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Leighton Marissa Meester Wiki Biography
Leighton Meester is an American actress and singer, mostly known for portraying the role of Blair Waldorf in CW’s hit drama series “Gossip Girl” (2007).
Have you ever wondered how rich Leighton Meesster is? According to sources, it has been estimated that Leighton Meester’s net worth is $5 million, an amount Meester earned mostly by acting, but also making her way into music, as a solo artist.
Leighton Marissa Meester was born on 9 April 1986, in Fort Worth, Texas. She comes from a family of mixed origins: German, Dutch, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. Leighton’s mother Constance Meester was under lock and key in a federal prison for marijuana smuggling alongside Leighton’s father Doug Meester, when she gave birth to her. Leighton has a brother Alexander who is eight years younger.
While growing up in Marco Islands, Florida. Leighton was a part of a local theater. When she was 11, she moved to New York with her mother, where she went to the Professional Children’s School. Shortly after moving, Meester started working as a model for Ralph Lauren, lined up for a campaign shot by photographers Bruce Weber and Sofia Coppola (now film director). She also posed for Tamagotchi toys and Clearasil, Limited Too. This was the start of her net worth.
When she was 13 years old, Meester moved to Los Angeles, and made her debut as an actress portraying the character of Alyssa Turner in “Law & Order” (1990). Leighton had guest-starred in two more series before she was cast for the “Hangman’s Curse” (2003) a movie based on Frank Peretti’s bestselling novel.
Leighton was cast as a regular portraying the character Savannah Bennet in the series “Surface” (2005-2006). Later on she guest appeared in three episodes of “House M.D” (2004) and “Numbers” (2005). She also appeared in the movies “Flourish” (2006) and “Inside” (2006).
In 2007, Meester was a part of the main cast of the teen drama series “Gossip Girl” (2007-2012) which aired on the CW network, in which she played the role of Blair Waldorf, an Upper East Side socialite. The series were based on a young adult novel series by Cecily von Ziegesar and was a huge success amongst teenagers across the world. This contributed to her net worth quite a lot.
Leighton also starred in the television films “The Haunting of Sorority Row” (2007), Remember the Daze (2007) and “Killer Movie” (2008). In 2010, she appeared in a country drama “Screen Gems’” (2010) starring alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Garrett Hedlun, with her performance in the film receiving positive reviews. Meester was cast for the role of Rebecca in the thriller “The Roommate” (2011), and in the comedy film “Monte Carlo”. Her acting in both of these movies received outstanding critical comments, which promoted her even more as an actress but also made her net worth somewhat larger. Leighton then appeared in the film “That’s My Boy” (2012) alongside Andy Samberg, Milo Ventimiglia and Adam Sandler.
As for Leighton Meester’s music career, she has recorded many songs for soundtracks including “Inside the Black”(2007), “Birthday” (2009), “Words I Couldn’t Say”.(2010), and “A Little Bit Stronger” (2010). She also sang with Tony Bennett in an episode of “Entourage”, and in 2009 Leighton signed a recording contract with Universal Music; Meester’s debut single “Somebody To Love” was released in October 2009. In March 2010 she released her second single “Your Love’s a Drug”. Her debut album “Heartstrings” was released in October 2014. Meester’s vocals were also featured on Cobra Starship’s song “Good Girls Go Bad” which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which also contributed to her net worth.
Regarding her personal life, Leighton is married to an actor Adam Brody. They met on the set of “The Oranges” (2011) and married in February 2014. She gave birth to her first child Arlo Day in August 2015.
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Leighton Marissa Meester Quick Info
Full Name | Leighton Meester |
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Date Of Birth | April 9, 1986 |
Place Of Birth | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.64 m) |
Profession | Actor, Singer, Model |
Education | Beverly Hills High School, Professional Children’s School, Hollywood High School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Adam Brody (m. 2014) |
Children | Arlo Day Brody |
Parents | Douglas Meester, Constance Meester |
Siblings | Lex Meester, Douglas Meester |
Nicknames | Leighton Marissa Meester |
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Google+ | http://plus.google.com/+LeightonMeester |
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MySpace | http://www.myspace.com/leightonmeester |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm1015262 |
Awards | Hollywood Film Awards – Spotlight Award (2010), Teen Choice Awards – Choice TV Actress: Drama (2009, 2010) |
Albums | “Heartstrings” (2014) |
Nominations | Teen Choice Awards, Razzie Awards (2013), Golden Raspberry Awards, MTV Movie Awards, Broadway.com Audience Choice Award (2014) |
Movies | “Law & Order” (1990), “Hangman’s Curse” (2003), “House M.D” (2004), “Numbers” (2005), “Flourish” (2006), “Inside” (2006) |
TV Shows | “Surface” (2005-2006), “Gossip Girl” (2007-2012) |
Leighton Marissa Meester Trademarks
- Big doe eyes
Leighton Marissa Meester Quotes
- [on her parents’ criminal past] It made me realize that you can’t judge anyone-especially your parents-for what they’ve done in their past, because people change.
- If you’re just yourself, you’ll never lose. I want to be myself. That’s when you feel the most comfortable, that’s when you have the most success, and that’s when you’re the most happy.
- I think the most wonderful thing about her [Audrey Hepburn] is that she set a lot of trends and they were all about being modern yet having your own kind of look because you can be stylish and trendy all you want but, at the end of the day, it’s about what you feel amazing in.
- I don’t want to have a friend unless I can call them one of my best friends.
- I love New York. You’re never alone, but you’re always on your own.
- I really came to realize — and it’s the best advice that will come out of the end of this show — that high school is not the end, it is not the best, it is not the only. You will have a whole life afterward, if you’re lucky. If you’re unlucky, then the only thing you’ll ever feel is how fun it is at your prom.
- I was picked on because I was a four-eyes and a dork. We didn’t have a ton of money so I couldn’t say, “Mom, I need to have these crazy expensive jeans.” I had long tangled hair and wore hemp necklaces, baggy T-shirts and not-so-cute jeans. I mean, for crying out loud, we were just going to throw on gym clothes and run around the track! I’ve grown up as far as the fashion world goes, but I still identify with the high school me.
- My mom lived through a lot before I was born, and I can’t judge her on that. She and my dad are good people. Look, I could’ve turned out a lot worse.
- I want to do so many things — and maybe someday a lot of it will be impossible, but right now I don’t see the impossible.
- I don’t want to do drugs. I don’t want to have to start over a million times. I want to have an abundance of good things in my life, and I want it to spread out evenly – I don’t want it to come and go.
Leighton Marissa Meester Important Facts
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 29, a daughter named Arlo Day Brody on August 4, 2015. Child’s father is her husband, Adam Brody.
- On October 28, 2014, she released her first album, “Heartstrings”.
- (February 15, 2014) Married her boyfriend of 2 years Adam Brody following a 3-month-long engagement.
- Has a dog named Trudy.
- Her best friend is actress Emmy Rossum.
- Ranked as having one of the most beautiful famous faces by “The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World.” She was ranked #4 in 2010, #14 in 2009, and #21 in 2008.
- Was in a relationship with her former Gossip Girl (2007) co-star Sebastian Stan from 2008-2010.
- Moved to Los Angeles, California, at 14. She attended Hollywood High School and Beverly Hills High School. She then transferred to a small private school and graduated a year early.
- Her mother served a federal prison sentence for her involvement in a drug ring that smuggled marijuana from Jamaica to the United States. She was able to give birth to Leighton in a hospital and nursed her for three months in a halfway house, before returning to prison to complete her sentence. At this time Leighton’s grandmother cared for her.
- Grew up in Marco Island, Florida.
- Was ranked #17 on Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100 of 2010 list.
- Ranked #1 on FHM Online’s Fall 2008 TV’s Hottest Stars.
- Ranked #12 on Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100 of 2009 list.
- Enjoys creative writing.
- She also speaks fluent French.
- Attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California.
- Has a younger brother named Lex Meester.
- Ranked #48 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
- Named one of People Magazines’ 100 Most Beautiful in 2008.
- She is naturally blonde but dyed her hair brown for the role of “Blair Waldorf” for her TV series Gossip Girl (2007).
- She enjoys singing and even sang in the movie Drive Thru (2007).
- She has worked with famous photographer Sofia Coppola.
- Her surname, “Meester”, is Dutch for “master” or “teacher”. Her father is of approximately one quarter German, one quarter Dutch, one quarter Irish, and one quarter English, ancestry. Her maternal grandfather was the son of German immigrants, and her maternal grandmother had English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.
- Has an older brother named Logan.
Leighton Marissa Meester Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cobra Starship: Good Girls Go Bad | 2009 | Short | Leighton Meester | Actress |
Entourage | 2004-2008 | TV Series | Justine Chapin | Actress |
Killer Movie | 2008 | Jaynie Hansen | Actress | |
The Haunting of Sorority Row | 2007 | TV Movie | Samantha Willows | Actress |
Remember the Daze | 2007 | Tori | Actress | |
Shark | 2007 | TV Series | Megan | Actress |
Drive Thru | 2007 | Mackenzie Carpenter | Actress | |
CSI: Miami | 2007 | TV Series | Heather Crowley | Actress |
House M.D. | 2006 | TV Series | Ali | Actress |
Surface: Behind the Scenes Featurette | 2006 | Video short | Savannah Barnett | Actress |
Numb3rs | 2006 | TV Series | Karen Camden | Actress |
Inside | 2006/I | Josie | Actress | |
Flourish | 2006 | Lucy Covner | Actress | |
Surface | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Savannah Barnett | Actress |
Monster Allergy | 2006 | TV Series | Poppy | Actress |
Secrets of a Small Town | 2006 | TV Series | Kayla Rhodes | Actress |
Veronica Mars | 2005 | TV Series | Carrie Bishop | Actress |
8 Simple Rules | 2005 | TV Series | Nikki | Actress |
24 | 2005 | TV Series | Debbie Pendleton | Actress |
Hollywood Division | 2004 | TV Movie | Michelle | Actress |
North Shore | 2004 | TV Series | Veronica Farrell | Actress |
7th Heaven | 2004 | TV Series | Kendall | Actress |
Crossing Jordan | 2004 | TV Series | Marie Strand | Actress |
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke | 2003 | TV Movie | Tanni | Actress |
Tarzan | 2003 | TV Series | Nicki Porter | Actress |
Hangman’s Curse | 2003 | Elisha Springfield | Actress | |
The Jackalope | 2003 | Short | Lorraine | Actress |
Family Affair | 2002 | TV Series | Irene | Actress |
Once and Again | 2002 | TV Series | Amanda | Actress |
Boston Public | 2001 | TV Series | Sarah Breen | Actress |
Law & Order | 1999 | TV Series | Alyssa Turner | Actress |
Making History | 2017 | TV Series pre-production | Deborah Revere | Actress |
Any Tom, Dick, or Harry | 2015 | TV Movie | Barbara | Actress |
Of Mice and Men | 2014 | Curley’s Wife | Actress | |
Leighton Meester: Heartstrings | 2014 | Video short | Leighton Meester | Actress |
By the Gun | 2014 | Ali Matazano | Actress | |
Like Sunday, Like Rain | 2014 | Eleanor | Actress | |
The Judge | 2014 | Carla Powell | Actress | |
Life Partners | 2014 | Sasha | Actress | |
Gossip Girl | 2007-2012 | TV Series | Blair Waldorf | Actress |
Nomads: Addicted to Love | 2012 | Video short | Woman on Date | Actress |
That’s My Boy | 2012 | Jamie | Actress | |
The Oranges | 2011 | Nina | Actress | |
Monte Carlo | 2011 | Meg | Actress | |
The Roommate | 2011/I | Rebecca | Actress | |
Country Strong | 2010 | Chiles Stanton | Actress | |
Going the Distance | 2010 | Amy | Actress | |
Date Night | 2010 | Katy | Actress | |
Leighton Meester: Somebody to Love | 2009 | Video short | Leighton Meester | Actress |
Weepah Way for Now | 2015 | performer: “Heartstrings” / writer: “Heartstrings” | Soundtrack | |
Big Morning Buzz Live | TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2014 writer – 1 episode, 2014 | Soundtrack | ||
Watch Dogs | 2014 | Video Game performer: “Good Girls Go Bad” | Soundtrack | |
Boyhood | 2014/I | performer: “Good Girls Go Bad” | Soundtrack | |
Hart of Dixie | 2011 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Country Strong | 2010 | performer: “Friends in Low Places”, “Summer Girl”, “Words I Couldn’t Say”, “Coming Home”, “Give In To Me”, “A Little Bit Stronger” | Soundtrack | |
Gossip Girl | TV Series performer – 3 episodes, 2009 – 2010 writer – 2 episodes, 2009 – 2010 | Soundtrack | ||
How to Make It in America | 2010 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Valentine’s Day | 2010/I | performer: “Somebody to Love” / writer: “Somebody to Love” | Soundtrack | |
It’s On with Alexa Chung | TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2009 writer – 1 episode, 2009 | Soundtrack | ||
Greek | 2009 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Ugly Betty | 2009 | TV Series performer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
So You Think You Can Dance | 2009 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Entourage | 2008 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Drive Thru | 2007 | performer: “Inside The Black” | Soundtrack | |
Gossip Girl: XO XO | 2012 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | Thanks | |
Zoolander: Super Model | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Unity | 2015 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) | Self |
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest | Self |
Made in Hollywood | 2010-2014 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Big Morning Buzz Live | 2014 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The 68th Annual Tony Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Self |
The View | 2008-2014 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
A Big Farewell to Our Upper East Siders | 2013 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Gossip Girl: Series Retrospective | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Gossip Girl: XO XO | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Blair Waldorf / Herself | Self |
The Talk | 2012 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2008-2012 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
5 Years of Iconic Style | 2012 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Gossip Girl: Gossip Girl Turns 100 | 2012 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2012 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
2012 MTV Movie Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter | Self |
A Jet-Setters Dream | 2011 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Fashionista’s Fantasy | 2011 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Gossip with the Girls | 2011 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Bisoux à Paris! | 2011 | Video short | Herself | Self |
2011 MTV Movie Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter | Self |
ES.TV HD | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Attack of the Show! | 2011 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Mark at the Movies | 2011 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
CollegeHumor Originals | 2011 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter | Self |
Entertainers with Byron Allen | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Guest | Self |
The 37th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
‘The Roommate’: Dressing Dangerously | 2011 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
‘The Roommate’: The Next Generation of Stars | 2011 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
Obsession: The Making of ‘The Roommate’ | 2011 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
The 44th Annual CMA Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2010 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Date Night: Disaster Dates | 2010 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Teen Choice Awards 2010 | 2010 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Luxury Unveiled | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
The City | 2010 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Rachael Ray | 2010 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Top 20 Under 25 | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
It’s On with Alexa Chung | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Performer / Herself | Self |
mtvU Woodie Awards 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter | Self |
The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself – Co-Presenter: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Self |
MTV Video Music Awards 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Late Show with David Letterman | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Fifth Avenue Meets Gossip Girl | 2009 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Gossip Girl: Faces Behind the Design | 2009 | Video short | Herself | Self |
Stylish Confessions: The Fashion of ‘Gossip Girl’ | 2009 | Video short | Herself | Self |
The Teen Choice Awards 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
2009 MTV Movie Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
The Tyra Banks Show | 2008 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Kira Plastinina: In Her Own Words | 2008 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Gossip Girl Couture | 2008 | Video short | Herself | Self |
The Beginning, XOXO | 2008 | Video short | Herself | Self |
The Teen Choice Awards 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 2008 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
Total Request Live | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Gossip Girl Revealed | 2008 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
On Location with Remember the Daze | 2007 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
The Spider Wrangler: The Spiders of Hangman’s Curse | 2004 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
Cartaz Cultural | 2003 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Made in Hollywood | 2012 | TV Series | Herself | Archive Footage |
Leighton Marissa Meester Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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2010 | Spotlight Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Won | ||
2010 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Drama | Gossip Girl (2007) | Won |
2009 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Drama | Gossip Girl (2007) | Won |
2010 | Spotlight Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Nominated | ||
2010 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Drama | Gossip Girl (2007) | Nominated |
2009 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Drama | Gossip Girl (2007) | Nominated |