Kirsten Cohen

Kirsten Cohen (née Nichol) is a fictional character on the Fox television series The O.C.. She is portrayed by Canadian actress Kelly Rowan. Born in Newport Beach, CA, Kirsten is the eldest daughter of Caleb and Rose Nichol, elder sister of Hailey Nichol and elder half sister of Lindsay Gardner. She comes from a very wealthy background. Her father, a real-estate developer founded The Newport Group which rose as one of the most powerful companies ... more

Kirsten Cohen (née Nichol) is a fictional character on the Fox television series The O.C.. She is portrayed by Canadian actress Kelly Rowan. Born in Newport Beach, CA, Kirsten is the eldest daughter of Caleb and Rose Nichol, elder sister of Hailey Nichol and elder half sister of Lindsay Gardner. She comes from a very wealthy background. Her father, a real-estate developer founded The Newport Group which rose as one of the most powerful companies in California. Kirsten was raised Presbyterian. Kirsten was presumably Scottish American. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Art History. It was during her college years when she met her future husband Sandy, specifically on a campaign for the 1984 presidential elections. Kirsten states that when they fell in love, she "lived in a mail truck and stank of patchouli". Since marrying Sandy and giving birth to their son Seth, Kirsten's mother became ill with ovarian cancer. This prompted the Cohens to move... less