Though she's mostly known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the early 2000s high school drama "The O.C.," Mischa Barton's net worth is the consequence of many years working in show business, as she's been acting constantly ever since she was a young child - but has her mother stolen all her earnings?
While she has been mostly under the spotlight for the past few years, Mischa Barton's net worth should still steady enough for the actress to be able to take her time to pick out the best roles for her, although it seems things aren't as easy as they might appear.
Following a trend set by grown-up child star Amanda Bynes (whose erratic behavior has kept her in and out of mental health facilities in the past few years, though she's now better), now it's the "O.C." actress taking control of her money, as Mischa Barton's net worth is in danger.
According to Gawker, the 29 year-old actress is currently suing her mother, Nuala Barton, for supposedly keeping Mischa Barton's net worth mostly to herself, after the actress has worked for most of her life, starting out in small roles in the classic 90's films "Notting Hill" and "The Sixth Sense."
Sky News reports that Nuala, who was her daughter's manager for the better part of her acting career, apparently took a large chunk out of Mischa Barton's net worth to herself, and the actress is now accusing her of stealing and being a "greedy stage mother."
The drama doesn't end there, though: apparently, Nuala has been lying to her daughter for years about her earnings and pocketing the difference, and even kicked Mischa out of a multi-million dollar home that was purchased with the actress' earnings.
Currently, Mischa Barton's net worth is listed as $3 million by Celebrity Net Worth - though it's still unclear how it'll look after the legal issues are over.
