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Blake Lively, middle name Christina, was born on August 25th 1987. She is an American actress and model who stars as Serena van der Woodsen in the television teen drama series Gossip Girl. She has also starred in movies, including Accepted, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Town and Green Lantern.

Lively began her acting career at age 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". Lively appeared in the film adaptation of the novel of the same name, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005 playing Bridget, one of the four female leads.

She continues to portray Serena van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl, now entering it's fifth season in the USA. Lively is also working on two up-and-coming film projects entitled 'Hick' and 'Savages'.

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Blake Lively - news / articles

Reynolds tempted by Lively's Green Lantern cookies - 7 June 2011
-Ryan Reynolds struggled to stay slim on the set of new movie The Green Lantern because his co-star Blake Lively kept bringing baked treats to the set for cast and crew.-The keen cook spent her time between takes making cookies and cakes, and Reynolds struggled as he

Lively chooses roles over cash - 10 September 2010
-Gossip Girl star Blake Lively snubs big money movie offers so she is not typecast as a "commercial" actress.- -The 22 year old shot to fame playing New York rich kid Serena van der Woodsen in the hit TV series, but will swap her glamorous character for a drug-addicte

Lively to remain on Gossip Girl - 14 August 2010
-Gossip Girl creator Josh Schwartz has dismissed reports Blake Lively has asked to be written out of the hit TV show so she can pursue a film career.- -The blonde beauty shot to prominence playing wealthy socialite Serena van der Woodsen on the teen drama and has sinc

Blake Lively - what members say

Accepted review by A customer from Scotland

Really Enjoyable 16 February 2011
...I primarily rented this film because I like Blake Lively in Gossip Girl, but I enjoyed the entire film. It was funny, easy to watch and enjoyable. I would recommend this to... Read customer review

Green Lantern review by samhen from

Big Green Lycra Pants! 14 January 2012
...Reardon (ask your dad) just don't translate onto a big - or small - screen. Blake Lively is terrible as the love interest and even the brilliant Mark Strong just looks ... Read customer review

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee review by Nitaray from Farnham

Classy stuff. 9 December 2009
...ck. Less successful in my opinion,is the casting of another actress altogether (Blake Lively ) to play the daughter between the ages of 17 and 25. Withe written word, its ... Read customer review

Blake Lively - filmography

Gossip Girl - Season 5 - Complete (2012)
Starring: Blake Lively, Penn Badgley, Leighton Meester
Director: Mark Piznarski, Larry Shaw, Tate Donovan
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Based on Alloy Entertainment's book series by Cecily Von Ziegesar, GOSSIP GIRL gives New York's fashionable Upper East Side basically the same slick and sexy treatment as THE O.C. had given California's Orange County. The titular 'ossip Girl' played by Kristen Bell, keeps tabs on the city's most ..read more »

45% from 2 members
Due for release on 13th August 2012

Green Lantern - Blu-ray (2011)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Martin Campbell
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A test pilot embraces his destiny as a cosmic superhero in CASINO ROYALE director Martin Campbell's adaptation of the popular DC Comics series. Ever since he saw his fearless father perish in a tragic aviation mishap, all Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) could think about was flying -- it was the only ..read more »

64% from 7,841 members

Green Lantern on DVD (2011)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Martin Campbell
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In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But ..read more »

63% from 20,064 members

Hick (2011)
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, Eddie Redmayne
Director: Derick Martini
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Thirteen-year-old Nebraska girl Luli has been dealt a rough hand. Certain she's destined for a more glamorous life, Luli packs her things --including her new birthday gift, a Smith & Wesson .45 --and hitches a ride to Vegas. Dressed like a girl twice her age, she's immediately picked up by a ..read more »

60% from 2 members
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The Town on DVD (2010)
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm
Director: Ben Affleck
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There are over 300 bank robberies in Boston every year. And a one-square-mile neighbourhood in Boston, called Charlestown, has produced more bank robbers than anywhere in the U.S. One of them is Doug MacRay, the leader of a crew of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves on taking what they want ..read more »

71% from 34,603 members

Gossip Girl - Season 4 - Complete (5 discs) on DVD (2010)
Starring: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley
Director: Mark Piznarski, Andrew McCarthy, Joe Lazarov
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High society and low blows are back as Gossip Girl continues for its much-anticipated fourth season. Last season ended with a bang as a heartbroken Chuck lay bleeding in the streets of Prague while Blair and a newly single Serena jetted off to Paris for a fabulous summer abroad. Meanwhile, Nate, ..read more »

88% from 442 members

The Town - Blu-ray (2010)
Starring: Graham King, Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall
Director: Ben Affleck
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Boston bank robber Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) falls for a woman his gang had previously taken hostage after feigning a chance meeting with her to ensure that she can't identify them. The son of a tough Charlestown, MA thief, Doug passed on his chance to walk the straight and narrow in favour of ..read more »

72% from 13,166 members

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee on DVD (2009)
Starring: Robin Wright Penn, Blake Lively, Alan Arkin
Director: Rebecca Miller
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From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee leads a charmed existence. She is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher 30 years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life ..read more »

60% from 6,475 members

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2 on DVD (2009)
Starring: Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively
Director: Sanaa Hamri
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Based on Ann Brashares' best-selling series of novels about four young women who share an unbreakable bond through the unpredictable events of their lives, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" catches up with Tibby, Carmen, Bridget and Lena in the months following their first year of college. ..read more »

67% from 5,586 members

Gossip Girl - Season 3 - Complete (5 discs) on DVD (2009)
Starring: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley
Director: J. Miller Tobin, Norman Buckley, Jean de Segonza
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Based on Alloy Entertainment's book series by Cecily Von Ziegesar, GOSSIP GIRL gives New York's fashionable Upper East Side basically the same slick and sexy treatment as THE O.C. had given California's Orange County. The titular Gossip Girl, played by Kristen Bell, keeps tabs on the city's most ..read more »

88% from 1,291 member

The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee - Blu-ray (2009)
Starring: Julianne Moore, Robin Wright Penn, Blake Lively
Director: Rebecca Miller
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For this dramedy, filmmaker Rebecca Miller (THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE) directs this star-studded adaptation of her own novel. THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE stars Robin Wright Penn, Maria Bello, Alan Arkin, Monica Bellucci, Blake Lively, and Julianne Moore.

61% from 8 members
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Gossip Girl - Season 2 - Volume 2 (4 discs) on DVD (2008)
Starring: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley
Director: J. Miller Tobin, Norman Buckle, Michael Fields
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Want to know a secret? A really juicy secret? Look no further than the latest message from Manhattan's notorious blogger Gossip Girl. She keeps tabs on the city's most elite teens as they make the rounds from the poshest school events to the most lavish, decadent parties. And between Serena and ..read more »

88% from 1,723 member

Gossip Girl - Season 2 - Volume 1 (3 discs) on DVD (2008)
Starring: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley
Director: J. Miller Tobin, Michael Fields, Jim McKay
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Want to know a secret? A really juicy secret? Look no further than the latest message from Manhattan's notorious blogger Gossip Girl. She keeps tabs on the city's most elite teens as they make the rounds from the poshest school events to the most lavish, decadent parties. And between Serena and ..read more »

87% from 2,132 members

Gossip Girl - Season 1 (5 discs) on DVD (2007)
Starring: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley
Director: Mark Piznarski, J. Miller Tobin, Patrick R. Norr
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Based on Cecily Von Ziegesar's teen novels Gossip Girl follows the lives of the teenagers who attend an elite private school in New York City. The privileged prep school teens discover the latest on friendships, relationships and jealousy in their complex world of Manhattan's Upper East Side from ..read more »

84% from 3,302 members

Accepted on DVD (2006)
Starring: Ann Cusack, Mark Derwin, Justin Long
Director: Steve Pink
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What happens when you want to go to college but no school accepts you? If you're Bartleby Gaines (Justin Long), you invent a fictitious university and create your own destiny. ACCEPTED follows the Ferris Bueller-esque Bartleby as he and his assembled crew of college rejects dupe the world by ..read more »

64% from 7,807 members

Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants on DVD (2005)
Starring: Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively
Director: Ken Kwapis
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Four girls who grow up together find their lives about to be changed forever when each girl decides to follow her own destiny. To keep the friendship alive the friends agree to share ownership of a pair of jeans, which just happen to fit all the girls perfectly. Each of the girls will keep the ..read more »

62% from 14,161 members

Blake Lively facts

5 most recent films

Gossip Girl - Season 5 - Complete - 2.5 stars
Green Lantern - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Green Lantern - 3.0 stars
Hick - 3.0 stars
The Town - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Gossip Girl - Season 4 - Complete - 4.5 stars
Gossip Girl - Season 2 - Volume 2 - 4.5 stars
Gossip Girl - Season 3 - Complete - 4.5 stars
Gossip Girl - Season 2 - Volume 1 - 4.5 stars
Gossip Girl - Season 1 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Gossip Girl - Season 5 - Complete - 2.5 stars
Hick - 3.0 stars
The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee - 3.0 stars
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Penn Badgley - 23 times - show films
Leighton Meester - 23 times - show films
Kristen Bell - 22 times - show films
Chace Crawford - 14 times - show films
Matthew Settle - 14 times - show films

Most frequent directors

J. Miller Tobin - 21 times - show films
Mark Piznarski - 18 times - show films
Norman Buckley - 11 times - show films
Jean de Segonza - 6 times - show films
Andrew McCarthy - 6 times - show films

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