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Blake Christina Lively born August 25, 1987 is an American actress and model. She currently stars as Serena van der Woodsen in the book-based TV drama Gossip Girl. She has also starred in movies, including Accepted, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (as well as its sequel), The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and Ben Affleck's The Town. Blake Lively was born in Tarzana, Los Angeles to actors Ernie and Elaine Lively. She was raised as a Southern Baptist. The youngest of five siblings, Blake Lively has a brother, Eric, two half-sisters, Lori and Robyn, and a half-brother, Jason. Both of her parents and all of her siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry. During Blake Lively's childhood, her parents would take her with them to acting classes that they taught because they did not want to leave her with a babysitter. Blake Lively said that watching her parents teach acting classes helped her learn the "drills" of acting and gain confidence as she got o...