Blake Lively is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Serena van der Woodsen in the CW drama series Gossip Girl.
Lively was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Elaine and Ernie Lively, an actor. She has German, Irish, English, and French ancestry. Lively has an older sister, Robyn, and two half-sisters, Lori and Jason. Lively was raised as a Presbyterian. During her childhood, she traveled with her family to various parts of the world, including South Africa, Australia, and France. As a teenager, she appeared in the films The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), Accepted (2006), and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009).
In 2007, Lively appeared in the action thriller film Smokin’ Aces. She co-starred in The Town (2010), Green Lantern (2011), and Savages (2012). In 2014, she starred in the film adaptation of the novel The Age of Adaline.
Table of Contents:
1. Early life and family
2. Personal life
3. Awards and nominations
4. Top Blake Lively Quotes
Early life and family
Lively was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 25, 1987, the daughter of Elaine and Ernie Lively, an actor. She has German, Irish, English, and French ancestry. Lively has an older sister, Robyn, and two half-sisters, Lori and Jason. Lively was raised as a Presbyterian. During her childhood, she traveled with her family to various parts of the world, including South Africa, Australia, and France.
As a teenager, Lively appeared in the films The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), Accepted (2006), and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009).
In 2007, Lively appeared in the action thriller film Smokin’ Aces. She co-starred in The Town (2010), Green Lantern (2011), and Savages (2012). In 2014, she starred in the film adaptation of the novel The Age of Adaline.
Lively has also appeared in several fashion magazines, including Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire. She has been a brand ambassador for L’Oréal Paris since 2009.
Personal life
Lively began dating actor Penn Badgley in 2007. They split in 2010 but reconciled in 2011 and became engaged in October 2011. They married in September 2012. Lively gave birth to their first child, a daughter, in December 2014.
Lively is a supporter of the African Wildlife Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, and Conservation International. She has also worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Awards and nominations
Lively has won several awards, including a Teen Choice Award, a People’s Choice Award, and a Hollywood Film Award.
She has been nominated for several other awards, including a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics’ Choice Award.
Top Blake Lively Quotes
I always love somebody who makes me laugh, who’s fun to be with. — Blake Lively
People just wanna talk. They wanna create negative things about you and your life and make up things. You can’t let them affect you! — Blake Lively
If I’m not with somebody who really excites or inspires me, then I’d rather be by myself. — Blake Lively
I want babies. Lots of babies. Of course! — Blake Lively
Family is at the heart of everything I do. — Blake Lively
For me, I really feel like a character when I look like them. — Blake Lively
The only time I really go on the Internet is for recipes. — Blake Lively
I’ve never really had a competitive relationship in any work situation. — Blake Lively
I have to learn to knit. — Blake Lively
I’m always the person who’s taking everyone else’s kid and putting them on my hip, so I’ve kinda always been a mama. — Blake Lively
I’m guilty of going to a fitting, then going out to buy the same outfit. It’s been a problem for my bank account! — Blake Lively
You could spend your life trying to uncover all the treasures in New Orleans and not even scratch the surface. It’s such an amazing place. — Blake Lively
Everybody on our cast is very musically talented, except for me. — Blake Lively
The smell of pine needles, spruce and the smell of a Christmas tree – those to me, are the scents of the holidays. — Blake Lively
My mom and dad always taught acting, so instead of getting me babysitters, they would just bring me to class. — Blake Lively
I love to photograph the gorgeous landscapes when I travel. — Blake Lively
It is hard that people don’t just let you do your job for them and entertain, and then carry on your own life. — Blake Lively
My mom taught me this really great beauty tip. She used to put oil or mayonnaise on the bottom half of her hair before she would shower. — Blake Lively
I never think about how other people will respond to the way I dress, — Blake Lively
I just want Beyonce to be the mother of my children. — Blake Lively
I have a big family and no one ever treated me like a child. They always treated me like an adult, like an equal. — Blake Lively
The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence. — Blake Lively
I love being at home and cooking and baking. — Blake Lively
I kind of feel like I grew up at Disneyland. — Blake Lively
Ngila Dixon is such an incredible costume designer. She’s such a cool, stylish woman. She has such an understanding of character. — Blake Lively
When I’m playing a character, I don’t wear perfume. — Blake Lively
I love layering things. Fall is my favorite time of the year to get dressed. — Blake Lively
I had a lot of friends in high school, but I was never the wild party girl. Never have been, never plan to be! — Blake Lively
What can I say? I feel good when I’m wearing heels. I feel sexier, attractive. — Blake Lively
I came from a big family … a big family of Southerners. — Blake Lively
People ask me why I don’t tweet. Honestly, I’m so sick of myself. — Blake Lively
I think certain people are the way they are for certain reasons that we can’t necessarily judge without knowing. — Blake Lively
I always appreciated the magnitude of my mother’s imagination. She always saw beauty in what was broken, and she’d preserve it. — Blake Lively
My whole family’s been in the business. My whole family is crazy. — Blake Lively
I never really cook from recipes. But the worst is when something turns out great and I can’t figure out how to make it again! — Blake Lively
I really don’t like the gym. I like experiences, so I take any chance I get to go on a bicycle or on a hike. — Blake Lively
I grew up in L.A., but I was the only one in my family born there. — Blake Lively
I don’t really know how to describe my personal style. — Blake Lively
You can’t really go wrong as long as you’re true to yourself. — Blake Lively
I’ve kissed just three people in my life, other than stuff that I’ve done for TV or movies. I know – I’m weird! — Blake Lively
I think that when you smell good, you feel good. You know how when you’re in a room and someone else smells good, you’re like, ‘Where is that?’ — Blake Lively
To be around me, you must love food, or I’m the most obnoxious person you’ve ever met. — Blake Lively
I did not want to be an actor because my whole family did it-going into the family business was the last thing I wanted to do. — Blake Lively
I think baking is an incredible thing; cooking in general is an incredible thing. — Blake Lively
You know that old saying, ‘A way to a man’s heart is through his stomach’ – that’s me. — Blake Lively
I love a challenge. — Blake Lively
I’ve never been a big fan of gossip. Being a victim of it, I knew how much it hurt. — Blake Lively
Because I have some amazing shoes and bags and stories that need to be appreciated. — Blake Lively
I need good friends who can say, ‘I love you to death, but you look terrible in that, and you need to change right now.’ — Blake Lively
If I could spit out a litter of kids, I would. — Blake Lively
There have been so many things written about me that are untrue and horrifying. — Blake Lively
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