Robyn Lively

Robyn Lively
Lively in November 2014
Born	Robyn Elaine Lively (1972-02-07) February 7, 1972 (age 45) Powder Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	Bart Johnson (m. 1999)
Children	3
Parent(s)	Elaine Lively Ronnie Lively
Relatives	Ernie Lively (stepfather) Jason Lively (brother) Lori Lively (sister) Eric Lively (half-brother) Blake Lively (half-sister)

Robyn Elaine Lively (born February 7, 1972) is an American actress. Lively is best known for her role in the film Teen Witch, as well as for her roles in the TV shows Doogie Howser, M.D., Twin Peaks, Savannah, and Saving Grace.

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).

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 the feature films Wildcats, The Karate Kid Part III, and Not Quite Human.

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