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{{Infobox person
| name = Blake Lively
| image = Blake_Lively_2011_Shankbone.JPG
| caption = Lively at the 2011 ] gala
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|08|25}}
| birth_place = ], California, US
| birthname =
| spouse = {{marriage|]|2012}}
| occupation = Actress, model
| yearsactive = 1998–present
}}

'''Blake Lively''' (born August 25, 1987) is an American actress and model who appears as ] in the television teen drama series '']''. She has also appeared in movies, including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.

==Early life==
Lively was born in ], the daughter of actors Elaine Lively (née McAlpin) and ] (born Ernest W. Brown).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7D41EF44C9114&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=NewsBank for AJC &#124; www.ajc.com |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-10}}</ref> She was raised as a ].<ref name="Nylon">"The Talk of The Town" '']'' (May 2008) magazine</ref> She is the youngest of five children:<ref name="marieclaire09">{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/interviews/blake-lively-interview?click=main_sr|date=2009-12|title=Blake Lively Grows Up|first=Rebecca |last=Miller|work=] |accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> she has an older brother, ], two half-sisters, ] and ], and a half-brother, ]. Both of her parents and all of her siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry.<ref name="Blake Lively">{{cite web|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2008/12/blake_lively?currentPage=1|title=Blake Lively's After School Activities (p. 1)|first=Dana |last=Wood|date=2008-12|work=W|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> During Lively's childhood, her parents would take her with them to acting classes that they taught because they did not want to leave her with a babysitter.<ref name="Blake Lively"/> Lively said that watching her parents teach acting classes helped her learn the "drills" of acting and gain confidence as she got older.<ref name="marieclaire09"/><ref name="Blake Lively"/>

Lively was initially not particularly interested in acting. During the summer between her junior and senior years of high school, her brother Eric, asked his agent to send her out on a few auditions over a period of a few months. From these few auditions, she got the role of Bridget for ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants''.<ref name="Blake Lively2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2008/12/blake_lively?currentPage=2|title=Blake Lively's After School Activities (Page 2)|author=Dana Wood|date=2008-12|work=W |accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> Lively filmed her scenes in ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' between her junior and senior years at ].<ref name="Blake Lively2"/>

==Career==
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Lively began her acting career at age&nbsp;11, when she appeared in the 1998 film ''Sandman'', which was directed by Lively's father. Lively describes her role in the film as having been a "bit part".<ref name="alluremay09">] "The Anti-Gossip Girl". 2009-05.</ref> Lively appeared in the film adaptation of the novel of the same name, '']'', in 2005 as Bridget, one of the four female leads. Lively's performance in the film earned her a nomination for a ] for "Choice Movie Breakout – Female."{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}

In 2006, she co-starred with ] in ''Accepted'', and Lively had minor roles in the horror film, '']''. While ''Accepted'' was not well received by critics, Lively's performance was, earning her a 'Breakthrough Award' from Hollywood Life.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} In 2007, Lively played one of the two title characters in '']'' as Anabelle, a bulimic girl who hoped to win a beauty pageant. Lively said ] that she had 'shed serious weight' for her height. Lively stated that that process was difficult for her because food is “the No.&nbsp;1 love of my life.”<ref name="Blake Lively4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2008/12/blake_lively?currentPage=4|title=Blake Lively's After School Activities (Page 4)|first=Dana |last=Wood|date=2008-12|work=W|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref> ''MovieLine.com'' praised her performance in the film and credited it as having been her "breakthrough role".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieline.com/2009/09/remembering-elvis-and-annabelle----blake-livelys-real-breakthrough.php|title=Remembering Elvis and Anabelle: Blake Lively's Real Breakthrough|first=Michael |last=Adams|date=2009-09-09|work=Movie Line|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref>

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Lively was cast in the ] series '']'', based on ] by ], which premiered in September 2007. She plays ] in the teen drama.<ref name="elvis">{{cite news|agency=Reuters |title=Showbiz people briefs|accessdate=2006-04-12}}</ref> Her first magazine cover was the November 2007 issue of '']'', where she discussed her time in high school and her career prior to ''Gossip Girl''.<ref name="CosmoGirl">'']'' magazine (November 2007).</ref>

In 2008, Lively reprised her role in the sequel, '']''. Similar to the first film, Lively was positively received by critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2008/8/8/review-the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants-2.html|title=Review: "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2"|date=2008-08-08|first=Franck |last=Tabouring|work=Screening Blogs|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/sequel_wears_well_M5vZtYOfmnLjUDbcI4aYbK|date=2008-08-06|first=Lou |last=Lumenick|title=Sequels Wear Well|work=] |accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> As of November 2009, the film had earned over $44&nbsp;million at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=travelingpants2.htm |title=The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |work=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=2009-11-14}}</ref> In 2009, Lively appeared as Gabrielle DiMarco, a minor role in the romantic comedy, '']'', a sequel to the 2006 film '']''. Despite positive reception from critics, the film had a poor box office performance.<ref name="nyilyplot">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1624006/story.jhtml|date=2009-10-16|author=Kurt Loder |publisher=MTV|title='New York, I Love You': Out-Of-Towners |first=Kurt |last=Loder|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2009/10/16/movie-review-new-york-i-love-you.html|work=Screening Blogs|date=2009-10-12|title=Movie Review: 'New York, I Love You'|first=Franck |last=Tabouring|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref>

One of Lively's most acclaimed roles to date is her supporting role playing the younger version of the title character in ''The Private Lives of Pippa Lee'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2709684.htm |date=2009-10 |title=The Private Lives of Pippa Lee |work=] |first=Margaret |last=Pomeranz |accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> Paul Byrnes, of the ''Brisbane Times'', described Lively's performance in the film as being "sensational".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/the-private-lives-of-pippa-lee-20091023-hc7v.html|title=The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee|work=Brisbane Times|date=2009-10-20|first=Paul |last=Byrnes|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> In October, 2009, Lively began filming her scenes for her role as Krista Coughlin, in the 2010 film '']'', based on ]'s novel ''Prince of Thieves''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/blake-lively-goes-to-town-for-ben-affleck-neilm.php|title=Blake Lively Goes to ‘Town’ for Ben Affleck|work=Film School Rejects |date=2009-09-05 |accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> In the film, Lively's role has been described as "the sister of Jem and Doug's ex-girlfriend who has a 19-month old daughter, Shyne."<ref name=town>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i34ed7d659fd029638516deda384a1c36|first=Borys |last=Kit|title=Blake Lively going to 'Town' for WB, Legendary|work=]|date=2009-08-26|accessdate=2009-09-16}}{{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The film, which also stars ], was released in the United States on September&nbsp;17, 2010 to critical acclaim. In an interview with '']'', Lively stated that she wasn't relying on her career as an actress, having felt that having her own interior decorating firm would be a substitute as a back-up plan, and because of her 'fascination'{{Clarify|date=June 2011|Are these half quotation marks meant to indicate a quotation by Lively?}} with "colors and textures and layering things."<ref name="marieclaire09"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/news/ni1189471|title=Lively Wants To Become Interior Decorator|work=]|date=2009-11-13|accessdate=2009-11-14}}</ref>

In January 2010, it was announced that Lively would play ], the female lead and ] of Hal Jordan in the superhero film '']'', which was released in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b161247_blake_lively_brightens_up_green_lantern.html|title=Blake Lively Brightens Up Green Lantern|work=]|accessdate=2010-03-27}}</ref> The film grossed a worldwide total of $219,851,172.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green Lantern (2011)|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greenlantern.htm|work=]|accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref> but was considered as a summer ] as it "failed to perform to expectations" even though it grossed more than its budget.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Paul|title=Summer of flops: How A-list stars failed to save Hollywood from more box office disappointment|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2034058/Summer-flops-A-list-stars-fail-save-Hollywood-disappointment-box-office.html|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=September 5, 2011}}</ref> Lively appeared in the music video for ]'s "]" together with ] in December 2010.<ref name="justhadsex">{{cite web|url=http://www.thelonelyisland.com/video/i-just-had-sex|title=The Lonely Island – I Just Had Sex (feat. Akon)|accessdate=2010-02-06}}</ref>

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In 2012, she starred in ]'s '']'' alongside ], ], ], and ]. '']'' film critic ] was positive of Lively's work which he described as "smart and sad precisely because she plays O as such a broken, needy little soul".<ref>{{cite web|last=McWeeny|first=Drew|title=Review: Oliver Stone turns Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, and Blake Lively into 'Savages'|url=http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/review-oliver-stone-turns-aaron-johnson-taylor-kitsch-and-blake-lively-into-savages|work=]|accessdate=August 24, 2012|date=June 30, 2012}}</ref> Lively was originally considered for the lead role in ]'s '']''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lyttelton|first=Oliver|title=Exclusive: Blake Lively, Jude Law & Channing Tatum Will Lead Steven Soderbergh's 'The Side Effects'|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/exclusive-blake-lively-jude-law-channing-tatum-will-lead-steven-soderberghs-the-side-effects|work=]|accessdate=January 19, 2012|date=January 9, 2012}}</ref> However, it was later reported ] would replace her.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike|title=Rooney Mara Takes Lead In Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Side Effects’|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/rooney-mara-takes-lead-in-steven-soderberghs-side-effects/|publisher=]|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=January 30, 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, Lively was chosen as the face of the new ] fragrance titled Gucci Premiere. She appeared in a short film ad directed by ] for the fragrance.<ref></ref>

==Personal life==
Lively dated actor ] from 2004 to 2007; the two had been friends since childhood.<ref name="people bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/blake_lively/biography |title=Blake Lively Biography|work=]|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> Lively dated actor ] from late 2007 to mid-September 2010.<ref name="daily news">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/12/24/2007-12-24_blake_lively_match_isnt_just_gossip.html |title=Blake Lively Match Isn't Just 'Gossip' |date=2007-12-24 |work=] |accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref><ref name="people mexico">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20199754,00.html |title=Exclusive: Blake & Penn's Romantic Getaway|date=May 13, 2008|work=People}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20210739_14,00.html|title=Give Her A Hand|date=2008-07-08 |work=People|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref> Lively was in a relationship with actor ] from mid-May<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2021650/Blake-Lively-joins-new-love-Leonardo-DiCaprio-ride-New-York.html|title=Blake Lively joins new love Leonardo DiCaprio for a ride through New York|date=August 3, 2011|work=Dailymail|accessdate=August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Talarico|first=Brittany|title=Tika Sumpter on Blake Lively Dating Leonardo DiCaprio: "He Got Himself a Big Catch"|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/06/tika-sumpter-on-blake-lively-dating-leonardo-dicaprio-he-got-himself-a-big-catch/|publisher=''OK Magazine''|accessdate=August 25, 2011|date=June 7, 2011}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> until October 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/blake-lively-splits-with-leonardo-dicaprio-20111005-1l7we.html |title=Blake Lively splits with Leonardo DiCaprio |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=October 8, 2011|date=October 5, 2011}}</ref> Lively began dating her '']'' co-star ] in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-house-hunting-in-connecticut-2012194|title=Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds House Hunting in Connecticut!|date=April 19, 2012|publisher=US Weekly|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}</ref> In June 2012, she and Reynolds purchased a cottage in ] for $2 million.<ref>{{cite web|first=People|title=Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds Buy a 'Country Home' Together: Source|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20589290,00.html|accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref> The couple married on September 9, 2012 at ] in ].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20628487,00.html|title=Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds Are Married|date=September 9, 2012}} </ref>

During the ] Lively expressed her support for ]. Lively and Badgley appeared in a pro-Obama commercial, as part of ]'s Youth Vote program. The commercial, directed by ], aired during ''Gossip Girl'' on ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20232838,00.html|title=Blake Lively & Penn Badgley Go for Laughs in Pro-Obama Ad|date=2008-10-14|work=People |accessdate=2011-06-20}}</ref>

In 2011, she was featured in the annual '']'' magazine 100 influential people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066409,00.html|title=The 2011 TIME 100 |work=People |accessdate=2011-06-03|date=April 21, 2011}}</ref> Additionally, ] named her the most desirable woman of 2011 <ref> Top 99 for 2011, AskMen.com</ref> and '']'' magazine named her one of 2012's Most Beautiful at Every Age.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age – Blake Lively|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20360857_20360861,00.html#20612289|work=People|accessdate=April 25, 2012|author=Karen J. Quan|date=April 20, 2012}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1998
! scope="row" | ''Sandman''
| Trixie/Tooth Fairy
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2005
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants|The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film)}}''
| ]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2006
! scope="row" | '']''
| Monica Moreland
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2006
! scope="row" | '']''
| Jenny
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2007
! scope="row" | '']''
| Anabelle Leigh
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2}}''
| Bridget Vreeland
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2009
! scope="row" | '']''
| Gabrielle DiMarco
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2009
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Private Lives of Pippa Lee}}''
| Young Pippa Lee
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Town|The Town (2010 film)}}''
| Krista Coughlin
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011
! scope="row" | '']''
| ]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2012
! scope="row" | '']''
| Glenda
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2012
! scope="row" | '']''
| Ophelia "O" Sage
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Television
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2007–present
! scope="row" | '']''
| ]
|! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Lead Role

|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008–2010
! scope="row" | '']''
| {{plainlist|
*Girlfriend
*Host/Various
*Herself/Transsexual}}
| {{plainlist|
Episodes:
*"Jeff Bridges/Eminem and Lil Wayne"
*"Blake Lively/Rihanna"
*"James Franco/Kings of Leon"}}
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| 2005
| ]
| Choice Movie Breakout Female
| ''{{sortname|The|Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants}}''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2008
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice Female Hottie
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2008
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Actress Drama
| '']''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2008
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Breakout Star-Female
| ''Gossip Girl''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2008
| ]
| Achievement Award-Breakout Performance
| '']''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2009
| Prism Awards
| Performances in a Drama Episode
| ''Gossip Girl''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2009
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Actress Drama
| ''Gossip Girl''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010
| People's Choice Awards
| Favorite TV Drama Actress
| ''Gossip Girl''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Actress Drama
| ''Gossip Girl''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010
| ]
| ]
| ''{{sortname|The|Town|The Town (2010 film)}}''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010
| ]
| ]
| ''{{sortname|The|Town|nolink=1}}''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2010
| ]
| ]
| ''{{sortname|The|Town|nolink=1}}''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010
| ]
| ]
| ''{{sortname|The|Town|nolink=1}}''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2011
| ]
| Favorite TV Drama Actress
| ''Gossip Girl''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2011
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice Movie Actress Sci Fi/Fantasy
| '']''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2011
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Actress Drama
| ''Gossip Girl''
| {{Won}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|515116|Blake Lively}}
*{{AllRovi person|407908|Blake Lively}}
*{{tcmdb name|3892892|Blake Lively}}

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