BLAKE LIVELY PROFILE

Biography and Career :

Blake Lively was born in Tarzana, Los Angeles on August 25, 1987 parents Ernie and Elaine Lively who were also actors. She was raised as a Southern Baptist and she is the youngest of five siblings. Blake Lively has a brother, Eric, two half-sisters named Lori and Robyn and a half-brother, Jason.

All the members of the family are, or have been, in the entertainment industry. During Blake Lively's childhood, because they didn't want to leave her with a babysitter her parents would take her with them to acting classes that they taught.

Blake Lively said that watching her parents teach acting classes helped her learn the "drills" of acting and gain confidence as she grew up. Blake Lively also said that as a child, her mother would bring her to Disneyland twice a week as an chance "to have some extra time to bond" and that due to all the time she spent there, she felt that she "grew up at Disneyland."

Blake Lively was cast in the CW's series "Gossip Girl" which premiered in September 2007. She has the role of Serena van der Woodsen in the teen drama. Blake Lively's most acclaimed role to date is her supporting role as the younger version of Pippa Lee in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" in 2009. Paul Byrnes, of the BrisbaneTimes, said about Blake Lively's performance in the film that it was "sensational". The film, also starring big names like Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder and Robin Wright Penn, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and is scheduled to have a limited release in the United States on November 27.

Why is Blake Lively famous?

Blake Lively is an American actress and model that currently plays the role of Serena van der Woodsen in the book-based TV drama "Gossip Girl". She has also starred in movies, including "Accepted", "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and as well as its sequel, and Ben Affleck's "The Town".

Why do we like Blake Lively?

Blake Lively said, in August 2009 during an interview with UK Glamour, that, while she does worry about her looks and weight, mostly when preparing for filming scenes involving revealing clothing, she doesn't need to diet.

Quotes :

- "My whole family's been in the business. My whole family is crazy."

- "I'm a klutz. Every dance I've ever gone to my date waits at the bottom of my stairs as I walk down. I have not gone to one dance that I have not fallen down the stairs."

Filmography :

- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
- Untitled J.J. Abrams Project (2008)
- Gossip Girl (1 episode, 2007)
- Elvis and Anabelle (2007)
- Simon Says (2006)
- Accepted (2006)
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
- Sandman (1998).