British-born star of "OC" TV show Mischa Barton has been given US citizenship.

According to contactmusic.com, Mischa Barton was born in London to an English father and an Irish mother and lived in Britain for the first five years of her life.

"I grew up in New York and that makes me pretty American, I think, but I am definitely different to a lot of Americans," Mischa Barton says.

 

"I just became an American citizen so I can vote now, and I am really looking forward to that opportunity."

However, Mischa Barton says she will not use her fame to speak out on political issues.

"There are things I stand up for, like voting and stuff like that; that's sort of thing is very important. I am very opinionated in my private life, but I don't like to get too political in the press." 

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