6:20AM Molly Friedman | Only three years ago, Blake Lively was just That Blonde Girl from The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants, and America Ferrera was just the Token Dorky Sidekick. Alexis Bledel and Amber Tamblyn, on the other hand, were bonafide TV stars. My, how things have changed. With the film’s sequel debuting next month, we take a look at how each of the leading ladies has done career-wise since the original
racked up nearly $40MM at the box office in 2005. While there’s a bit of bad news for the original’s biggest stars, there’s an alternate way of looking at this role reversal: any actress’ status as the perennial “buddy” can obviously change with one little show that could.