Blake Lively
American actress and producer celebrated for her roles in Gossip Girl, The Shallows, and It Ends with Us.
Blake Lively - Personal Information
- Name: Blake Lively
- Date of Birth: August 25, 1987
- Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Gender: Female
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Producer, Director
Biography
Blake Ellender Brown (born August 25, 1987), known professionally as Blake Lively, is an American actress. A daughter of actor Ernie Lively, she made her professional debut in his directorial project Sandman (1998). She had her breakthrough role in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) and its 2008 sequel. Lively achieved stardom with her portrayal of Serena van der Woodsen in the CW teen drama television series Gossip Girl (2007–2012). During this period, she also took on supporting roles in the romantic comedies New York, I Love You (2008) and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009), as well as in the thrillers The Town (2010) and Savages (2012).
Lively shifted her focus to films in the ensuing years. She starred in the romantic fantasy The Age of Adaline (2015), the survival film The Shallows (2016), the comedy Café Society (2016), and the comedy thriller A Simple Favor (2018) and its 2025 sequel. She expanded her career by directing Taylor Swift's 2021 music video "I Bet You Think About Me", and produced and starred opposite Justin Baldoni in Baldoni's romantic drama It Ends with Us (2024). The latter emerged as her biggest box office success, but drew controversies, resulting in a number of lawsuits, including Lively and Baldoni suing each other for defamation. In 2025, she was included in Time magazine's 100 most influential people list.
Selected Filmography
A look at Blake Lively's most notable recent screen appearances across film and television.
- Lively vs Baldoni: The Hollywood Feud (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Secrets of the Penguins (TV - 2025) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- He Said, She Said: Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Another Simple Favor (2025) as Emily Nelson
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025) as Self
- It Ends with Us (2024) as Lily Bloom
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) as Ladypool (voice)
- IF (2024) as Octopuss (voice)
- Welcome to Wrexham (TV - 2022) as Self
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