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Blake Lively stars as Serena van der Woodsen in The CW\'s new drama \"Gossip Girl,\" about privileged teenagers from the \"upper east side\" who attend an elite private school in New York City.

Blake has quickly become one of the most sought-after young actresses in Hollywood. Last summer, she starred in Universal\'s summer comedy \"Accepted,\" alongside Justin Long and directed by Steve Pink. She made her big-screen debut in Warner Bros.\' \"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,\" for which she earned a \"Breakthrough Performance\" nomination at the \"2005 Teen Choice Awards.\"

Blake has completed production on the independent feature \"Elvis & Annabelle,\" starring opposite Max Minghella and Mary Steenburgen whixh has shown in atleast 3 independent film festivals to RAVE reviews, as well as the sequel to \"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants\" is in post-production.

She was also honored at the December 2006 Hollywood Life Breakthrough Awards. She graduated from high school lin the spring of 2006 and resides in L.A./New York.