Kaylee DeFer is an American former actress who is best known for portraying Hillary Gold on the Fox sitcom 'The War at Home' and Ivy Dickens on The CW teen drama 'Gossip Girl'. She also had a recurring role on the short-lived The WB series 'The Mountain', and made guest appearances on several television shows such as 'Drake & Josh', 'Quintuplets', 'Family Guy', 'Ghost Whisperer', 'Bones', 'CSI: Miami', 'How I Met Your Mother' and 'Friends with Benefits'. She has acted in only a handful of films, which includes a starring role in the low-budget Western film 'Mattie', also known as 'Renegade', and a major role in the thriller-horror film 'Darkroom', apart from small roles in films like 'Underclassman', 'Flicka' and 'Red State'. She revealed her decision to take a break from acting after announcing her first pregnancy in May 2013.
