Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester: Biography in Details

Who is Leighton Meester?

Leighton Meester is an American actress and singer. In addition, she is a songwriter plus a model.

She is well known for her role in the drama series “Gossip Girl” as Blair Waldorf.

In 2019, She was seen in the movie Semper Fi and a TV show The Orville.

Leighton Meester: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

She was born on April 9, 1986, in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. She is 36 years old.

Her birth name is Leighton Marissa Meester. She is of mixed (German, Dutch, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh) ethnicity.

Her father Douglas Meester worked for a web organization and her mother Constance was a writer. They divorced each other in 1992.

She has a younger brother named Alexander “Lex” and an older brother named Douglas Meester.

At 11 years old, she moved to New York City alongside her mom where she went to the Professional Children’s School.

Education

Regarding her education, she went to Hollywood High School and Beverly Hills High School.

She later finished her school instruction in a tuition-based school.

Leighton Meester: Professional Life, Career

Leighton Meester started her career with the TV show ‘Law and Order‘ in 1999.

Then she was seen in ‘Boston Public‘, ‘Once and Again’ and ‘Family Affair. Her debut film appearance was ‘Executioner’s Curse‘ in 2003.

That year she was a piece of the principal cast in the TV arrangement, Tarzan.

She showed up in a few TV arrangements like ‘The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke’ (2003), ‘Intersection Jordan’ (2004), ‘Seventh Heaven’ (2004), ‘North Shore’ (2004),’24’ (2005), ‘Veronica Mars‘ (2005) and8 Simple Rules’ (2005).

In 2005, she got a recurring role in the science fiction arrangement ‘Surface‘. The next year she did two-element movies, “Flourish” and ‘Inside’.

That year she assumed short parts in the TV arrangement ‘CSI: Miami’, ‘Shark‘, and Babble Girl.

In 2010, she assumed minor parts including movies Date Night’, ‘Going the Distance, and ‘Country Strong’. The next year she played a negative character in ‘The Roommate‘.

Her other acting projects are ‘Life Partners’ (2014), ‘The Judge’ (2014), ‘By the Gun‘ (2014), and “Solidarity” (2015).

In 2017, she began showing up on the comic drama TV  ‘Making History‘ which debuted on the fifth of March. She is from 2018 till present is associated with a show Single parents as Angie.

Leighton Meester appeared in the recurring role of Meredith in How I Met Your Father in 2022.

As a Singer

Leighton recorded the melody ‘Inside the Black‘ for the soundtrack of the film ‘Drive-through’ in 2007.

Afterward, she marked an agreement with the Universal Republic for a venture that in the long run went ahead to be racked.

However, a couple of melodies that were recorded were later made accessible.

In 2009, her first authority single ‘Somebody to Love was released, highlighting R&B vocalist Robin Thicke.

In 2011, her second single ‘Your Love’s a Drug’ was released. She also contributed to ‘Great Girls Go Bad‘ by the American pop band Cobra Starship.

In 2014, she additionally discharged her introduction studio collection ‘Heartstrings‘. Every one of the tunes was composed and sung by her and went ahead to get positive audits.

Leighton Meester: Net Worth and Salary

As of 2022, this actress plus singer’s estimated net worth is $16 million.

Her featured movie The Judge of 2014 has collected an amount of $84.4 million at the box office.

As per the sources, the average salary received by an actor is around $19k-$210k per year.

Leighton Meester: Rumors and Controversies

Rumors related to Leighton that she began dating fellow TV performer Adam Brody, who was spotted snatching lunch alone that same day in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Studio City.

Besides this, Leighton has not been involved in any controversies yet. However, her parents have served in prison for smuggling drugs from Jamaica to the US.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Leighton Meester has a height of 5 feet 5 inches and she weighs around 53 kg.

Her body size is 34-24-34 inches and her bra size is 32B.

Leighton Meester has dark brown eyes and natural blonde hair but she dyes her hair brown.

Her dress size is 8 (US) while her shoe size is 7 (US).

Social Media

Leighton Meester is active on social networking and she has around 1.6m, and1.8 m followers, on Twitter and Facebook respectively.

Moreover, she has over 6.2m followers on her Instagram account.

This actress also has a YouTube channel.

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