Born to a family of actors on August 25, 1987, Blake Lively is an American actress who hails from Tarzana, California. She was home schooled as a child, but attended Burbank High School during her teens. While there, she took part in the National Show Choir, and was also class president and cheerleader. She wanted to attend Stanford University, and was not originally interested in acting. During the summer of her senior and junior year in high school, her brother sent her on a few auditions.
Blake Lively’s first role was a small one. She played Trixie the Tooth Fairy in 1998’s Sandman, directed by her father Ernie. Out of the two auditions she tried out for, Blake got the part of Bridget in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005. She received a Teen Choice Award nomination for “Choice Movie Breakout – Female” for playing the role. She returned for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 in 2008, alongside Alexis Bedel, America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn. In 2006, she starred in Accepted, as well as in Simon Says, a horror by William Dear. Her next role was as Annabelle in Elvis and Annabelle in 2007. Lively was next cast in the CW’s series Gossip Girl, a teen drama based on the book series by Cecily Von Ziegesar. Lively was then featured on the cover of Cosmo Girl in November 2007.
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-Loves going to Disneyland.
-Ranked #43 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
-Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was her first job. Not just in acting.
-She was involved in a lot of activities at her high school including: cheer-leading, choir, and student government. She was class president.
Newport Beach Film Festival
- 2008 Won Achievement Award Breakout Performance
for: Elvis and Anabelle (2007)
Teen Choice Awards
- 2008 Winner Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Drama
for: "Gossip Girl" (2007)
Winner Choice TV Breakout Star Female
for: "Gossip Girl" (2007)
Nominated
- 2008 Teen Choice Awards Hottie
2009: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee - Teenage Pippa Lee
2007-present: "Gossip Girl" - Serena van der Woodsen
2008: "Saturday Night Live" - Transvestite (1 episode)
2008: New York, I Love You - Girlfriend
2008: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 - Bridget Vreeland
2007: Elvis and Anabelle - Anabelle
2006: Simon Says - Jenny
2006: Accepted - Monica
2005: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Bridget
1998: Sandman - Trixie / Tooth Fairy
--"The biggest thing I've noticed is they kind of want everybody to be their character. Like Leighton [dating] Chace, and me and Leighton hating each other. Those are our characters on the show – that's not us in real life."
--(about filming racy scenes in Gossip Girl) It's the most awkward thing! There's a room of 40 people watching you, they're telling you exactly how to move your head, and it's completely silent. It's awful!"
--(When asked "What's the gossip, girl?") "I'm being adopted by Brad and Angelina."
-Long blonde hair
-5'10 frame
Penn Badgley, 21 (Dan Humphrey, Gossip Girl)