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Blake Lively

Blake Ellender Brown (born August 25, 1987), known professionally as Blake Lively,}} is an American actress and entrepreneur.

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 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 the romantic drama ''It Ends with Us'' (2024). Provided by Wikipedia