Early life

Born in Powder Springs, Georgia, Lively was born into a family of actors. Her mother, stepfather and all four siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry. She is the daughter of talent manager Elaine Lively (née McAlpin) and Elaine's first husband Ronnie Lively (Ronald Otis Lively). Her siblings are sister Lori (born 1966) and brother Jason (born 1968), and her half-siblings are Blake (born 1987) and Eric (born 1981).

Career

Lively began her career as a child actress. At age six, she made her screen debut in the television movie Summer of My German Soldier in 1978. Throughout the 1980s, she appeared in several television shows including Silver Spoons and Punky Brewster.

She appeared in feature films Wildcats, The Karate Kid, Part III, and Not Quite Human.

After being cast as Jessica Andrews in The Karate Kid III in 1989, producers were forced to drop her character being the new love interest for the film's protagonist Daniel LaRusso. This was because Lively was only 17 at the time of filming and still a minor, while Ralph Macchio (LaRusso) was 27 (LaRusso's on-screen age for the film was 18). This caused scenes that called for Daniel and Jessica to romantically kiss to be re-written so that the pair only developed a close friendship.

At the age of 19, Lively was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance as an insecure teen in the 1991 ABC Afterschool Special episode "Less Than Perfect Daughter".

In the 1990s, Lively had recurring roles on Twin Peaks, Doogie Howser, M.D. and Chicago Hope. In 1996, she appeared as Lane McKenzie, one of three lead characters in the short-lived WB drama Savannah.

In 2003, Lively played NCIS Special Agent Vivian Blackadder in the JAG episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" (the backdoor pilot for NCIS). Initially a member of Special Agent Gibbs' team, she never appeared in the spin-off series due to the fact that at the time of Blackadder's debut, there was an overwhelming negative reaction to Blackadder and as such, Lively was dropped from the series.

In 2008, Lively appeared alongside Holly Hunter in an episode of Saving Grace and also had a role in Cold Case.

In 2010, she appeared alongside Twin Peaks costars in the Dual Spires episode of Psych.

She is currently starring in the TV series Gortimer Gibbon's Life On Normal Street for Amazon Studios. She plays Gortimer Gibbon's mother.

Personal life

Lively married fellow actor Bart Johnson on September 25, 1999. The couple have three children: Baylen, Kate, and Wyatt Blake and reside in the Hollywood Hills.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Summer of My German Soldier	Sharon Bergen	TV movie
1983	Boone	Amanda	Episode: "Words and Music"
1984	Knight Rider	Becky Phillips	Episode: "Race for Life"
1984	Punky Brewster	Lisa	Episode: "Punky Finds a Home: Part 2" Episode: "Punky Finds a Home: Part 3"
1985	New Leave It to Beaver, TheThe New Leave It to Beaver	Tracy	Episode: "Steppin' Out" Episode: "Movin' On"
1986	Best of Times, TheThe Best of Times	Jaki
1986	Wildcats	Alice Needham
1986	Fuzz Bucket	Stevie Gerber	TV movie
1986	Silver Spoons	Tammy	Episode: "The Beach House"
1986	Starman	Beth McGovern	Episode: "Like Father, Like Son"
1986	Amazing Stories	Kate	Episode: "Welcome to My Nightmare"
1987	Not Quite Human	Becky Carson	TV movie
1988	Dictator, TheThe Dictator	Reggie Domino	Episode: "1.1"
1988	Buckeye and Blue	Buckeye Thatcher
1989	Teen Witch	Louise Miller
1989	The Karate Kid, Part III	Jessica Andrews
1989	Not Quite Human II	Becky Carson	TV movie
1990	Teen Angel Returns	Cindy	TV series
1990	Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Tracy Lee Summers	Episode: "G.A.G. Dance"
1990-1991	Twin Peaks	Lana Budding Milford	6 episodes
1991	ABC Afterschool Specials	Melissa Harmon	Episode: "The Less Than Perfect Daughter"
1991	Crazy from the Heart	Franny Peyton	TV movie
1991-1993	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Nurse Michele Farber	6 episodes
1992	In Sickness and in Health	Holly	TV movie
1992	Freshman Dorm	Molly Flynn	5 episodes
1993	Quantum Leap	Annie Wilkins	Episode: "Dr. Ruth"
1993	Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, TheThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	Nancy Stratemeyer	Episode: "Princeton, February 1916"
1993	Precious Victims	Wendy McBride	TV movie
1993	Against the Grain	Jill Clemons	3 episodes
1994-1995	Chicago Hope	Nurse Maggie Atkisson	8 episodes
1995	Dream a Little Dream 2	Rachel Holfield	Video
1996	Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father, TheThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father	Nancy Stratemeyer	TV movie
1996-1997	Savannah	Lane McKenzie Collins	34 episodes
1997	Early Edition	Jenny Sloane	Episode: "Jenny Sloane"
1997-1998	George & Leo	Casey Wagonman	21 episodes
1998	Love Boat: The Next Wave, TheThe Love Boat: The Next Wave	Penelope Michaels	Episode: "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
1999	X-Files, TheThe X-Files	Angela Schiff	Episode: "Field Trip"
1999	Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man	Laura Anders	TV movie
2000	Chicken Soup for the Soul	Sophie Calloway	Episode: "Thinking of You/Mama's Soup Pot/The Letter"
2000	Santa Who?	Claire Dreyer	TV movie
2002	District, TheThe District	Jodi	Episode: "The Greenhouse Effect"
2002	Another Pretty Face	Andrea 'Andie' Chase	TV movie
2003	Crossing Jordan	Connie	Episode: "Pandora's Trunk: Part 1"
2003	JAG	NCIS Special Agent Vivian Blackadder	Episode: "Ice Queen" Episode: "Meltdown"
2003	Drew Carey Show, TheThe Drew Carey Show	Erin	Episode: "A Speedy Recovery"
2003	American Dreams		Episode: "Another Saturday Night"
2004	American Dreams	Grace	Episode: "Can't Hold On"
2004	Strong Medicine	Connie	Episode: "Positive Results"
2005	Mystery Woman: Snapshot	Madeline	TV movie
2005	CSI: NY	Sarah Myers	Episode: "Manhattan Manhunt"
2006	Simon Says	Leanne
2006	Nip/Tuck	Miss Hudson	Episode: "Willy Ward"
2007	7-10 Split	Diane Burke
2007	Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board	Carla	TV movie
2007	A Dance for Bethany	Abbey
2007	Cold Case	Miriam Gunden	Episode: "Running Around"
2007	Saving Grace	Darlene Dewey	Episode: "And You Wonder Why I Lie"
2008	Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change, TheThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change	Nancy Stratemeyer (uncredited)	Video
2008	Murder Dot Com	Lauren
2008	Criminal Minds	Abby Corbin	Episode: "Paradise"
2008	30 Rock	Kelsey Winthrop	Episode: "Reunion"
2008	Saving Grace	Darlene Dewey	Episode: "Are You an Indian Princess?"
2009	Saving Grace	Darlene Dewey	Episode: "I Believe in Angels"
2009	Alligator Point	Gina	TV movie
2010	Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist	Sadie Harrington	Episode: "Red All Over"
2010	Letters to God	Maddy Doherty
2010	Psych	Michelle Barker	Episode: "Dual Spires"
2011	Who is Simon Miller?	Meredith Miller	TV movie
2011	Sironia	Barbara	Post-production
2011	Fishers of Men	Macaire Leemaster	Post-production
2012	Longmire	Connie Mallery	Episode: "A Good Death is Hard to Find"
2014	Ouija	Mrs. Galardi
2014	Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street	Grace Gibbon	14 episodes
2015	Chasing Ghosts	Lydia Simmons	Straight to Video

Video games

Year	Title	Role
1993	Return to Zork	Fairy

Award nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film or series
1984	Young Artist Award	Nominated	Best Young Actress in a New Television Series	Boone
1985			Best Young Actress - Guest in a Television Series	Knight Rider
1987			Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film - Comedy or Drama	Wildcats
1989			Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture	Teen Witch
1991	Daytime Emmy Awards		Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special	ABC Afterschool Special

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