Michelle Trachtenberg had the perfect inspo for Georgina - her own teenage years at a prestigious but vicious private school. She ended her reign of terror after finally meeting her match, Chuck's skeevy uncle Jack. She had a love/hate relationship with the GG inner circle, and her one-liners and stomach for ruthlessness were some of the show's best "OMG, is this bitch for real?!" moments. But psych, that's just the first of her many schemes, from bedding Dan to finding Jesus to faking her baby's paternity. While it's a trope GG pulled out more than once, Georgina was the first character to appear as a mysterious stranger - pretending to be the clueless new girl in town. Georgina Sparks, played by Michelle Trachtenberg #SquadGoals times a zillion, right? Other than that, Zuzanna has been maintaining an excellent Instagram account, which mostly features her adorable rescue dog, Cindy. And she's still Blair's ride-or-die chick: In a 2015 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Leighton's real-life husband Adam Brody said that Zuzanna is still one of Leighton's best friends. Zuzanna (who has an acting MFA from Harvard) has since appeared on hot shows like The Knick, Girls, Elementary, and The Good Wife. Really, she was the only royal fit for Queen B. Oh, and it turned out Dorota also had one of the best secrets (on a show filled with big-stakes secrets) when it was revealed that she was a Polish princess who defected to America against her family's wishes. Through it all, she proved herself to be impeccably loyal, capable, and selfless - she was Blair's true best friend. Dan Humphrey, played by Penn BadgleyĪs Blair's much put-upon maid/personal assistant/confidant/surrogate mother, Dorota dealt with the wrath of Waldorf often.
The band released its third studio album, Who You Selling For, in 2016. She continues to front The Pretty Reckless and enjoy copious amounts of black eyeliner. Her character went on "indefinite hiatus" during the show's fourth season (as noted above), but did return for the grand finale. Jenny most encapsulated the crushing humiliation, joy and, well, more crushing humiliation of being a teenager, finally harnessing her ambition and talent into a clothing line (which is much cooler than a headband).ĭespite years of working as a child actor - fun fact: she was shortlisted for Hannah Montana - Taylor Momsen always seem conflicted about her role on Gossip Girl, preferring to focus her attention on her band, The Pretty Reckless. She went from an impressionable minion to the Queen Bee of Constance, but it wasn't built to last after GG reveals that Jenny slept with Chuck, she's slut-shamed and banished to somewhere upstate (past the Bronx, even, we think).
Brooklyn rebel Jenny Humphrey never quite fit in with the UES crowd - but that didn't stop her from climbing all the way to the top of those Met steps.