You don’t have to have caught her break-out performance on TV’s “Gossip Girl” to have a take on Leighton Meester.

She all but stole “Country Strong,” she’s a sexy-comical come-on in this fall’s “The Judge,” and plays an adorable folk singing lesbian (No, THAT’S not a cliche) in “Life Partners,” a cute comedy about two best friends whose relationship gets bent when one of them falls in love and marries.

She reminds me of an American Keira Knightly — Keira lite — willowy, gorgeous eyes, not afraid to play roles that aren’t just clothes horse fare.

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