Blake Christina Lively (born August 25, 1987) is an American actress. She has appeared in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Accepted, and the book-based TV show Gossip Girl.

Lively started out in film with a bit role in Sandman in 1998. In 2005, Lively played Bridget in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, for which she received a Teen Choice Award nomination for "Choice Movie Breakout - Female." She will be reprising the role in 2008 in the sequel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, alongside co-stars Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn. She starred in Accepted, Simon Says, and Elvis and Anabelle in 2006. She also received the Breakthrough Award from Hollywood Life for her role in Accepted on December 10, 2006.

Lively was cast in the CW's new series Gossip Girl which premiered in September 2007 and plays Serena van der Woodsen in the teen drama, co-starring alongside Leighton Meester, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Penn Badgley, Amelia Conway and Taylor Momsen. Her first magazine cover was the November 2007 issue of Cosmo Girl, where she discussed her time in high school and her career prior to Gossip Girl. She has since appeared on the January 2008 cover of shopping magazine Lucky. She has more recently appeared on the March 2008 cover of Teen Vogue.

She is now dating Gossip Girl costar Penn Badgley, who she denied dating for several months. She has also said that she is friends with her Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants co-stars Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, and Amber Tamblyn.

Her height is 5' 9" (1.75 m).

When auditioning for the Sisterhood, she walked in and gave them nothing but her photo, since she had never done anything before that, they all thought she was joking but when she left the room, they knew that she was definitely the Bridget they wanted

She stayed busy juggling duties as class president and cheerleader as well as performing with her national championship show choir.

Has stated that she has known her Gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley since she was 11 years old.

Sister of Eric Lively, Jason Lively, Lori Lively and Robyn Lively.

Daughter of actor Ernie Lively and Elaine Lively.

• Blake Lively fan site
• IMDB page
• Wikipedia page