Breckenridge joins 'Gossip Girl' cast

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Laura Breckenridge has been cast as a fresh-faced English teacher on The CW's Gossip Girl, reports Entertainment Weekly.

The American actress is best known for playing 19-year-old college student Rose Sorelli on Related.

Breckenridge, 25, will play Rachel Carr, a new teacher with high ideals at Constance Billard.

The Let Them Chirp Awhile actress is booked for a minimum of three episodes, and apparently becomes mistaken for a student on her first day.