Blake Lively

Blake Lively is an American actress. Her first appearance was in the 1998 movie Sandman, though she had a small role playing Trixie. Her breakthrough came in 2005 when she was cast the role of Bridget in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and will also star in the 2008 sequel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. Lively also starts in the popular CW television series Gossip Girl, playing the role of Serena van der Woodsen. Throughout her career, she has also starred in Accepted, Simon Says and Elvis and Annabelle.

1. "My whole family's been in the business. My whole family is crazy."
2. "It's the most awkward thing! There's a room of 40 people watching you, they're telling you exactly how to move your head, and it's completely silent. It's awful!"
3. "In high school, there are so many cliques. You're never safe. In between my junior and senior years, I went away to film Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and I came back ready to do the things with my friends that we always did, but things change. People get older, and there are some inside jokes that you don't know about that have happened."

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• August 25, 1987: Born

• 2005: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

• 2006: Accepted

• 2006: Simon Says

• 2007: Elvis and Anabelle

• 2007: Gossip Girl

• 2008: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

• Amazon.com: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Accepted