Leighton Marissa Meester was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Constance Lynn (Haas) and Douglas Jay Meester. Although born in Texas, Meester spent her early years in Marco Island, Florida with her grandparents. There, she became involved with the local playhouse and made her stage debut in a production of "The Wizard of Oz". She moved to New York with her mother at the age of 11 and was soon working as a model and appearing in TV commercials. A few years later, at age 14, she and her mother moved again, this time to Los Angeles, where she began to pick up TV work, making her debut in Law & Order: Disciple (1999). A steady stream of TV work followed, and in 2007 she landed the role of Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl (2007), which made her famous. This led to more TV and movie roles. In 2009, she launched a recording career with the single, "Somebody to Love".
Leighton Phair is an actor, known for Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001), Trench (2018) and Legacy of the Silver Shadow (2002).
Leighton Samuels is known for Knock (2017), 10 Rules for Sleeping Around (2013) and The Means (2013).
Leighton Spence is known for By Any Means (2017), The Ghost Writer (2010) and Pride (2014).
Leija Eriksson Dominguez is an actor, known for Fartblinda (2019).
Leila Abisgold is known for Waithira (2017).
Leila Almas Rose is known for Minx (2022), The Summoning (2017) and Jacir (2022). She is married to Jaime Zevallos.
Leila Amiri is an actress, known for Fight of Fury (2020).
Leila Annastasia Scott is known for Erzulie (2022), Ohryis Project and Nova (2021).
Leila Arabi was born with a passion for the arts. Her passion started while she was in school, as she participated in theatrical plays and got involved in writing and directing. Upon graduating from university, Leila started working in the marketing department in one of the major production houses in the Middle East. After joining the production department, she worked on several productions and was the creative producer on the sitcom "Madrast Al Ostaz Bahjat" for AL Jazeerah Kids Channel. However, her passion for performing pushed her In 2010 to move to Egypt to pursue acting, while still working as a creative producer in Cairo, she acted in several TV dramas and films in Jordan, Egypt, UAE, KSA. In 2010, she played the role of "Ashraf Pahlavi" Princess of Iran in the Egyptian TV series "Maleka Fel Al Manfa" - the biography of Queen Nazli of Egypt. In 2014 she acted alongside the Egyptian megastar "Adel Imam" as one of his daughters in the TV series " Saheb Al Sada" she also acted in MBC famous TV series "Saraya Abdeen" season 2. A 7 Hour Difference is Leila Arabi's first feature film experience. She recently acted in the Egyptian Romantic Comedy "Bashtery Ragel". In 2018 she landed a role with the American director Cyrus Nowrasteh in his latest film "Trial" where she played an Iranian revolutionist. Her latest project is 45 episode series "Berry Leaves" Produced by Eagle Films, Egypt where she worked as a project producer and landed a secondary role.