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Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester

Actor, also producer · Born April 9, 1986 (40) · Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Leighton Marissa Meester (born April 9, 1986) is an American actress and singer. She is mostly known for her starring role as Blair Waldorf in the teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–12). She has also appeared in the 2010 country drama film Country Strong, the 2011 thriller The Roommate, the 2011 romantic-comedy Monte Carlo, and the comedies The Oranges (2011) and That's My Boy (2012). Meester made her Broadway debut in 2014 in Of Mice and Men. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leighton Meester, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 9, 1986 (40)
From
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Leighton Meester's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
25%
Morality
10%
Survival
7%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
5 of 16
Hero
4 of 16
Shadow
3 of 16
Ally
3 of 16
Trickster
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Bittersweet
7
Absurd
7
Joyful
6
Dread
5
Other
26

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leighton Meester's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leighton Meester's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Basic(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Kaylinn

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • I Love LA(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Alyssa Barzak

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Good Cop/Bad Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Det. Lou Hickman

  • Nobody Wants This(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Abby

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • EXmas(2023)

    as Ali

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • River Wild(2023)

    as Joey

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • My Father's Dragon(2022)

    as Sasha (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Weekend Away(2022)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • How I Met Your Father(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Meredith

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Semper Fi(2019)

    as Clara

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The North Wind's Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Gemma

  • Single Parents(2018)

    Show 45 episodes · as Angie

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Orville(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Laura Huggins

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Making History(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Deborah Revere

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Zoolander: Super Model(2016)

    as Leighton Meester (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Last Man on Earth(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Life Partners(2014)

    as Sasha

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Curley's Wife

  • The Judge(2014)

    as Carla Powell

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • By the Gun(2014)

    as Ali Matazano

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Like Sunday, Like Rain(2014)

    as Eleanor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • That's My Boy(2012)

    as Jamie Martin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Oranges(2011)

    as Nina Ostroff

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Monte Carlo(2011)

    as Meg

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Roommate(2011)

    as Rebecca Evans

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Country Strong(2010)

    as Chiles Stanton

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Going the Distance(2010)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Date Night(2010)

    as Katy

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Killer Movie(2008)

    as Jaynie Hansen

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Remember the Daze(2007)

    as Tori

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • CollegeHumor Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Leighton Meester

  • The Haunting of Sorority Row(2007)

    as Samantha Willows

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Gossip Girl(2007)

    Show 121 episodes · as Blair Waldorf

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Drive Thru(2007)

    as Mackenzie Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of a Small Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Kayla Rhodes

  • Shark(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Megan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Josie

  • Flourish(2006)

    as Lucy Covner

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Surface(2005)

    Show 15 episodes · as Savannah Barnett

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Tyra Banks Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Camden

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ali

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carrie Bishop

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Justine Chapin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nicki Porter

  • Hangman's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Elisha Springfield

  • The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Tanni

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Heather Crowley

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • 8 Simple Rules(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Nikki

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • 24(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Debbie Pendleton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Marie Strand

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Breen

  • Once and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kendall

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Alyssa Turner

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Adulting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Guarding Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hannah

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 56 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Date Night (2010)

$152M worldwide

Highest rated

The Judge (2014)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Gossip Girl (2007)

Film career

19902026

Peak 2011 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 18 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 58: 57 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing1 of 58: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 43% of 21 roles
0313

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Leighton Meester's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor, producer

Basic (2026)

97th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

24 (2001)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Leighton Meester's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles13–75 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles17–66 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles29–73 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles28–68 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles17–67 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Leighton Meester work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leighton Meester's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Brody shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers