Blake Lively Biography
Summary
"Blake Christina Lively" (born August 25, 1987) is an American actress. She stars in the book-based TV series "Gossip Girl" as the main character Serena van der Woodsen. She appeared in several films including "Accepted" and "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and its sequel "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2".
Early life
Lively, the youngest of five children, was born in Tarzana, California, the daughter of actors Ernie and Elaine Lively. Lively has two sisters, Lori and Robyn, and two brothers, Jason and Eric. Both of her parents and all four of her siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry. Her brother-in-law is Bart Johnson.
As a child, Lively was homeschooled (one of her homeschool classmates was actor and now boyfriend, Penn Badgley). Lively attended Burbank High School in Burbank where she participated in Burbank High School's show choir, In Sync, and was a cheerleader. Lively stated in a interview for the August 2008 Seventeen magazine that she attended thirteen schools. She wanted to attend Stanford University, Lively was not at all interested in acting but during the summer between her junior and senior year of high school, her brother made his agent send her out on a few auditions. Of the two auditions, she got the role of Bridget for "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants".
Career
Lively started out in film with a bit role in "Sandman" in 1998. In 2005, Lively played Bridget in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", for which she received a Teen Choice Award nomination for 'Choice Movie Breakout - Female.' She reprised the role in 2008 in the sequel, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2". She starred in "Accepted", "Simon Says", and "Elvis and Anabelle" in 2006. She received the Breakthrough Award from Hollywood Life for her role in "Accepted" in December 2006.
Lively was cast in the CW's series "Gossip Girl" which premiered in September 2007. She plays Serena van der Woodsen in the teen drama. Her first magazine cover was the November 2007 issue of "Cosmo Girl", where she discussed her time in high school and her career prior to "Gossip Girl". She has since appeared on the January 2008 cover of shopping magazine "Lucky". She has more recently appeared on the March 2008 cover of "Teen Vogue," as well as the May 2008 cover of "NYLON" with her Gossip Girl co-star Leighton Meester. She appeared on the cover of 'Seventeen"s August 2008 issue. The star also was on the cover of 'Girls' Life"s August 2008 issue, along with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" costars Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, and America Ferrera. More recently Lively also appeared on the cover of 'Cosmopolitan"s September 2008 issue. She is also casted for the life-action adaption of the hitcomic W.I.T.C.H.. In the movie she will star as the earth guardian Cornelia Hale. Lively was also featured in a Saturday Night Live skit entitled 'Murray Hill' alongside James Franco.
Personal life
Lively dated actor Kelly Blatz from 2004 to 2007; the two had been friends since childhood. In Teen Vogue interview, when asked if she was dating Penn Badgley, Lively said that 'I try not to talk about my dating life. I want to, but once you start, it's all downhill from there.'
In spring 2008, pictures of Lively and Badgley kissing while on a trip to Mexico were confirmed to be genuine.
External links
(RadioFree.com Interview) (July 29, 2006)
Credit
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