<P> The following is a list of characters for The CW teen television drama series , Gossip Girl . The show is based on the popular book series of the same name , written by author Cecily von Ziegesar . The series features nine regular characters and follows the storylines of several high school students , who attend the fictional preparatory school , `` Constance Saint Jude '' : Blair Waldorf ( Leighton Meester ) , the `` Queen Bee '' at Constance , who is notorious for her `` minions '' and scheming ; her best friend and The ' It - Girl ' of the Upper East Side , Serena van der Woodsen ( Blake Lively ) ; Serena 's new love interest , and so - called `` lonely boy '' Dan Humphrey ( Penn Badgley ) ; Blair 's boyfriend , the ' golden boy , ' better known as Nate Archibald ( Chace Crawford ) ; Dan 's little sister , a 14 - year - old freshman at Constance , Jenny Humphrey ( Taylor Momsen ) ; Nate 's best friend , the wealthy playboy Chuck Bass ( Ed Westwick ) ; Dan 's best friend and ex-lover , the creative Vanessa Abrams ( Jessica Szohr ) ; Serena 's mother , a socialite and philanthropist and frequent divorcée , Lily van der Woodsen ( Kelly Rutherford ) , and also Dan Humphrey 's father , former rock star turned art gallery owner , Rufus Humphrey ( Matthew Settle ) . The story unfolds in the Upper East Side of Manhattan as well as Brooklyn , in New York . Momsen and Szohr left the series in season five , while Kaylee DeFer was added to the main cast , portraying Ivy Dickens , a con artist who pretends to be Serena 's maternal cousin , Charlie Rhodes . The series is narrated by a seemingly omniscient character , `` Gossip Girl '' ( voiced by Kristen Bell ) . </P>
<P> The following is a list of characters for The CW teen television drama series , Gossip Girl . The show is based on the popular book series of the same name , written by author Cecily von Ziegesar . The series features nine regular characters and follows the storylines of several high school students , who attend the fictional preparatory school , `` Constance Saint Jude '' : Blair Waldorf ( Leighton Meester ) , the `` Queen Bee '' at Constance , who is notorious for her `` minions '' and scheming ; her best friend and The ' It - Girl ' of the Upper East Side , Serena van der Woodsen ( Blake Lively ) ; Serena 's new love interest , and so - called `` lonely boy '' Dan Humphrey ( Penn Badgley ) ; Blair 's boyfriend , the ' golden boy , ' better known as Nate Archibald ( Chace Crawford ) ; Dan 's little sister , a 14 - year - old freshman at Constance , Jenny Humphrey ( Taylor Momsen ) ; Nate 's best friend , the wealthy playboy Chuck Bass ( Ed Westwick ) ; Dan 's best friend and ex-lover , the creative Vanessa Abrams ( Jessica Szohr ) ; Serena 's mother , a socialite and philanthropist and frequent divorcée , Lily van der Woodsen ( Kelly Rutherford ) , and also Dan Humphrey 's father , former rock star turned art gallery owner , Rufus Humphrey ( Matthew Settle ) . The story unfolds in the Upper East Side of Manhattan as well as Brooklyn , in New York . Momsen and Szohr left the series in season five , while Kaylee DeFer was added to the main cast , portraying Ivy Dickens , a con artist who pretends to be Serena 's maternal cousin , Charlie Rhodes . The series is narrated by a seemingly omniscient character , `` Gossip Girl '' ( voiced by Kristen Bell ) . </P>
what is serena 's mom 's name in gossip girl
what is serena 's mom 's name in gossip girl
Lily van der Woodsen
Lily van der Woodsen