Caroline Lagerfelt, renowned for her iconic role as Celia "CeCe" Rhodes on the hit television series Gossip Girl, has built a remarkable career in international theatre and Broadway, earning numerous accolades along the way.
A recipient of the Outer Critics Circle and Obie Awards, as well as a Drama Desk nomination, Lagerfelt's career began under the mentorship of theatrical legends Eva Le Gallienne and Sir Ralph Richardson.
She has had the privilege of appearing in nine Broadway shows, working with some of the most esteemed directors in the English-speaking world, including Sir Peter Hall, Sir John Gielgud, Harold Pinter, Cyril Ritchard, Mike Nichols, Jerry Zaks, and Abe Burrows.
In addition to her Broadway credits, Lagerfelt has received critical acclaim for her performances in numerous Off-Broadway productions, including "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" opposite Cynthia Nixon, "Moonlight" with Jason Robards, Blythe Danner, and Liev Schreiber, "Quartermaine's Terms" with Kelsey Grammer, and multiple collaborations with Harold Pinter, Simon Gray, and Nicolas Kent.
Lagerfelt has also had the opportunity to work with some of the top regional theatres in the US and UK, including the Kennedy Center, Guthrie, Williamstown, and others, in productions such as "Night and Day" with Ralph Fiennes, "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" with Paul Giamatti, "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" with Dianne Wiest, "The Physicists" with Brian Bedford, George Grizzard, and Len Cariou, and Garland Wright's "The Misanthrope."
She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Elizabeth I in multiple productions of "Mary Stuart," directed by Carey Perloff.
In 2010, Lagerfelt starred as Greta Garbo in Frank McGuinness' "Greta Garbo Came to Donegal," which was voted one of London's "Top Five Plays of the Year."
