Summer Bishil

Birthplace: Pasadena, California, USA
Birthday: July 17, 1988

With an uncanny ability to portray emotionally tragic characters, Summer Bishil was one Hollywood ingénue who stood out among a sea of cookie-cutter starlets. Bishil’s stellar performance in “Towelhead” (2008) as Jasira Maroun, a biracial 13-year-old who gets caught up in a twisted affair and eventually raped by an adult male, was so unsettling, critics everywhere took notice. Like her film character, Bishil was a unique cultural blend – part Indian, part Hispanic and part Caucasian. It was no surprise when Variety chose the exotic bea…more

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Credits

Actor

Return to Halloweentown
Aneesa
Just for Kicks
Hannah Montana
Rachel
Three Rivers
Karen Rollins
Drake and Josh

Career Milestones

2008
Nominated for the 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead (“Towelhead”)
2008
Portrayed a 13-year-old Lebanese-American girl in Alan Ball's "Towelhead"
2006
Appeared in the Disney channel movie, “Return to Halloweentown”
2006
Featured in episode’s of “Hannah Montana” (Disney) and “Drake and Josh” (Nickelodeon)
2005
First role was on the short-lived Nickelodeon show, “Just for Kicks”