Ahh, the early 2000s. What a time to be alive. Of course, if you were a young adult in the early aughts, you never missed your date with Ryan Atwood, Seth Cohen, and the rest of the gang in Fox’s hit TV show, The O.C., on Thursday nights. The teen drama captivated audiences and even paved the way for other shows like Laguna Beach and The Hills. It also gave fans a taste of a few actors before they became today’s big stars.
Kristen Bell, Rachel Bilson, Olivia Wilde and Mischa Barton | Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for InStyle Magazine
‘The O.C.’ originally had Shailene Woodley as Kaitlyn Cooper
If you’re a sucker for teen soaps, you recognize Shailene Woodley from The Secret Life of the American Teenager. However, before Woodley played teen mom Amy Juergens, she was cast in the role of Marissa Cooper’s (Mischa Barton) bratty kid sister, Kaitlyn. Woodley only lasted through the first season of The O.C., and most of the time, her appearances involved someone talking about her horse Chyna having alopecia.
Kaitlyn was mysteriously missing from season 2 but showed up again in season 3. This time the role went to Willa Holland.
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