| Serena van der Woodsen | |
|---|---|
| Gossip Girl character | |
 Serena as portrayed on the cover of It Had to Be You | |
| 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 | Serena Celia van der Woodsen Humphrey |
| Alias | Sabrina Gossip Girl 3.0 Savannah S |
| Occupation | Novels: Fashion model High school student Dutch shipping heiress Socialite Television: Socialite Fashion model (former) Publicist (former) High school student (at Constance Billard; graduated) College student (at Columbia) Gossip Girl (former) |
| Family | William van der Woodsen (father) Lillian "Lily" van der Woodsen (mother) Eric van der Woodsen (brother) Television: 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 | Nate Archibald Aaron Rose Carter Baizen Tripp Vanderbilt Colin Forrester Ben Donovan Gabriel Edwards Steven Spence |
| Children | Television: Unnamed child (with Dan) |
| Relatives | Carol Rhodes (maternal aunt) Charlotte "Lola" Rhodes (paternal half-sister/cousin) |
| Birthdate | 14 July 1991 |
| Friends | Blair (best friend) |
Serena Celia van der Woodsen Humphrey is a fictional character and the protagonist 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 is a character that 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.