Carly Schroeder was born October 18, 1990 and is an American film and television actress, known for playing Serena Baldwin, the daughter of Scotty Baldwin in the General Hospital spinoff, Port Charles. She also had a recurring role on the Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire. In 2007, she is playing the lead in Gracie, a film inspired by a real-life tragedy during the childhood of actors Elisabeth Shue and Andrew Shue