Sophia Anna Bush (born July 8, 1982) is an American actress, director, and spokesperson. She starred in the CW television series One Tree Hill where she portrayed Brooke Davis. Bush is additionally known for her film portrayals in the 2007 remake The Hitcher, John Tucker Must Die, and The Narrows.
Education
She graduated from Westridge School for Girls in 2000 in Pasadena, California, where she was a member of the volleyball team. At Westridge, she was required to participate in the theatre arts program.
She attended the University of Southern California (USC) as a journalism major until her junior year, where she was a member and Social Chair of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Career
Bush often uses Twitter, Facebook, and her blog to raise awareness of world events and/or fundraisers in which she takes part. Bush is a part of fundraisers such as F Cancer, Run For the Gulf, and Global Green Gulf Relief.
Bush has been involved in political issues, supporting Barack Obama for president in the 2008 election. In February 2008, she made several appearances in Texas in support of the Obama campaign in the Texas Presidential primary election. She was joined in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Waco by fellow actor Adam Rodríguez. Touring mostly college campuses, they urged young voters to get involved politically.
In 2011, she won the Do Something Twitter Award for having spread the word via her Twitter account on how her followers could help with the cleanup after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. She was voted "fan favorite" by Facebook users on Dosomething.org. In 2011, Bush also became involved in the Pencils of Promise organisation, that builds schools and increases educational opportunities in the developing world.
In December 2011, Bush competed with other stars in the Mozilla Firefox Challenge, a one-month fundraising contest whose winner is granted $25,000 to put toward a favorite cause, and eventually won the contest in January 2012. Bush represented "F Cancer", a Vancouver-based charity dedicated to early detection education. Earlier in the year, she and actor Adrian Grenier took part in a F-Cancer campaign by sharing their awkward sex talk experiences.
Actor: (films) Van Wilder, 2002, Learning Curves, 2003, Supercross, 2005, Stay Alive, 2006, John Tucker Must Die, 2006 (Choice Movie Actress: Comedy, Teen Choice Awards, 2007, Choice Movie: Breakout Female, Teen Choice Awards, 2007), The Hitcher, 2007 (Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller, Teen Choice Awards, 2007); (TV films) Point of Origin, 2002; (TV series) One Tree Hill, 2003—; guest star Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, 2003, Nip/Tuck, 2003
Politics
Bush has been involved in political issues, supporting Barack Obama for president in the 2008 election. In February 2008, she made several appearances in Texas in support of the Obama campaign in the Texas Presidential primary election.