Kaylee Anne DeFer is a former American actress best known for her roles as Hillary Gold on The War At Home and Ivy Dickens on the adolescent drama Gossip Girl. She also owns two businesses, one a fashion brand called Milkitla and the other a cuisine company called “The Trencher Girls.”

Kaylee DeFer- Childhood and Eduction

Kaylee DeFer was born on September 23, 1986, in Tuscan, Arizona, to parents David DeFer and Cynthia DeFer.

She is not the family’s only child; she has a sibling named Link DeFer. Kaylee attended Tucson’s Pusch Ridge Christian Academy.

In high school, she played Kim MacAfee, the lead character in the musical Bye Bye Birdie.

She left her hometown as a youngster and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her lifelong passion of becoming an actress.

Kaylee DeFer- Net Worth and Salary

The former actress Kaylee DeFer’s net worth is believed to be around $800,000 as of 2020.

Kaylee, who was last seen on the big screen in May 2013, has been on hiatus ever since.

She runs her two businesses in addition to being a mother.

Kaylee DeFer- Professional Career

Kaylee traveled to Los Angeles as a teenager in 2003 to pursue her dream of becoming a professional actress.

In March 2004, she made her television debut in the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh. Kaylee has been in a number of shows since then, including North Shore as Emily, Quintuplets as Stephanie, and The Mountain as Scarlett the following year.

In 2005, she made her film debut as Des in the action-comedy picture Underclassman. Kaylee.

The same year, she was cast as Hillary Gold in the American sitcom The War at Home, in which she played the lead role. DeFer also appeared as Miranda Koop in the drama film Flicka.

Over the years, she has been in television shows such as Shark as Katie Dobbs in 2007, Ghost Whisperer as Angie Halsenback in 2009, Bones as Tory Payne, and lastly CSI: Miami as Valerie Metcalf.

In 2010, she was seen on the sets of the iconic comedy series How I Met Your Mother as Casey, and the following year she made her starring appearance in the adolescent drama Gossip Girl as Ivy Dickens/Charlie, which made her the series’ major character in season 6.

Kaylee appeared in three films in 2011: In My Pocket, Renegade, and Red State, as well as an episode of Friends with Benefits as Mary Webber.

Kaylee also made a cameo in the television film Layover as Rebecca White. She was most recently seen in the film Darkroom as Michelle.

In May 2013, the actress stated that she will be taking a vacation from performing after the birth of her baby.

Kaylee DeFer- Private life

Kaylee has been in a relationship with jeweler Michael Raymond Pereira since 2002.

The couple was engaged, however Kaylee called off the engagement in January 2012.

Kaylee and Michael Fitzpatrick announced in May 2013 that they are expecting a baby and are 20 weeks pregnant.

They had no intention of having a child or marrying anytime soon.

However, they married on July 25, 2015, and now have three kids, Theodore Ignatius, Sebastian Danger, and Rémy Lincoln.

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Quick Facts about Kaylee DeFer

• Kaylee is an American former actress famously known for playing the role of Hillary Gold on The War At Home and Ivy Dickens in the teen drama Gossip Girl.
• She also runs two businesses, one is her own fashion chain Milkitla and the other is her food business “The Trencher Girls”.
• The actress has announced in May 2013, that she plans to take a break from acting after the birth of her son.
• Later in May 2013, Kaylee along with Michael Fitzpatrick announced that they are expecting a baby and are 20 weeks pregnant.
• She who was last seen playing roles on the screen back in May 2013, has been on a break ever since.