Leighton Meester

At 38 years old, Leighton Meester has this physical status:

Career

On an episode of Law & Order, Meester made her acting debut in 1999 as a murder victim's companion, Alyssa Turner. She made her film debut in Hangman's Curse (2003), based on Frank Peretti's best-selling book. She appeared in Tarzan, which aired for only eight episodes, on a regular basis. Justine Chapin and Veronica Mars as Carrie Bishop followed in 2004 and 2005 as a recurring figure in Entourage. Meester has appeared on the series Crossing Jordan, 8 Simple Rules, 7th Heaven, and 24. Savannah Barnett was portrayed as Savannah Barnett, a series regular in Surface.

Meester appeared in two films, Flourish and Inside, in 2006. Ali Johnson, a teen with a crush on Gregory House, appeared in an episode of Numbers and appeared in two episodes of House as Ali Johnson. She appeared on CSI: Miami and Shark as the female lead in the horror film Drive-Thru, for which she performed the song "Inside the Black." In the ABC crime-drama series Secrets of a Small Town, Meester was portrayed as identical twin sisters Kayla and Kelly Rhodes, but the network refused to postpone the series.

Meester appeared in The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl as Blair Waldorf, based on Cecily von Ziegesar's book series. Serena van der Woodsen's first auditioned for the role, but the producers told her that she might be able to portray Blair. Serena was blonde and Blair was brunette, so Meester dyed her hair brown for the role. Her appearance was one of the series's most highly praised, with Blair being cited as the series' breakout star. Her wardrobe on the show as well as media coverage. After six seasons and 120 episodes, the series came to an end. Meester appeared in The Haunting of Sorority Row and appeared in the ensemble comedy-drama film Remember the Daze. She appeared in the horror-thriller film Killer Movie in 2008 and reprised her role in Entourage, singing with Tony Bennett in the episode.

Meester first partnered with Reebok in 2009 to produce their latest Top Down sneakers. Meester, apart from Gossip Girl, appeared in a Nikon Coolpix series camera film, and both were the stars of ASK Enquired, Korea's clothing brand. In April 2009, she unveiled the song "Birthday" starring duo Awesome New Republic in April 2009. On their Rational Geographic Vol., a version without her vocals was included. I album. Meester signed a record deal with Universal Republic later this month. Meester performed vocals on Cobra Starship's album "Good Girls Go Bad," which debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. "Body Control" first appeared on the internet in July. "Most to Love," Meester's first official single, starring R&B musician Robin Thicke, debuted on October 13, 2009, and then went online the following day. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by the singer on the compilation album A Very Special Christmas 7.

"Your Love's a Drug" was her second single, and she has appeared on Stephen Jerzak's album "She Said." "Front Cut," Meester's duet with DJ Clinton Sparks, first appeared on the internet in February 2011. Lil Wayne performed on "Make It Rain," an unreleased track, and Jesse McCartney wrote another song with her. Polow Da Don, Harvey Mason Jr., and Spencer Nezey produced the album. Meester began working on it in March 2009, but it was later postponed to early 2010. It was then pushed back to late 2010 and was eventually shelved.

Meester appeared in the comedies Date Night and Going the Distance. She appeared in Country Strong, alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Garrett Hedlund. "She's just doing Reese Witherspoon's June Carter Cash in Walk the Line," Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe described Meester as the best part of the film, writing, "She's just doing Reese Witherspoon's June Carter Cash in Walk the Line with dabs of Miley Cyrus and Kellie Pickler." However, it isn't an impersonation; it's a show of its own comedies and sweetness." Claudia Puig of USA Today was also optimistic, saying "Meester does more than play one of Gossip Girl's privileged Manhattan socialites." Meester produced "A Little Bit Better" by Rascal Flatts as well as "Words I Couldn't Say" by the film's soundtrack; a promotional single titled "Summer Girl"; and a duet with Garrett Hedlund titled "Give In To Me." She received a guitar from Tim McGraw after wrapping and wanted to learn how to play it. Meester said in October 2010 she had been with Check in the Dark and had been writing for the past six months after being inspired by Country Strong. "I love Neil Young and Joni Mitchell's style of music," she shared, "I love songwriting."

Meester decided to be the spokesperson for Herbal Essences hair products in 2010. Isabella Rossellini and Maribel Verd participated in Bulgari's charitable efforts for the Save the Children charity in the same year. She appeared in a beauty campaign for Korean brand eSpoir next week. Vera Wang was selected to be the face of fragrance Lovestruck in 2011, saying that Meester's "beauty, talent, and spirit will inspire all the young women that I hope will enjoy this vivacious, young fragrance." Meester's next year, the Lovestruck Floral Rush, was launched. Meester, the face of Missoni's spring/summer 2011 campaign, was chosen by the Italian fashion house.

Rebecca Evans, an obsessive, bipolar woman, appeared in The Roommate, Meester's next film. Although Meester's portrayal was praised despite the fact that the film received mainly critical feedback. Entertainment Weekly discovered that she was the only one to carry "the faintest hint of something fascinating" to her role, while Los Angeles Times wrote, "[Meester's] appearance often has the appearance of a sports vehicle in neutral." She punches it for quick shifts of tone from male to injured or around the bend, showing how much more she can handle." Meg Kelly, Selena Gomez's stepsister and Katie Cassidy's friend were portrayed in Monte Carlo's teen comedy film. "As in Country Strong, Meester's crack timing and irresistible poignancy highlight a scene that may have left other actresses stumbling on the theater floor." Hugh Laurie and Adam Brody's The Oranges, her year-end film, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Meester's appearance was also lauded with praise, with the San Francisco Chronicle claiming that she "succeeds in embodying everything that is both intriguing and troubling about a 24-year-old woman."

Meester first revealed a five-city tour with Check in the Dark in April 2012, which began on May 29 and ended on June 4, 2012. She loved" them in the past pop appearances, but folk music was "a lot closer to [her] heart." She endorsed Penshoppe's campaign "All Stars" in May 2012. Meester and the band appeared on June that she and the band had recorded all of the songs for an album that was released as a demo.

She appeared in That's My Boy, alongside Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, and Milo Ventimiglia, which were all released in June 2012. The film received mostly critical feedback, was nominated for eight Golden Raspberry Awards, but it was a box office loss, grossing less than $58 million, struggling to recover its production budget of $70 million. Meester, Wilmer Valderrama, and Vanessa Curry appeared in "Addicted to Love"'s music video in August 2012. Due to scheduling conflicts, she was unable to reprise her role as Carrie Bishop in the film Veronica Mars, and band Twin Sister Andrea Estella was able to replace her. Biotherm, a French luxury skincare company, welcomed Meester as its new global ambassador in October 2013.

Life Partners, her comedy film, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2014. It follows the friendship between a lesbian (Meester) and a straight woman (Gillian Jacobs) who embarked on a new relationship. Meester made her Broadway debut in John Steinbeck's book Of Mice and Men, starring James Franco and Chris O'Dowd. The performance, which was filmed and broadcast in theaters for one night, was the first Broadway performance to be chosen by the program. In the David Dobkin-directed comedy-drama film The Judge, she premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and premiered in October 2014. She appeared opposite Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall, and Vera Farmiga. Meester appeared in Like Rain directed by Frank Whaley, portraying Billie Joe Armstrong, the girlfriend of Green Day's singer Billie Armstrong, and By the Gun with Ben Barnes. At the 2014 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival, she received the Best Actress Award for Like Sunday, Like Rain. She was the star of French brand Naf Naf's fall/winter 2014 collection.

On September 9, 2014, it was revealed that Heartstrings, her debut album, would be released independently from her own label, Hotly Wanting. The nine-song album was written by Meester and produced by Jeff Trott, with its style similar to ethereal singer-songwriters like Tori Amos and Joni Mitchell. On October 29, the music video for "Heartstrings" by the eponymous title track was released.

Meester began in 2015 in Los Angeles, California, and ended in San Francisco, California, on March 2nd. She appeared in advertisements for Malaysian fashion brand Jimmy Choo later this year. Meester was one of the 100 celebrity narrators included in the film Unity, which had limited theatrical release. Deborah Revere, a colonial woman from 1775 and the daughter of American artisan Paul Revere, was cast in Fox's comedy film Making History in March 2016. After a one-season of nine episodes, the show was cancelled. Meester appeared on The Last Man on Earth as a guest speaker.

Meester appeared on Semper Fi in January 2018, alongside Jai Courtney, Nat Wolff, and Finn Wittrock, which was released in October 2019. Meester appeared in ABC's Single Parents alongside Taran Killam, which premiered in September 2018 and was cancelled after two seasons. Meester appeared as Laura Huggins in an episode of The Orville called "Lasting Impressions" in 2019. In 2022, she appeared in How I Met Your Father, a recurring role.

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