The O.C., otherwise known as Orange County, California, is an idyllic paradise
– a wealthy, harbour-front community where everything and everyone appears
to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world of shifting loyalties and identities,
of kids living secret lives hidden from their parents, and of parents living secret
lives hidden from their children. 'The O.C.' tells the story of the Cohen and
Cooper families, and Ryan, a troubled teen from the wrong side of the tracks,
who is thrust into this world, and who will forever change the lives of the residents
of The O.C.
Julie's spent her entire life wanting to be on the inside, to see the world through
the tinted glass of a limousine, to have it all. With Jimmy she got everything,
but it still wasn’t enough. Julie grew up on the wrong side of the O.C.,
much like Ryan. And when she got pregnant with Marissa, Jimmy did the honorable
thing of marrying her. Julie had been living the high life but that all changed
when Jimmy faced criminal charges for embezzling from his clients. But, always
the survivor, Julie decided to make an upwardly mobile move and pursued the richest
man in Newport -- Caleb Nichol.
Julie’s marriage to Caleb did nothing to improve her already distant relationship
with her daughter, Marissa. Neither did the affair she subsequently had with
her ex-husband and Marissa’s father, Jimmy Cooper. Julie launched a new
magazine about the lives of the rich, fabulous and dysfunctional, called Newport
Living. But becoming a high-profile member of the community has its drawbacks,
as Julie recently discovered when a ghost from her past came back to blackmail
her.
After suffering the humiliation of having her adult video screened in front
of the Newport elite, Julie and Caleb took off on an unplanned European “vacation.”
After returning, Caleb served Julie with divorce papers. Julie turned to Sandy
for legal advice, but he only confirmed that she was not entitled to a thing
if the papers were filed before their first year of marriage was complete…
which was still a few days away. Julie devised a Machiavellian plan to invite
Caleb over for some lethal margaritas. In the end, however, she couldn’t
go through with it, and while she was dumping out the tainted goods, Caleb had
a heart-attack, falling in the pool and drowning. Jimmy Cooper returned for
the funeral and after a romantic day aboard his sailboat, announced to Marissa
that they were going to take another stab at being a family.
Marriage with James Cooper - 2 children, Marissa and Kaitlin
Affair with Marrisa's ex-boyfriend Luke Warden
Marriage with Caleb Nichol
Affair with James Cooper
Separation from Caleb Nichol
Relationship and engagement with James Cooper
Broke off engagement with James Cooper
Currently engaged to Dr. Neil Roberts
