Nan isn't upset that Nell is her mother and that she's kept it a secret. But she is furious that Nell won't now tell the ...

The Buccaneers went to court in Season 2’s penultimate episode, “All Rise,” as Nan ( Kristine Frøseth) traveled back to ...

Leighton Meester joins the cast of 'The Buccaneers' for season 2 — and her character has more surprises than audiences might have suspected.

As if that all weren’t messy enough, the Season 2 premiere sees Patti’s fiery sister, Nelle (played by Meester), showing up at the wedding uninvited to give viewers a game-changing piece of ...

They were spot on, but there's an extra layer to this secret. Nell (Meester) is not merely Nan's biological mother and the former lover of Nan's father, Colonel Tracy St. George (Adam James).

For Meester, it's the far more difficult pill to swallow in the scenario. "That element of the secret is so deep and dark," she tells EW. "It wasn't just that Nan was born out of wedlock.