Blake Lively Biography

American actress & popular for her role as Serena van der Woodsen in the series Gossip Girl. Let’s read about Blake’s family, education, career and relationships..

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Name	Blake Ellender Lively
Parents	Ernest Wilson Brown and Elaine Lively
Movies	The Age of Adaline, The Shallows...
Series	Gossip Girl...
Couple	Ryan Reynolds (m. 2012)
Partner	Penn Badgley (2007-2010)
Children	4
Height	5' 8'' feet

Age of Black Lively:

Black Lively age is years old as she was born on August 25, 1987 in Tarzana , Los Angeles, California, United States.

Blake Lively childhood pic

Family of Blake Lively:

She is the daughter of Elaine Lively and Ernie Lively. Blake's mother was also an actress and her father worked as a talent scout. She has a total of 4 siblings: Eric, an older brother and three half siblings, Lori, Robyn and Jason from her mothers previous marriage. The fact is, all of them work in the entertainment industry.

Blake Lively parents

Education of Blake Lively:

Blake went to Burbank High School in the 2000s and graduated in 2005. She actively participated in extracurricular activities, like cheerleading and the show choir. She also attended Stanford University in the summer for extra courses. Although Blake did not follow an educational college track and focused on building her career as an actress.

Blake Lively Debut:

She appeared on the screen for the first time in the 1998 film Sandman which was directed by her father. She was only ten years old and played a fantastic role. During her high school summer season, Eric tried to send her to several auditions through his agent's reference.

Blake in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants:

Blake was selected in an audition to play the role of Bridget in the film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. She played a main role and went for filming scenes during her junior and senior high school years. Later in 2008, Blake Lively reappeared in the Second Part of the film as well.

Blake Lively in sisterhood series

Blake Lively More Films:

She had a long-list of film projects in which Blake Lively appeared. Some of those roles, such as in the films Accepted (2006), The Town (2010), Green Lantern (2011), The Age of Adaline (2015) and The Shallows (2016).

Blake Lively in Gossip Girl:

She played a role in the television series Gossip Girl from the year 2007 to 2012. In this series, Blake played the role of Serena van der Woodsen.

Taylor Swift Song:

Blake Lively directed two songs by Taylor Swift. In 2021, she directed a music video for the song “I Bet You Think About Me” and in 2023 for the song "I Can See You".

Blake Lively in Tylor swift song

Appearance in It Ends with Us:

Blake Lively played a role of Lily Bloom in filmm It Ends with Us which was released on August 9, 2024.

Collaboration with brands:

Blake Lively collaborated with numerous brands and also featured on the magazine's covers as well. Some of the prominent ones, like Vogue, Glamour and Elle. She also collaborated with brands like Chanel (2011), Gucci (2012) and L'Oréal Paris (2013) and many more.

Blake Lively Awards:

Blake Lively also has four Teen Choice Awards for the role in the series Gossip Girl.

She won the People's Choice Awards (2017) for the title “Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress” for her role in The Shallows.

Blake Lively Relationship:

Blake Lively was in a relationship with her Gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley from 2007 to 2010.

Blake Lively Husband & Childrens:

She married Ryan Reynolds on 9 September 2012. Although they started dating in 2011. They have four children, James, Inez and Betty while they welcomed the fourth baby in February 2023 and did not announce the name of the baby officially.

Blake Lively with ryan Reynolds

"The most beautiful thing you can show is confidence."

Blake Lively

Summary:

An American actress who gained prominence through her role in the television series Gossip Girl. She later revealed this diversity in such films as The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants or The Age of Adaline, and many more. In the film The Town, where she starred as a single mom menaced by crime and despair, made her a promising candidate who could handle more serious roles where her character was very different than the one she played in public.