Blake Lively is an actress who became famous thanks to the teenage drama television series Gossip Girl and her role as Serena van der Woodsen.
Synopsis
Blake Lively was born in Los Angeles on August 25, 1987. Her father was an actor and director, and her mother was a talent manager. During high school, the girl auditioned for a role in the teenage series, but only after a while she got the main role in the “girl” action movie “Jeans Mascot” (2005). Two years later, the actress appeared in the acclaimed TV series “Gossip Girl”, which aired until 2012. To date, this multi-part film adaptation, released by the CW Network channel, is one of the most popular and viewed.
Early childhood
Blake Lively was not born into a simple family. From birth, she was surrounded by show business. There are five children in their family, and each of them has gone to the film industry. Before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business, Lively's parents lived in Tarzan, California.
The actress admits that she had a strong southern family. Many do not believe that she is from Los Angeles, as she respects the traditions in which she was raised by her parents. Perhaps the reason is the previous residence of her parents. This is especially evident in culinary preferences: Blake prefers fried, sweet, cheese dishes.
This is surprising, but Blake Lively went to first grade when she was only three years old. Her six-year-old brother was so nervous that she would go to school alone, that her mother sent our heroine along with him. In the selection committee, teachers did not ask questions, because the woman convinced everyone that Blake Lively was already enough years for study.
Lively recalls that after several weeks the teachers said that she would have to attend a class with the mentally retarded, because she did not keep up with the rest of the children. Everyone thought that she was very slow and incapable, because she quickly got tired and all the time wanted to sleep, while other children were active.
After the teachers literally put a bullet in the abilities of the future actress, the girl managed to change 13 different schools before the end of primary school. In the end, she was transferred to Burbank High School, where she excelled in both her academic and extracurricular activities. Lively was a cheerleader, class president, and the voice of the school choir.
Acting Debut
The actress first appeared in the film when she was only 10 years old. In 1998, she played a short role in the movie “Sandman,” which was shot by her father.
Despite the strong pressure from her older brothers and sisters, the girl did not seek to leave school and begin an acting career - she did not show much interest in this type of activity. Instead, Lively dreamed of enrolling at Stanford University. Nevertheless, feeling the potential and talent of her sister, her older brother Eric sent the girl for the first audition.
The actress recalls that her brother tried to force her to make vital decisions at age 15. He began to contact agents and tell them about his charming and talented younger sister. She was very busy at school, but when agents called and said that an appointment was scheduled, it was very difficult for Lively to say “No” because she did not want to upset her brother.
At the age of 17, Blake Lively (you can see the photo of the famous actress below) finally agreed to attend several auditions. The girl was waiting for almost instant success. After several months of listening, she starred in the movie Jeans Mascot (2005) as Bridget. The main role brought her the nomination “Breakthrough movie star” of the Teen Choice Award.
Glory in the “Gossip Girl”
After filming the film “Jeans Mascot”, the actress returned to Burbank to get to graduation and finish school. As soon as the actress received a diploma, she immediately returned to acting and got into the comedy “They Accepted Us!” (2006), where she starred with Justin Long and John Hill.
A year later, in 2007, the world saw the new role of Lively in the teenage drama “Gossip Girl”. It is believed that this is her most famous role to date, except for the acclaimed film “The Age of Adalin” (2015).
The series "Gossip Girl" talks about privileged teens in New York. The leader of the company is a stylish blonde and a reformed party girl - Serena van der Woodsen.
Thanks to active media coverage of the series, as well as provocative and controversial photo shoots in the Rolling Stones magazine, the series “Gossip Girl” quickly became a cult among teenagers. A beautiful and young cast constantly appeared on all covers of fashion magazines.
Other movies Blake Lively
Thanks to her dazzling appearance, her natural acting talent, and the incredible support of Gossip Girl fans, the girl began to be perceived as a potential top movie star. In January 2010, Esquire magazine called the girl “a promising, interesting, talented actress of the year”. In the same year, viewers watch the crime thriller City of Thieves, where Lively plays a role in the young mother of the character Ben Affleck Doug MacRae. Both the film itself and the acting Lively received wide acclaim from critics and the public.
The following year, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds played together in the movie Green Lantern, which was based on the story of a comic book character. The picture received a lot of negative reviews and was disappointing commercially, but the romance between the characters of the main characters resulted in something more and grew into a deep feeling in real life.
No less successful Blake Lively movies:
- In 2015, the girl starred in the romantic, fantasy, dramatic film "Age of Adalin." In this film adaptation, the actress plays a woman who, as a result of an accident, has stopped aging. The age of the main character was stuck at the turn of 29-30 years.
- In 2016, the girl reappears on the screens, but already in the thriller “Sandbank”, where her heroine survived the attack of a shark.
Awards and Achievements
Lively won the 2008 Teen Choice Award for Best Gossip Television Actress. The last episode of the film adaptation was released in 2012.
In 2010, the film “City of Thieves” brought her two more awards. She received them from the Washington Film Critics Association and the United States National Film Critics Council.
In 2011, she won the CinemaCon Artist of the Year Award. In the same year, she was included in the Top 100 most influential people according to the Times magazine, and also topped the list of the most desirable women according to AskMen.
Personal life and relationships
The first relationship of the actress was seen immediately after the movie “Simon Says.” But Lively herself admits that Kelly Blaz was a good childhood friend to her, with whom they became close after filming in the period from 2004 to 2007.
In 2007, due to screen romance in the series “Gossip Girl,” Lively began dating her colleague Penn Badgley. They met from 2007 to 2010.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds quickly became inseparable. They bought a shared home in upstate New York in April 2012. Having managed to hide their plans from the media, the couple registered their marriage in a closed ceremony on September 9, 2012, near Charleston in South Carolina. About 70 guests attended Reynolds and Blake Lively's wedding.
A friend of the actress, singer Florence Welch, performed right during the ceremony. It should be noted that this is the first marriage of Lively. Before meeting and marrying Reynolds, the girl met with actor Leonardo DiCaprio. They were seen in France, where they spent their vacations together. The couple broke up in October 2011 after a five-month relationship.
Children of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynold: James, who was born in December 2014, and Ines, who was born in September 2016.
Interesting Facts
- Blake Lively launched an electronic project in 2014 called Save. On this site, the actress sold unique things that she somehow received. All proceeds went to charity. The girl closed the site in the fall of 2015, saying that the launch was premature and that it would soon be launched again.
- The actress filmed a video clip with Jessica Alba in 2010 for her album The Lonely Island on I Just Had Sex.
- Blake Lively is called an excellent housewife and an incredibly talented cook, because the girl is a big gourmet. Actress ardent fan of Martha Stewart and Nigella Lawson. But cooking at home - not all the merits of the girl. The actress is engaged in culinary master classes around the world.
- The girl took part in the Gucci Chime for Change campaign, which was aimed at attracting attention to issues of female education, health and justice.
- Lively featured on the cover of Cosmo Magazine in 2008, saying in an interview that she had never used drugs and alcohol. Of the "bad" habits, there is only one - she likes to sleep a lot.
- During the 2008 presidential election in the United States, Lively expressed support for Barack Obama. The actress with Penn Badgley even appeared in campaign ads as part of a youth voting program.
The filmography of Blake Lively is not distinguished by a rich list, but her roles are vivid, memorable. When she was a child, parents often took the girl with them to acting classes, which they taught because they did not want to leave the baby with a nanny. She often says that she watched her parents conduct classes - this is what helped to gain confidence when she became older and began acting in films.
Funny and funny moments
When the actress first tried herself for a role in the film “Jeans Mascot”, she simply came and gave her photo. Before that, she had never been to auditions and had no idea how to behave on samples, and this despite the fact that her whole family was literally absorbed in show business. It was this film that nominated her for the Teen Choice Award.
Blake Lively was repeatedly teased for clumsiness, because during the filming of Jeans Mascot the girl constantly fell into comic situations, but this did not stop the future actress - she became popular. So, the series “Gossip Girl” became so famous that any outfit worn by Blake Lively as Serena appeared in stores the very next day.
Working moments
The actress admitted that shooting intimate scenes is the most difficult thing in cinema. It is very difficult to relax and be as natural as possible when 40 people look at you in the hall and say what needs to be done.
In October 2010, the media got a photograph of Ryan Gosling and Blake Lively relaxing together at Disneyland. However, they still claim to be just good friends. In addition, the actress has repeatedly admitted that she loves this park very much, so she visits it so often with her colleagues, relatives and friends.
Around the same time, the actress started a serious affair with Reynolds. Photos of husband Blake Lively and her children you will see below.
Finally
Blake Lively is a charming and talented actress. You will be surprised, but she even replaced Jennifer Lawrence during the filming of The Hunger Games.
Lively has been the face of L'Oreal since 2013, she has repeatedly starred in commercials for this brand.
Blake once told reporters that she does not like to wear heels because she considers herself to be quite high.
Her favorite films are The Wizard of Oz, Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet.