- Born
- Birth nameKelly Rutherford Deane
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Best-known to television audiences as Lily van der Woodsen on the hit show Gossip Girl, Kelly played the sophisticated, fashionable matriarch on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for all six seasons. Kelly is also known for her former roles in television shows Melrose Place, Homefront, and Brisco County Jr, and the film Scream 3. Her most recent projects include playing Laura Wyatt in the ABC hit series Quantico and an online talk show for The View.
Kelly is an advocate of multiple women's and children's charities including StepUp Women's Network and Healthy Child Healthy World, and she is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Free Arts NYC.
- IMDb mini biography by: Randi Michel asst
- SpousesDaniel Giersch(August 18, 2006 - June 6, 2010) (divorced, 2 children)Carlos Tarajano(June 30, 2001 - January 11, 2002) (divorced)
- ChildrenHermès Gustaf Daniel GierschHelena Grace Rutherford Giersch
- ParentsAnn Edwards
- Kelly and Matthew Settle, who played husband and wife in Gossip Girl (2007), once dated in real life.
- Filed for divorce from her second husband Daniel Giersch, when she was pregnant with their second child, a daughter Helena. They were divorced two days before her 1st birthday.
- Was awarded joint custody of her two children with her ex-husband, Daniel Giersch, and they will be relocated to Monaco [September 1, 2012].
- Was granted that her children Hermes and Helena are allowed to spend the summer with her in the US. The children have been living with their father Daniel Giersch in Monaco since 2012. A California judge ruled in 2012 that since Giersch's U.S. visa had been revoked, Hermes and Helena would live with him in Europe and Rutherford would fly out to visit them even though the parents technically shared joint custody.
- Gave birth to her first child at age 37, a son Hermés Gustaf Daniel Giersch on October 18, 2006. Child's father is her second husband, Daniel Giersch.
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