Blake Lively

Blake Ellender Lively (née Brown;^[1] born August 25, 1987^[2]) is an American actress and model who is known for her television role as Serena van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl. She is also known for her roles in Accepted, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Town, Green Lantern, The Age of Adaline, Savages and Deadpool & Wolverine

Blake Lively
Lively at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Blake Ellender Brown (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 38) Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA
Other names	Blake Reynolds
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouse	Ryan Reynolds ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	4
Parent	Ernie Lively
Relatives	Eric Lively (brother) Lori Lively (half-sister) Robyn Lively (half-sister) Jason Lively (half-brother)

Filmography

Movie

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Sandman	Trixie / Tooth Fairy
2005	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants	Bridget Vreeland
2006	Accepted	Monica Moreland
	Simon Says	Jenny
2007	Elvis and Anabelle	Anabelle Leigh
2008	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	Bridget Vreeland
2009	New York, I Love You	Gabrielle DiMarco
	The Private Lives of Pippa Lee	Young Pippa Lee
2010	The Town	Kristina "Kris" Coughlin
2011	Green Lantern	Carol Ferris
	Hick	Glenda
2012	Savages	Ophelia "O" Sage
2015	The Age of Adaline	Adaline Bowman
2016	The Shallows	Nancy Adams
	Café Society	Veronica Hayes
2017	All I See Is You	Gina
2018	A Simple Favor	Emily Nelson
2020	The Rhythm Section	Stephanie Patrick
2024	IF	Octopuss (voice)
	Deadpool & Wolverine	Lady Deadpool (voice)	Cameo
	It Ends with Us	Lily Bloom	Also executive producer
2025	Another Simple Favor	Emily Nelson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007–2012	Gossip Girl	Serena van der Woodsen	Main role[3]
2009	Saturday Night Live	Herself (host)	Episode: "Blake Lively/Rihanna"
2018	When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special	Delivery person	Television special[4][5]

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Artist	Notes
2010	"I Just Had Sex"	Unsatisfied Girlfriend	The Lonely Island featuring Akon
2014	"Part II (On the Run)"	Herself	Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé
2021	"I Bet You Think About Me"	—	Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton	Co-writer, producer, and director

Personal life

Blake Ellender Brown was born on August 25, 1987 in Tarzana, California.^[6] She studied at Beverly Hills High School. She married Ryan Reynolds in September 2012 and shares four children with him. ^[7]