Leighton Meester

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Leighton Meester: Biography

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Birth Name: Leighton Marissa Meester
Birth Place: Marco Island, FL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/09/1986, Aries
Profession: Actor

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Leighton Meester: TV Guide News

Leighton Meester Opens Up About Prison Past | Today's News: Our Take | 9/25/2008
Nearly a month after news surfaced that she was born in prison, Leighton Meester is breaking her silence on her family's past."It makes me very nonjudgmental and open-minded," Meester told Us Weekly. "And I think it just makes me appreciate the things that I have now."The actress' parents, Connie and Doug, were involved in a drug ring that smuggled 1,200-pound shipments of marijuana from Jamaica into the United States, Us reported. Both of them served time for the operation, and it was during the beginning of Connie's sentence that she gave birth to Leighton in a Texas federal prison in 1986.Connie — who was sentenced to 10 years, but was released after 16 months — now works as a screenwriter. Doug, who split from her in 1992, is in construction. Though her parents' past is "questionable," as Doug puts it, the Gossip Girl's relationship with them is anything but, especially with Connie."She's always there for me no matter what," Meester said. "I swear, that woman knows... read more
Episode Recap: Unlike a VIrgin | Entourage | 9/15/2008
The fallout from “Medellin” continued as Vince learned that Hollywood’s patience with him has begun to wane in the face of his disastrous career choices. Despite a new work ethic that includes actually reading scripts, Vince’s time on the beach has cost him in more than just tangible assets. His once shiny, rising star is now casting a little less glow and he is learning that for the first time, he is going to have to really commit to playing "the game" to gain back his movie star status. While Ari rarely emits a warm and fuzzy glow, I was a little surprised by his bluntness in assessing Vince’s prospects, especially on his golf outing with Marky Mark. (Yes, that was Entourage executive producer Mark Wahlberg dropping by to offer some real-life star power to the proceedings.) But, as requested by Vince, Ari does give it to him straight, telling him that by not “playing the game and refusing to be part of the process” Vince has alienated himself.... read more
Leighton Meester to Release Album | Today's News: Our Take | 9/10/2008
Leighton Meester is now throwing her incredibly stylish hat into the music ring.The queen bee of Gossip Girl's Upper East Side announced at New York's Fashion Week that she will be recording and releasing an album, reports Access Hollywood. Meester has always enjoyed making music, but this time around, she wants the public to hear her work as well.The budding fashionista told Access, "It's so cool because it's a completely different creative process," than television. Meester enthused, "From beginning to end it's yours and you make it... You can see the finished product."Perhaps her role as teen pop star Justine Chapman on Entourage inspired her to bust out her first album. Either way, you can be sure many a Blair-wannabe will pick up her album and blog their little hearts out about its merits — or lack thereof. Meester will also be appearing alongside Gossip costar Blake Lively on NBC's 30 Rock, as well as reprising her role as Justine on Entourage this Sunday, Sept. 14 at... read more
Gossip Girl Star's Mom Is Writing a Memoir | Today's News: Our Take | 9/6/2008
Connie Meester, mother of Gossip Girl's Leighton, is writing a memoir, according to E! The book will reportedly include details of Leighton's birth while Connie was doing time for drug-related crimes, as first reported by Star magazine on Tuesday.Connie initially wrote her life story as a screenplay, but will now convert it into a book, according to her manager, Loch Powell, with chapters describing her role in a family marijuana-trafficking ring that was busted by the Feds in 1985. Powell reports that mother and daughter are "very close." Leighton's rep has not responded to TVGuide.com's request for comment.There is no release date for the book, as Connie has yet to secure a publisher. — Mickey O'Connor read more
Exclusive Video: Blake Lively Blasts Sexist Gossip! | Ausiello Report | 5/14/2008
Remember that dishy New York magazine cover story on Gossip Girl from a few weeks back that strongly suggested that on-screen frenemies Blake Lively and Leighton Meester can't stand each other in real life? Well, at yesterday's CW upfront, Lively, for the first time, responded to the article, taking specific aim at the allegation that she and Meester "avoid each other like the plague" while on set. The blonde bombshell also discussed this week's pivotal episode, and answered the question on the lips of Gossip Girl fans everywhere: What made Serena think she "killed" that dude?! My complete interview with Lively is below.Want more Gossip? My interviews with Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford are now playing on your main video page. And there's much more to come, so keep checking back throughout the day! read more

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red carpet recap, kelly rutherford, nicole fiscella, taylor momsen, leighton meester courtesy Jemal Countess/WireImage.com

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Leighton Meester: TV Listings

Leighton Meester: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Remember The Daze (Actor - Tori)	2008	Movie
Gossip Girl (Actor - Blair Waldorf)	2007	TV Show Series
The Haunting of Sorority Row (Actor - Samantha Willows)	2007	TV Show Series
Tarzan (Actor - Nicki Porter)	2003	TV Show Series
24: Day 4: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM (Actor - Debbie)		Episode