Serena van der Woodsen

Serena van der Woodsen
Serena van der Woodsen
Gossip Girl character
	Blake Lively as Serena van der Woodsen
First appearance	Novel: ; Gossip Girl (2002); Television: ; "Pilot"; (episode 1.01)
Last appearance	Novel: ; I Will Always Love You ; Television: ; "New York, I Love You XOXO" ; (episode 6.10)
Created by	Character; Cecily von Ziegesar; Developed for Television; Josh Schwartz; Stephanie Savage
Portrayed by	Blake Lively
In-universe information
Full name	Novels: ; Serena Caroline Van der Woodsen ; Television:; Serena Celia van der Woodsen Humphrey
Alias	Sabrina ; Gossip Girl 3.0 Savannah S
Occupation	Novels: ; Yale University Student (graduated) ; New School Student (formerly) ; Hollywood Actress (made two films and her performance received positive reviews) ; Fashion model (she has posed for Fashion photographers and 2 acclaimed portrait artists, walked in NY Fashion Week for a famous designer, served as the face of a perfume brand and appeared on the cover of an internationally renowned Fashion magazine) ; High school student (graduated) ; Television:; Socialite ; Fashion model (former) ; Publicist (former) ; High school student ; (at Constance Billard; graduated) ; College student ; (at Columbia); Gossip Girl (former)
Family	Novels: ; Mr. Van der Woodsen (father) ; Lillian Van der Woodsen (mother) ; Erik Van der Woodsen (brother) ; Television: ; William van der Woodsen ; (father) ; Lillian "Lily" van der Woodsen ; (mother) ; Eric van der Woodsen ; (brother) ; Bartholomew "Bart" Bass ; (former stepfather; deceased) ; Rufus Humphrey ; (former stepfather / father-in-law) ; Lola Rhodes (paternal half-sister); Scott Rosson ; (maternal half-brother) ; Charles "Chuck" Bass ; (former stepbrother / adoptive brother) ; Jenny Humphrey ; (former stepsister / sister-in-law) ; Henry Bass ; (nephew, via Chuck and Blair) ; Rick and Celia "CeCe" Rhodes ; (maternal grandparents)
Spouse	Television: Dan Humphrey (husband; flash-forward)
Significant others	Novels: ; Chuck Bass (kissed in the prequel) ; Charles (ex-boyfriend) ; Nicolas (ex-boyfriend) ; Henry (ex-boyfriend) ; Dan Humphrey (ex-boyfriend) ; Julian Prospere "Flow" (ex-boyfriend) ; Aaron Rose (ex-boyfriend) ; Drew (ex-fling) ; Christian (ex-fling) ; Nate Archibald (ex-boyfriend) ; Television: ; Nate Archibald ; Aaron Rose ; Carter Baizen ; Tripp Vanderbilt ; Colin Forrester ; Ben Donovan ; Gabriel Edwards ; Steven Spence
Children	Television: ; Unnamed child ; (with Dan)
Relatives	Novels: ; Unnamed aunts (see prequel) ; Unnamed uncles (see prequel) ; Television: ; Carol Rhodes ; (maternal aunt) ; Charlotte "Lola" Rhodes; (paternal half-sister/cousin)
Birthdate	14 July 1991
Friends	Novels: ; Blair (best friend) ; Nate (best friend) ; Vanessa (good friend) ; Jenny (friend) ; Georgina Spark (friend) ; Thaddeus Smith (close friend) ; Amanda Atkins (friend) ; Alysia (friend) ; Alison (friend) ; Serge (friend) ; Television: ; Blair (best friend) ; Nate (best friend) ; Chuck (best friend)

Serena van der Woodsen is a fictional character in the Gossip Girl novel series and in its TV adaptation, in which she is portrayed by Blake Lively. Serena is featured on the blog of the series' mysterious narrator, "Gossip Girl". Serena is known as the "it girl of Manhattan" and appears to easily get whatever she wants because of her captivating beauty and charismatic personality. She is the daughter of a successful doctor and a well-known socialite/heiress.