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 beauty as one of the “10 Actors to Watch” in 2007. She also
