Kaylee DeFer - Updated Oct 2024

Kaylee DeFer is a popular former American actress. Kaylee DeFer is best known for her wonderful performance in the works like “The War at Home”, “Gossip Girl”, “Red States”, “The Mountain”, and many more.

Early Life and Education

Kaylee DeFer was born Kaylee Anne DeFer on September 23, 1986, in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. As of now, her age is 37 years old. She was born to her father David DeFer and her mother  Cynthia DeFer.

Likewise, she has two siblings brothers named Lincoln DeFer and Will DeFer. She holds American nationality and was born under the sun sign Libra. Julie Davenport and Stacy Linn Ramsower are her childhood friends. She moved to the Angeles area in 2003 to pursue an acting career. She was also interested in singing when she was a kid.

As for her educational qualification, she is a graduate student. She completed her graduation from Pusch Ridge Christian Academy in Tuscon, Arizona.

Career and Professional Life

Kaylee is a famous and renowned former American actress. Kaylee DeFer had her first appearance on television on a March 2004 episode of the Nickelodeon sitcom “Drake & Josh”. She first became interested in acting through musical theatre. After that, there were appearances in shows like “North Shore” and “Quintuplets.”

On The WB’s drama series “The Mountain,” which focused on the lives of the employees and visitors at a secluded ski resort and was canceled four months later, she also won her first recurring television role as Scarlett.

Caption: Kaylee DeFer was captured in one of her movie scenes
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Likewise, she made her acting debut in 2005 in a supporting role in the action comedy “Underclassman” and went on to land the lead role of Hillary Gold on Fox’s “The War at Home.” Before the sitcom was canceled after two seasons due to negative critic reviews, she played the unstable eldest kid of the Gold family in all 44 episodes.

Moreover, she starred in the short film “The Powder Puff Principle” and the adventure drama “Flicka” in 2006, where she played the villain Miranda Koop. She largely made guest appearances on TV shows like “Family Guy,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “CSI: Miami,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “Friends with Benefits” in the next years.

DeFer won the part of Ivy Dickens, a con artist portraying Charlotte “Charlie” Rhodes, in the fifth season of the popular teen drama “Gossip Girl,” in April 2011. She had previously tried out for the role of Raina Thorpe on the show. The following year, she was promoted to the main cast for the show’s sixth and final season.

Relationship Status

Kaylee is a straight-gender person. As for her relationship status, she is a married woman and a mother of three kids. DeFer broke off her engagement to diamond designer Michael Raymond Pereira in January 2012 after dating him irregularly since 2002.

After that, DeFer started dating Fitz and the Tantrums’ lead singer Michael Fitzpatrick, and in May 2013, she revealed that the couple was expecting a child. They welcomed their first child on September 20, 2013. The wedding took place on July 25, 2015. They welcomed their second son on April 11, 2017, and their third son on May 26, 2019.

Caption: Kaylee DeFer with her husband and sons
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Controversies and Scandals

Even before she began filming for “The Battle at Home” or “Flicka,” Kaylee DeFer had a humiliating wardrobe accident. She first met fashion designer Linda Loudermilk at a yoga studio while she was at Sundance to support a friend’s film.

DeFer was encouraged to wear a dress Loudermilk had been working on for four months around the home for the day. She was very careful, but the dress had no top stick, and she didn’t notice she had a wardrobe malfunction until her horrified mother called a few months later. Even worse for her, her mother found out about it from her brother’s friends, who had seen the picture online in the first place.

Kaylee DeFer – Net Worth 2024

This popular and successful former actress has earned a decent amount of money throughout her acting career. She has a net worth of $800K as of April 2023. However, there is no information about her salary and other asset values. No doubt she is living a lavish life with her family.

Social Media

Regarding her social media presence, she is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Her Facebook account ‘Kaylee DeFer’ has more than 254 followers. Likewise, her Instagram account ‘@kayleedefer’ has gained more than 27K followers as of April 2023. Likewise, she joined Twitter in November 2009 and has 244 followers on her account ‘@kayleedefer’.

Kaylee DeFer – Body Measurements

Coming to her physical stats, she has a slim body type with measurements of 32-26-33 inches. She stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 59kg. Likewise, her waist size is 26 inches and her shoe size is 8 US. She wears the dress in size 2 US. Similarly, she has a pair of dark brown eyes with blonde hair.

Caption: Kaylee flaunting her red dress on a red carpet show
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