Born into a showbiz family in Tarzana, California, Blake Lively made her film debut at age 10 as the Tooth Fairy in the indie film, Sandman (1998), directed by her father, Ernie Lively, a well-known character actor with over 100 screen credits. Blake's mother is a talent agent, while her older siblings Lori, Jason, Eric and Robyn are all established actors themselves. However, Blake decided to concentrate on school first, becoming class president and a cheerleader before returning to actin
Lively brings boyfriend Kelly Blatz (right), her costar in the 2006 thriller Simon Says, to the L.A. premiere of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. They are photographed kissing and hugging on the red carpet. "I've had a crush on him since second grade," she tells the Boston Herald in 2005. "He finally came around this year."
In 2007 she landed her breakout role as Serena on the popular TV series Gossip Girl. She returned for the Traveling Pants sequel in 2008, and had a crucial part in Ben Affleck's well-reviewed crime drama The Town. She was cast in Green Lantern in 2010, and two years later she would be part of Oliver Stone's gritty crime film Savages. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
