Leighton Marissa Claire Meester (born April 9, 1986,Marco Island,Florida) is a American actress and aspiring singer-songwriter, best known for her role as the main character Blair Waldorf in the TV show Gossip Girl.
Career
Meester became interested in acting when she appeared in a local production of The Wizard of Oz. When she was eleven, she moved with her family to New York City and soon after began working as a model with Wilhelmina, booking a Ralph Lauren campaign shot by Bruce Webber and working with then-photographer Sofia Coppola.
Leighton Meester ‘s debut album will drop on Universal Republic Record which has influences from M.I.A. to Gwen Stefani. The 23-year-old actress says that she has had a “passion for music for as long as I can remember.”
