Charlotte DiLaurentis

"Oh, sweetie, I am. But, I also taught you everything I know."

- CeCe to Alison.

CeCe Drake was introduced in Crazy. After Alison disappeared, CeCe moved back to Rosewood. She's portrayed by Vanessa Ray.

Biography
CeCe Drake is an Alison look-alike (and also acts very similar to her) which was immediately spotted by the liars. She was very close to Ali before she died. She dated Alison's older brother Jason. As a close older friend of Alison, she would take her to parties and mentor her. CeCe knew all about the four girls and their drama, while they knew nothing of her, including knowing how Alison bullied Paige. However CeCe has previously mentioned to Spencer that Ali may have been scared of Paige. CeCe and Alison went to Cape May together with Detective Wilden and Melissa where Alison tells CeCe that she may be pregnant. Alison got CeCe kicked out of college. CeCe visited Mona while she was in Radley. CeCe flees Rosewood in fear she is getting too involved with the drama that the town holds. It is rumoured that CeCe could be the notorious Red Coat; however, the actual identity of Red Coat is yet to be confirmed.

Series
Crazy
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Aria, Spencer, and Emily hear CeCe use a quote Alison would always say. CeCe overhears them and approaches them. She introduces herself as one of Alison's friends and said Alison told her about all of them. After leaving, the Liars note how alike Alison and CeCe are and debate whether it was CeCe that looks like Alison or vice versa.

When Emily and Nate were looking for something he wanted to get Jenna for her birthday, CeCe could tell Emily didn't like it and assumed she had feelings for Nate. Thus, she steals Jenna's number from Emily's cell phone, and calls Jenna saying she was Nate's girlfriend, and wanted Jenna to back off. Emily is surprised, but CeCe thinks she is grateful.

The Kahn Game

CeCe tells Spencer she knows a guy who can help her get into the college she want's. After Aria and Spencer ride with CeCe to the party, CeCe played a round of Truth with Eric Kahn, Noel's older brother. She promises Spencer that she will give her college application to the admissions counselor, but at first it is unclear what she did with it. Spencer suspects that CeCe in fact did not come here to give the application to " Steve", but in fact, made him up, so CeCe could drag them here so she could hook up with Eric. Later, Spencer receives an email from the college accepting her application, thus confirming that CeCe did, in fact, give it to the guy. It is speculated by fans that CeCe changed Spencer's application thus UPenn not accepting her.

Single Fright Female

CeCe is seen posting something at the front of the school when Spencer asks her what she's doing. CeCe tells her she's trying to spread the word about a fashion show.In a flashback CeCe and Alison talk in her car, and Alison tells her about how she'd set up Paige by writing her a love letter, pretending to be Emily. CeCe says she's proud of her. When Paige appears for the setup, Alison confronts her and threatens to tell her father, who is the deacon at the church. Paige scream's at Alison to give her the note back, but Alison says that she owns her now.

Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Inferno

When Emily finds Alison's old biology notebook, she discovers a photo of Alison and CeCe in Cape May. Emily later goes to CeCe and asks her who "Beach Hottie" is, but CeCe says she doesn't know. When Emily asks if Jason knew, she says if he did he would've done something to the guy for talking to Ali. When Emily ask why, we flashback to a night when CeCe was hanging out at a crab shack and spots Alison, she tells her that she is 2 weeks late and she didn't use protection all the time. When CeCe asks her if she told 'Him", she says she can't because he would kill her. CeCe then tells Emily that she isn't a doctor but Ali thought she was pregnant.

What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted

CeCe is at the Brew when Emily spots her and starts asking questions about "Beach Hottie", she would leave stating that she doesn't have time to answer questions since she has to get pictures for her website. She would call Aria, who would ask if she could bring an assistant, since the original photographer was a "dork" - taking pictures on his phone. CeCe would leave Aria and Wesley alone to go get some dinner and then later call and say that she got towed. While this happening, Jason and Emily find a picture of CeCe with Alison and Wilden after CeCe claimed not to know him. Jason then tells Emily of the night Alison was killed, he saw 'Alison' arguing with Melissa but when he called her name it was CeCe dressed as Alison.

Hot Water

Hanna sees Wilden put CeCe in his car. Later, Emily goes to visit CeCe and notices that she is packing. CeCe would reveal that Melissa took the photos of Alison, herself, Wilden and that she is leaving Rosewood.

I'm Your Puppet

Spencer finds out CeCe had a visitor pass to Radley signed by Wren, and she was visiting Mona while she was there. According to Wren he got into a lot of trouble for allowing her a pass at a time when Mona wasn't supposed to be seeing anyone. But he let Cece see Mona because she was desperate to do so as CeCe also was traumatized by Alison. Alison apparently got CeCe thrown out of school. CeCe wanted to act as a mentor for Mona. Apparently it was Melissa who called CeCe to tell her that Mona was in Radley. But why?

A DAngerous GAme

She appears only in photo form when Hanna is showing Malcolm pictures of people who are suspects of taking him to the carnival but he says it wasn't her.

'A' is for A-l-i-v-e
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Mona admits to seeing CeCe while being locked up in Radley, but she doesn't remember what they talked about because it was before they changed her medication.

Crash and Burn, Girl!

CeCe does not make an appearance, however when Toby and Caleb go to investigate Red Coat's flight plan they question Nigel Wright a second time, he reluctantly reveals that he was paid to set up an anonymous private flight for CeCe to The Lodge at Thornhill on the night of the fire in "A DAngerous GAme".

Pretty Dirty Secrets
A Reunion

CeCe and Jason talk. She says she was worried about him and she gets why he thought she had help Alison run away, before they knew she was dead. Cece also said she has her reasons for dumping him and that she'd rather not tell him why. Jason them blames her for Ali being the way she was, CeCe tells him he isn't innocent either cause of him and his N.A.T. Club and that it's such a wonderful example for his sister. When Jason leaves she tells him there's a liquor store next door and that he should grab a drink. Once he leaves, she is clearly upset with him.

Appearances (8/95)
Pretty Dirty Secrets (1) Season 3 (6/24) Season 4 (2/24)
 * A Reunion
 * Crazy
 * The Kahn Game
 * Single Fright Female
 * Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Inferno
 * What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted
 * Hot Water
 * This Hoe is Going Down
 * Now You See Me, Now You Don't