Leighton Marissa Meester (born April 9, 1986)
is an
American actress and singer-songwriter, best known for her role as
Blair Waldorf in the TV show
Gossip Girl.
Early life
Meester was born while her mother was serving a federal prison sentence in
Fort Worth, Texas.
Although her mother, Constance, was serving time in prison for her involvement in a
drug ring that smuggled marijuana from
Jamaica to the United States, she was able to give birth to Meester in a hospital and nurse her for three months in a
halfway house before returning to prison to complete her sentence.
