Leighton Meester

With her incredible crossover talent and her inescapable beauty, LEIGHTON MEESTER has quickly become an undeniable force turning heads in movies, television, music, and fashion.

Though rabid fans across the world know her as the deliciously devilish Blair Waldorf on The CW's hugely popular drama, "Gossip Girl," it took little to no time for the public to realize Meester's wide-reaching appeal as she's lit up red carpets, snickered on the silver screen, and serenaded her way into our hearts.

Next up, Meester will be starring in the dramatic comedy The Oranges alongside Hugh Laurie, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, and Catherine Keener. Meester starred in Country Strong, a country music drama with Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund, and Tim McGraw, opening to critical acclaim while showing the true diversity she holds in music and film. Previous to that, she was seen in the number one thriller The Roommate, and in Monte Carlo opposite Selena Gomez. In 2010, Meester starred alongside Steve Carell and Tina Fey in the comedy Date Night.

Raised in Florida, Leighton got the acting bug at age nine, when she played a citizen of Emerald City in a local production of "The Wizard of Oz." Two years later, she moved with her family to New York and soon began working as a model with the Wilhemina modeling agency, booking a Ralph Lauren campaign shot by Bruce Weber and working with photographer/director Sofia Coppola.

© 2012 Columbia Pictures (Sony)