'Dork' Mischa Barton

source: people.monstersandcritics.com

Mischa Barton is such a "dork" she goes to her friends' lectures at New York University.

'The O.C.' star never went to college and so is filling the gap in her life by sitting in on various lessons

Mischa, 21, said: "I loved school so much. I was a real dork! I was massively into English literature, psychology, things like that.

"In fact, as I still have a lot of friends my age, I'll still sit in their classes in New York at NYU sometimes and check out their lectures."

The actress - who has dual nationality and lived in England until she was four before relocating with her parents, Nuala and Paul, to New York - has also gushed about how she is proud of her British roots.

She added: "I actually feel more comfortable in England a lot of the time. It's a huge part of my life and I visit all the time. One thing is that in England you start school younger and have a better education.

"I think that's why my sister didn't fit in when we went over to New York, it was just so different at school."

Mischa Barton's Drew respect

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Mischa Barton wants to become a film producer like Drew Barrymore - so she can take the best roles.

The 21-year-old beauty is fed-up with the lack of "great female roles" in Hollywood, and plans to emulate her idol Drew by making her own movies.

Mischa said: "Producing is something I might see as a necessity because great film roles are difficult to come by.

"I admire a lot of women like Drew Barrymore who produce themselves and put together great projects. It's certainly the best way of making sure you get top roles on movies that interest you."

Drew, 32, set up Flower Films with friend Nancy Juvonen in 1995.

They have since produced a series of hits including 'Charlie's Angels', 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle', '50 First Dates' and 'Music and Lyrics', all of which Drew starred in herself.

Mischa can soon be seen playing feisty schoolgirl JJ French alongside British stars Colin Firth and Rupert Everett in 'St. Trinian's', due out next month.

Next year, she will appear as young lesbian Lana Starkova in 'You and I (finding t.A.T.u)', in which she finds love at a t.A.T.u pop concert and gets swept into a dangerous world of violence and drugs.