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Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester

Highest Rated: 88% My Father's Dragon (2022)

Lowest Rated: 0% Remember the Daze (2007)

Birthday: Apr 9, 1986

Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1986, actress and singer Leighton Meester grew up in Marco Island, Florida, which is where she first got her taste for performing. During the time of Meester's birth both her parents were incarcerated in federal prison for crimes related to supporting the smuggling of marijuana from Jamaica to the United States. Meester's parents separated in 1992 and when Meester was 11 the family relocated to New York City. Meester attended the prestigious Professional Children's School. She began modeling, and worked for brands like Ralph Lauren, Clearasil, Limited Too and Tamagotchi. Three years after her relocation to New York, Meester moved to Los Angeles. She cycled through a series of school, completing her high school credits a year early. Meester's TV debut came in 1999 when she was cast as the friend of a murder victim on "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010). In 2003 Meester made her film debut in the movie Hangman's Curse. She was cast in recurring roles on "Entourage" (HBO, 2004-11) and on "Veronica Mars" (UPN, 2004-06; CW, 2006-07). In 2006 Meester was cast in the films "Flourish" and "Inside." Meester's breakthrough role came in 2007 when she was cast as scheming socialite Blair Waldorf in the CW teen soap opera "Gossip Girl" (2007-2012). In addition to her acting work, Meester has released a series of musical recordings, including "Somebody to Love" which featured R&B artist Robin Thicke, and "Good Girls Go Bad" a Cobra Starship song for which she provided vocals. Meester starred alongside Garrett Hedlund and Gwyneth Paltrow in the 2010 drama "Country Strong". In 2014 Meester starred in the feature comedy "Life Partners". That same year Meester made her Broadway debut in an adaptation of "Of Mice and Men". The play also starred Chris O'Dowd and James Franco. In 2018 it was announced that Meester would star in ABC sitcom "Single Parents" (ABC, 2018-). Meester married actor Adam Brody in February of 2014. She gave birth to her first child in August 2015.

Highest rated movies

77% 37% River Wild
70% 47% Life Partners
67% 55% Date Night
54% 52% Going the Distance
50% 65% Like Sunday, Like Rain
49% 72% The Judge 41% 61% EXmas
40% 20% By the Gun

Filmography

Movies

Credit
41% 61% EXmas Ali Moyer (Character) - 2023
77% 37% River Wild Joey (Character) - 2023
88% 71% My Father's Dragon Unknown (Voice) - 2022
39% 37% The Weekend Away Beth (Character) - 2022
17% 73% Semper Fi Clara (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 62% Unity Narrator - 2015
50% 65% Like Sunday, Like Rain Eleanor (Character) $27.1K 2014
70% 47% Life Partners Sasha (Character) $7.6K 2014
40% 20% By the Gun Ali Matazano (Character) - 2014
49% 72% The Judge Carla Powell (Character) $2.7M 2014
No Score Yet 85% National Theatre Live: Of Mice And Men Unknown (Character) - 2014
20% 51% That's My Boy Jamie (Character) $36.9M 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gossip Girl: XO XO Unknown (Character) - 2012
31% 32% The Oranges Nina (Character) $319.4K 2011
40% 50% Monte Carlo Meg (Character) $23.2M 2011
3% 27% The Roommate Rebecca (Character) $37.3M 2011
22% 53% Country Strong Chiles Stanton (Character) $20.2M 2010
54% 52% Going the Distance Amy (Character) $17.8M 2010
67% 55% Date Night Katy (Character) $98.7M 2010
No Score Yet 39% The Haunting of Sorority Row Samantha Willows (Character) - 2007
0% 46% Remember the Daze Tori (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 37% Drive Thru Mackenzie Carpenter (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 44% Flourish Lucy Covner (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 36% Inside Josie (Character) - 2006
0% 75% Hangman's Curse Elisha Springfield (Character) - 2003

TV

Credit
75% 91% The Cool Kids Angie D'Amato (Character) 2018-2020
No Score Yet 87% Lights Out With David Spade Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2012 2019
77% 89% The Orville Laura (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2017-2018
85% 82% The Last Man on Earth Zoe (Guest Star) 2018
92% 71% Making History Deborah (Character) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chew Guest 2017
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2017
No Score Yet 14% The View Guest 2014
84% 79% Gossip Girl Blair Waldorf (Character) 2007-2012
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2009 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2010
65% 82% Entourage Justine Chapin (Guest Star) 2004 2008
52% 50% Shark Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet 65% CSI: Miami Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
90% 96% House Ali (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
21% 75% Surface Unknown (Guest Star) 2005-2006
92% 79% Veronica Mars Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
58% 48% 8 Simple Rules Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
87% 87% 24 Debbie Pendleton (Guest Star) 2005
25% No Score Yet Tarzan Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Once and Again Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Boston Public Unknown (Guest Star) 2001