Kaylee DeFer

Kaylee DeFer
Kaylee DeFer in 2011
Born	September 23, 1986 (1986-09-23) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present

Kaylee Anne DeFer (September 23, 1986) is an American actress. DeFer currently stars in The CW's Gossip Girl as Ivy Dickens, a con artist who assumes the role of the Serena van der Woodsen's cousin Charlie Rhodes. She is also known for her portrayal of Hilary Gold for on the Fox sitcom The War at Home and most recently, has appeared in the sitcom Friends with Benefits and 2011 horror film Red State.

Early life

DeFer was born in Tucson, Arizona and attended school at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy and Desert Christian School. In 2003, she left for Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

Career

DeFer has made appearances on television and starred in the Nick Cannon movie Underclassman. She is in the film Flicka (2006), starring Tim McGraw. She also played Hillary Gold in the Fox sitcom The War at Home.

DeFer is the cover model on Reeve Oliver's album Touchtone Inferno.

In April 2011, DeFer joined the cast of Gossip Girl. Upon her introduction in the series, she is presumed to be Charlotte "Charlie" Rhodes, Carol Rhodes's daughter and Serena and Eric van der Woodsen's cousin; however, she is later revealed to be a con artist named Ivy Dickens. DeFer was promoted to series regular in the Gossip Girl’s fifth season.

2011–present: Gossip Girl

Kaylee auditioned for the role of Raina Thorpe on the CW television drama Gossip Girl, but the role was given to Tika Sumpter instead. A few months later she was called back and landed the recurring role of Charlotte 'Charlie' Rhodes. After it was confirmed that Jessica Szohr and Taylor Momsen, who portrayed Vanessa Abrams and Jenny Humphrey, since the show's first season respectively, would not be returning to the series for the show's fifth season. It was later announced the DeFer would join the show's main cast instead. DeFer had previously worked with Gossip Girl producers (and co-star Penn Badgley) in the prime time soap The Mountain which had aired on the same network.

Filmography

• (2011-): Gossip Girl as Charlotte Charlie Rhodes/Ivy Dickens (series regular)
• (2011): Friends with Benefits (TV series) (1 episode) - as Mary Webber
• (2011): Red State
• (2011): Mattie
• (2010): How I Met Your Mother (1 episode) - "Big Days"
• (2010): CSI: Miami (1 episode) - "Getting Axed"
• (2009):Bones (1 episode) - "The Gamer in the Grease" as Tory Payne
• (2009): Ghost Whisperer (1 episode) - "This Joint's Haunted" as 'Angie'
• (2006): Flicka (2006)
• (2005–07): The War at Home as Hillary Gold
• (2005): Underclassman
• (2005): Listen Up!
• (2004–05): The Mountain
• (2004–05): North Shore
• (2004): Quintuplets
• (2004): Drake & Josh in Nickelodeon

External links

• Kaylee DeFer at the Internet Movie Database
• PopGurls Interview: Kaylee Defer