Let's examine the life of actress Blake Lively, who was born into a family in the industry and has survived to this day, starting with the movie "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants".
Her full name is Blake Ellender Brown, she was born on August 25, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. She was born to her mother, Elaine, who works as a talent scout, and her father, an actor, Ernie Lively. Lively has an older brother named Eric and three half-brothers from her mother's side.
She made her professional debut at the age of 10, starring in the 1998 film Sandman, directed by her father. Initially not very interested in acting, Lively wanted to go to Stanford University. Attending Burbank High School, Lively was a cheerleader, championship choir member, and class president, graduating in 2005.
That same year, she took a lead role in the comedy-drama film "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", based on the novel of the same name directed by Ken Kwapis. The film, which received generally positive reviews, also achieved moderate revenue at the box office. Her performance earned her a Teen Choice Award nomination and a "Breakthrough Award" by Hollywood Life. The following year, she appeared as Monica Moreland in the comedy film "Accepted" directed by Steve Pink. The film received mixed reviews, resulting in moderate grossing at the box office.
In 2006, she appeared as Jenny in the slasher movie "Simon Says" directed by William Dear. She later got a lead role in the romantic drama film "Elvis and Anabelle" written and directed by Will Geiger. For her performance, she was praised and referred to as one of her breakthrough roles.
The following year, she took one of the lead roles as Serena van der Woodsen in the teen drama television series "Gossip Girl", based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novel series of the same name. The series, which continued until 2012, was nominated for numerous awards and won 18 Teen Choice Awards. In different years for her performance, she has resulted in several awards and nominations, including two Teen Choice Awards, nominations for ASTRA Awards, nominations for Prism Awards, and nominations for People's Choice Awards.
Meanwhile, she appeared in the sequel comedy-drama "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" as Bridget Vreeland, who was part of the main cast. The film, which received generally positive reviews, resulted in moderate revenue at the box office. In 2008, she was cast in the sequel to the romantic comedy-drama anthology film "New York, I Love You". Despite garnering positive reviews, the film failed to do well at the box office.
In 2010, she appeared as Krista "Kris" Coughlin in the crime drama film "The Town", based on a novel co-written and directed by Ben Affleck. The film, which received praise from the critics, also achieved a healthy income at the box office. In addition, the film was recognized as one of the ten best films of 2010. In the same year, she appeared with actress Jessica Alba in the music video for The Lonely Island's song "I Just Had Sex".
The following year, she took the lead role as Carol Ferris in the superhero movie "Green Lantern" based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The film, which was released with negative reviews from critics, became one of the biggest box office bombs in history, grossing the same as the production budget at the box office. In the same year, she was included in the "100 influential people" list by Time magazine. Moreover, she was chosen as the most desirable woman by the AskMen.com web portal. In 2012, she was recognized by People magazine as one of the Most Beautiful of All Ages.
That same year, she appeared as Ophelia "O" Sage in the action thriller "Savages" directed by Oliver Stone. The film received mixed reviews, resulting in moderate grossing at the box office. In the same year, she was chosen as the face of Gucci Premiere, the fragrance of the luxury home of Gucci, and appeared in a short commercial.
Lively, who was chosen as the new face of personal care company L'Oreal in 2013, became her first major make-up campaign. In 2015, she starred as Adaline Bowman (Jennifer) in the romantic fantasy film "The Age of Adaline", directed by Lee Toland Krieger, along with Michiel Huisman and Harrison Ford. A healthy box office success, the film received mixed reviews from critics. Her performance earned her two nominations at the 42nd Saturn Awards.
The following year, she starred as Nancy Adams in the survival horror film "The Shallows" directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The film, which received generally positive reviews, was able to achieve great success at the box office. Her performance earned her a Teen Choice Awards nomination for Best Summer Movie Star. She then starred as Veronica Hayes in the romantic comedy-drama film "Café Society" written and directed by Woody Allen. The film, which was met with mostly positive reviews, was met with moderate box office receipts.
Later, she co-starred with Jason Clarke in the psychological drama "All I See Is You" directed by Marc Forster. The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, was met with mixed reviews. In 2018, she took a lead role with Anna Kendrick in the crime thriller "A Simple Favor", based on the novel of the same name directed by Paul Feig. The film was acclaimed by critics and audiences. In addition to this, it achieved a healthy box office success at the box office.
In 2020, she co-starred with Jude Law and Sterling K.Brown in the action thriller "The Rhythm Section", based on the novel of the same name directed by Reed Morano. The film received mixed reviews, with critics generally praising Lively's performance. It was also considered a box office bomb with its revenue against the production budget at the box office.
In 2021, she was cast as Josie Schuller in the Netflix film adaptation of "Lady Killer" written and directed by Diablo Cody and based on the novel of the same name. That same year, Lively made his directorial debut, co-writing and directing the music video for the song "I Bet You Think About Me", sung by Taylor Swift and Chris Stapleton.
The following year, it was announced that Lively would make his feature directorial debut in the movie based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel "Seconds". It was later reported that Lively will play the lead character, Lily Bloom, based on Colleen Hoover's novel "It Ends with Us."
Private life
From 2007 to 2010, Lively was in a relationship with actor Penn Badgley. Later that same year, Lively met actor Ryan Reynolds. The couple, who started dating in 2011, got married on September 9, 2012. The couple have four children and Lively lives with her family in Pound Ridge, New York.
In 2021, Lively launched "Betty Buzz", its line of soft drink mixers. Lively, who describes herself as a "cook and cook", made the cake on an episode of the cooking show The Martha Stewart Show in 2008.