Lively began her acting career at age 11, when she appeared
in the 1998 film Sandman, which was directed by Lively's
father. Lively describes her role in the film as having been
a "bit part". After not having any involvement
with acting for almost seven years, Lively appeared in the
film adaptation of the novel of the same name, The
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005. Lively, appearing
with America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel,
played Bridget, one of the four female leads. Lively's
performance in the film earned her a nomination for a Teen
Choice Award for "Choice Movie Breakout -
Female." With a box office revenue of $42 million, the
film was Lively's biggest commercially successful film until
it was out-grossed by its sequel.