Leighton Marissa Meester (/ˈleɪtən/;[1] born April 9, 1986)[2] is an American actress and singer. She is known for her starring role as Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl, which ran from 2007 to 2012. She has also appeared in films such as Killer Movie (2008), Country Strong (2010), The Roommate (2011), Monte Carlo (2011), The Oranges (2011), The Judge (2014), The Weekend Away (2022), and EXmas (2023). She portrayed Angie D'Amato on the ABC sitcom Single Parents (2018–2020). Meester made her Broadway debut in Of Mice and Men (2014).
In addition to acting, Meester has ventured into music. In 2009, she was featured on the Cobra Starship single "Good Girls Go Bad", which charted in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. She released solo singles "Somebody to Love" (2009) and "Your Love's a Drug" (2010) on the Universal Republic label. Meester has also recorded songs for various soundtracks. Her debut album, Heartstrings, was independently released in 2014. She has also modeled, having been the face of the Jimmy Choo, Herbal Essences, and Vera Wang brands.
^"How to Master Celebrity Names That Almost Everyone Messes Up". PopSugar. March 5, 2014. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022. It's "LAY-ton," not "LEE-ton."
^"Leighton Meester Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
Leighton Marissa Meester (/ˈleɪtən/; born April 9, 1986) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her starring role as Blair Waldorf on Gossip...
mysterious absence. She is reunited with her popular frenemy Blair Waldorf (LeightonMeester) and her mother Lily (Kelly Rutherford), and she also meets Dan Humphrey...
December 15, 2020. "LeightonMeester loves 'Oranges' and the Big Apple". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 9, 2016. "Leighton & Adam's first red carpet...
is a song by American pop band Cobra Starship with guest vocals by LeightonMeester. It was the first single released from their third studio album, Hot...
Alderson's 2020 novel of the same name. It follows a woman named Beth (LeightonMeester), who travels to Croatia for a weekend getaway with her best friend...
constant scrutiny from the mysterious Gossip Girl, a popular blogger. LeightonMeester, who portrayed the character in the television drama, has described...
Christian E. Christiansen and written by Sonny Mallhi. The film stars LeightonMeester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, Danneel Harris, Matt Lanter, and Aly Michalka...
script he co-authored with Mike Nguyen Le. The film stars Adam Brody, LeightonMeester, and Taran Killam. The film entered principal photography commenced...
romantic comedy Christmas film directed by Jonah Feingold, starring LeightonMeester and Robbie Amell. It was released on Amazon Freevee on November 17...
role. Wolfe plays Kate, a woman who convinces her best friend Beth (LeightonMeester) to travel to Croatia for a weekend getaway. However, when Kate goes...
Lefkowitz. It is Fogel's feature film directorial debut. The film stars LeightonMeester, Gillian Jacobs, Adam Brody, Greer Grammer, Gabourey Sidibe, and Julie...
the way of Tron: Legacy. Hedlund co-starred with Gwyneth Paltrow, LeightonMeester and his Friday Night Lights co-star, country musician Tim McGraw in...
production of Of Mice and Men alongside James Franco, Chris O'Dowd and LeightonMeester. In 2020, he began starring in the Fox drama 9-1-1: Lone Star. Parrack...
question the intentions of their childhood friend. The film will star LeightonMeester, Taran Killam, and Adam Brody as the siblings and their childhood friend...
weekend. He later appeared in Drive-Thru, co-starring future castmate LeightonMeester. In 2007, Badgley was cast in The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl...
It stars Paul Wesley, Kaley Cuoco, Jason London, Torrey DeVitto and LeightonMeester and was written and directed by Jeff Fisher. Killer Movie was produced...
supernatural horror television film directed by Bert Kish, starring LeightonMeester, Kailin See, Lisa Marie Caruk, Carlo Marks, Agam Darshi, Elyse Levesque...