Leighton Meester
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Leighton Marissa Meester was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Constance
Lynn (Haas) and Douglas Jay Meester. Although born in Texas, Meester
spent her early years in Marco Island, Florida with her grandparents.
There, she became involved with the local playhouse and made her
stage debut in a production of "The Wizard of Oz".
She moved to New York with her mother at the age of 11 and was soon working as a model and appearing in TV commercials. A few years later, at age 14, she and her mother moved again, this time to Los Angeles, where she began to pick up TV work, making her debut in Disciple (1999).
A steady stream of TV work followed, and in 2007 she landed the role of Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl (2007), which made her famous. This led to more TV and movie roles. In 2009, she launched a recording career with the single, "Somebody to Love".
She moved to New York with her mother at the age of 11 and was soon working as a model and appearing in TV commercials. A few years later, at age 14, she and her mother moved again, this time to Los Angeles, where she began to pick up TV work, making her debut in Disciple (1999).
A steady stream of TV work followed, and in 2007 she landed the role of Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl (2007), which made her famous. This led to more TV and movie roles. In 2009, she launched a recording career with the single, "Somebody to Love".
Seeing Double: Celebrity Doppelgangers
Seeing Double: Celebrity Doppelgangers
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