Leighton Marissa Meester plays Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl, a highly popular TV series now on its third season. She is an actress, singer, songwriter and a fashion model. Leighton Marissa Meester was born on April 9, 1986 in Forth Worth, Texas. At the time, her mother, Constance, was serving a prison sentence for being part of a group that illegally and covertly transports marijuana from Jamaica to the US mainland. Leighton Marissa Meester was born in a hospital where her mother attended to her for three months before returning to prison to complete her sentence. The criminal record of her parents did not impede on Leighton Marissa Meester having a good upbringing. Her parents are good people despite their past that would make her to become a non-judgmental person. In fact she would say that if her parents are not what they are, she could have turned out a lot worse. Modeling for Wilhelmina and starring in Law and Order were Leighton Marissa Meester first try in her modeling and acting career.
