American actress Blake Christina Lively plays the lead role of Serena van der Woodsen in the book-based TV series Gossip Girls and has acted in films such as Accepted (2006) and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008). Photo Credit: Splash NewsAugust 7, 2008 (Sawf News) - American actress Blake Christina Lively plays the lead role of Serena van der Woodsen in the book-based TV series Gossip Girls and has acted in films such as Accepted (2006) and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008).
Born on August 25, 1987, in Tarzana, California, Lively is the daughter of actors Ernie and Elaine Lively. Blake's four siblings (two brothers and two sisters) are all actors but surprisingly Blake chose to pursue an academic life.
Lively attended Burbank High School in Burbank. Reminiscing of her time there she says:
"I'm so involved in school. I'm in every activity there is to be involved in. Every difficult class I can take, I'm taking it."
The 5-foot, 10-inch tall star was also a cheerleader and class president, and says that she couldn't wait to go to her prom!
After doing a bit role in Sandman (1998), Lively landed her first substantial role as Bridget in 2005's Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
She reprised the role in the 2008 sequel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, alongside co-stars Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn.
Her real-life dad, Ernie, played her pop in the sequel.
"I never wanted to act," Blavely confesses. "I grew up watching him and going to his auditions and coaching him."
In CW teen drama Gossip Girl, which premiered in September 2007, Lively co-stars with Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen and Ed Westwick.
Lively and Badgely are former schoolmates and rumored to be an item. She dated actor/singer Kelly Blatz, born and raised in Burbank, between 2004 and 2007.
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