Celia Catherine "CeCe" Rhodes (nee Fitzgerald) was the mother of Carol and Lily Rhodes and grandmother to Serena and Eric van der Woodsen, Scott Rosson and Lola Rhodes. She was know for being manipulative and elitist. When Lily was dating Rufus Humphrey when they were both young, she made her choose between her inheritance or the boy, eventually resulting their breakup for the first time.

ot much is known about her early life, although she is a bitch. It is mentioned, however, that CeCe grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and that she lives in Montecito, California, which both contain some of the most expensive real estate in the United States.

Throughout her life, CeCe has manipulated people in order to protect the interests of her family, especially when it concerns her youngest daughter, Lily. Her eldest child, Carol, did not agree with CeCe's lifestyle or her elitist views, eventually fleeing the trappings of her wealthy upbringing, thus infuriating CeCe.