Leighton Meester was born on April 9, 1986 in Marco Island, Florida and is best known for her role as Savannah Bennett in the former NBC drama Surface. She has appeared in numerous television series such as
Law & Order where she played Alyssa Turner, Boston Public where she played Sarah Breen, Tarzan where she played Nicki Porter,
Crossing Jordan where she played Marie Strand,
7th Heaven where she played Kendall, North Shore where she played Veronica Farell,
24 where she played Debbie Pendleton and
Veronica Mars where she played Carrie Bishop. She also appeared as guest in series such as
Numb3rs , where she played Karen Camden,
House where she played Ali and
CSI: Miami where she played Heather Crowley. Meester's film credits include Inside, Flourish and The Beautiful Ordinary, where she played Tori.
Blair Waldorf is played by Leighton Meester in the television series Gossip Girl. Short brunette Blair is Serena's rival for the title as the prettiest and most popular girl in Constance Billiard School. She is an intense girl who knows what she wants and is willing to do anything to get it. Her parents are divorces, as her mother is a wealthy socialite and her father, who turned out to be gay, lives in France. Blair has a turbulent relationship with Nate, her boyfriend whom she plans to marry in the future. Aside from that, she also intends to get into Yale University after high school.
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