton Poses for 'Mom and Dad' Selfie with Melinda Clarke, Tate Donovan

Mar. 15, 2025

Tate Donovan, Melinda Clarke and Mischa Barton.Photo: Melinda Clarke/Instagram

It’s a Cooper family reunion!

The O.C.alumsMischa Barton,Tate DonovanandMelinda Clarkecame together over the weekend for theEp-ix & Chill conventionin Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, andsnapped a selfieto commemorate the occasion.

“SO THIS HAPPENED! Cooper family reunion!” Clarke, 53, wrote alongside the photo on Instagram Monday. “Warmed my heart to see these two,@mischabartonand@t8dono, at@tripleellcin Charleston. ❤️❤️❤️❤️@dinehighcotton#theoc.”

Donovan, 58, wrote in a comment, “So great to see you all y’all 😍,” while Barton, 36, added, “Aww family photo 🤍🤍🤍 so good to catch up with you.”

“And that’s the coop scoop!!!! Love all 3 of these faces 🥰,” chimed in the trio’sO.C.costarRachel Bilson.

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Mischa Barton’s Instagram Story.Mischa Barton/Instagram

Clarke, Barton and Donovan — who played Julie, Marissa and Jimmy Cooper, respectively, on the 2000s teen drama — also ran into severalGossip Girlalums during their time at the convention includingJessica SzohrandChace Crawford.

Alongside a photo of the entire group, Barton wrote onher Instagram Story"It was truly great to catch up with mom & dad," shouting out Clarke and Donovan.

Clarke and Bilson, 40, currently host the podcastWelcome to the O.C., Bitches!, which recaps the Newport Beach, California-set show, that ran for four seasons on FOX from 2003 to 2007 and also starredPeter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Ben McKenzie andAdam Brody.

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Bilson added that she and Clarkechose to address Barton’s claims"in hopes that Mischa would hear us talk about it and would be willing to come join us on the show so we could hear her entire perspective and what she is saying she experienced."

Meanwhile, the cast has worked to keep in touch over the years, with Gallagher, 67, telling PEOPLE in 2020, “We try to get together, but it doesn’t quite work out, because someone has to go somewhere.”

“But I love those kids,” added the actor, who played Sandy Cohen, the father of Brody’s Seth Cohen and adoptive father of McKenzie’s Ryan Atwood. “AndI root for them, always.”

source: people.com