Hilarie Burton

Hilarie Burton
Burton in 2016
Born	(1982-07-01) July 1, 1982 (age 42) Sterling, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Fordham University
Occupations	Actress television host
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Jeffrey Dean Morgan ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	2

Hilarie Burton (born July 1, 1982),^[1] is an American actress. A former host of MTV's Total Request Live, she portrayed Peyton Sawyer on The WB/The CW drama One Tree Hill for six seasons (2003–2009). Post One Tree Hill, Burton starred in Our Very Own, Solstice, and The List. She has also had supporting or recurring roles in television series, including her role as Sara Ellis on White Collar (2010–2013), Dr. Lauren Boswell on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2013), Molly Dawes on the ABC drama series Forever (2014), and Karen Palmer on the Fox television series Lethal Weapon (2016). Burton was a co-host on the Drama Queens podcast along with her former One Tree Hill co-stars, Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz until the summer of 2024.