LEIGHTON MEESTER (born April 9, 1986) is an American actress and singer-songwriter, best known for her role as Blair Waldorf in the TV show Gossip Girl.

In 2005
LEIGHTON MEESTER scored a regular role in the series Surface.
LEIGHTON MEESTER played Savannah Bennet, big sister of Miles Bennett. The show ran for 15 episodes. In 2006 Surface stopped airing and Meester appeared in two more movies, Flourish and Inside. She also guest appeared in Numb3rs and in two episodes of House M.D as Ali, an underage girl who has a crush on House.
LEIGHTON MEESTER appeared on the television film The Haunting of Sorority Row, and played a part in the ensemble comedy/drama Remember the Daze, released on April, 2008.
LEIGHTON MEESTER also appeared on the horror/thriller film Killer Movie, released in the United States also on April, 2008 during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

After a guest role on CSI: Miami, a recurring role on the James Woods court drama Shark, and appearing as the female lead in the comedy/horror film Drive-Thru,
LEIGHTON MEESTER scored a regular role in the CW's hit show Gossip Girl, playing the rich and scheming Blair Waldorf. The show is based on the book series about the lives of New York's privileged Upper East Side high school students. Her performance has been met with critical acclaim and TV Guide also ranked Blair Waldorf among its "Best-Dressed TV Characters of 2007.


In April 2009, it was announced
LEIGHTON MEESTER signed a recording contract with Universal Republic. The album is said to be electronic, dancey, and edgy;
LEIGHTON MEESTER will be working with JR Rotem, Kara Dioguardi and several other producers. The first single will be released around July, with the album dropping by fall.
LEIGHTON MEESTER is featured in the Cobra Starship song "Good Girls Go Bad", the first single from their upcoming third studio album Hot Mess. The song was digitally released on May 11, 2009.
LEIGHTON MEESTER will play Rebecca in the upcoming film The Roommate. It has also been announced that she will appear in the upcoming comedy, Date Night, alongside Steve Carell and Tina Fey

In June of 2009, rumours of an apparent LEIGHTON MEESTER SEX TAPE surface on the internet spurring millions into searching for these NAKED PICTURES OF LEIGHTON MEESTER.



In Teen Vogue,
LEIGHTON MEESTER talked about her past: "I wasn't born in jail; I was born in a hospital. I lived with my mother for a few months in a halfway house, and then I went to stay with my grandmother for a few more before my mom got out. But I had a normal life."
LEIGHTON MEESTER was placed #12 on Maxim's Hot 100 list in 2009.











