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Sophia Bush

Sophia Bush, American actress and director

Life at a glance

Born
1982 · July 8
Age this year
44No death recorded in our data
Known as
actor, television actor, film actor, and television director. Citizenship: United States
Born
44th anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Personal life Bush was engaged to her One Tree Hill co-star Chad Michael Murray in May 2004, [ 1 ] and they married on April 16, 2005, in Santa Monica, California . [ 2 ] After five months of marriage, the pair announced their separation in September 2005. [ 3 ] In February 2006, Bush filed papers for an annulment , citing fraud. [ 4 ] Bush's petition was denied, [ 5 ] and she and Murray were instead granted a divorce in December 2006. [ 6 ]

Sophia Anna Bush is an American actress. She starred as Brooke Davis in the teen drama series One Tree Hill (2003–2012), and as Erin Lindsay in the police procedural drama series Chicago P.D. (2014–2017). She was a producer for and starred in the lead role of Dr. Samantha "Sam" Griffith in the medical drama Good Sam (2022).

Early life

Educated at: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and USC School of Dramatic Arts.

Early life and education Bush was born in Pasadena, California , [ 1 ] the only child of Maureen Searson and Charles William Bush. [ 2 ] Her mother manages a photography studio [ 3 ] and her father is an advertising and beauty photographer. [ 4 ] On her father's side, she is a great-grandniece of Hudson Allison , who died in the sinking of the Titanic with his wife and daughter; Bush's paternal grandmother, Margaret Jean Bush (née Allison), was the daughter of Hudson's brother,

Path and career

Career Bush at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival Bush made her first film appearance in the 2002 film National Lampoon's Van Wilder opposite Ryan Reynolds . Then she made appearances in several television shows, including Nip/Tuck , Sabrina the Teenage Witch , and Point of Origin , an HBO film. In 2002, Bush was cast as Kate Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , though she was replaced by Claire Danes after a week of filming. [ 1 ] Jonathan Mostow ,

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Questions about Sophia Bush

When was Sophia Bush born?

July 8 1982.

How old would Sophia Bush be today?

44 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

Who else was born on July 8?

Hakim Warrick, Josh Harrison, Jaden Smith and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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