Blake Ellender Lively (née Brown; born August 25, 1987) is an American actress. Born in Los Angeles, Lively is the daughter of actor Ernie Lively, and made her professional debut in his directorial project Sandman (1998). She had her breakthrough playing Bridget Vreeland in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) and its 2008 sequel, to commercial success. After starring in the comedy Accepted (2006), Lively achieved international recognition for her portrayal of Serena van der Woodsen in the CW teen drama television series Gossip Girl (2007–2012). During this period, she also starred in the romantic comedies New York, I Love You (2008) and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009), the thrillers The Town (2010) and Savages (2012), and the superhero film Green Lantern (2011).
Lively garnered acclaim for portraying the title character in the romantic fantasy The Age of Adaline (2015), a Hollywood secretary in the romantic comedy-drama Café Society, and the antagonist of the black comedy thriller A Simple Favor (2018). She also headlined the survival horror film The Shallows (2016), the psychological drama All I See Is You (2016) and the thriller The Rhythm Section (2020), and directed Taylor Swift's music video "I Bet You Think About Me" (2021).
