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Alexis Bledel

Alexis BledelAKA Kimberly Alexis Bledel

Born: 16-Sep-1981
Birthplace: Houston, TX

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Rory on Gilmore Girls

Alexis Bledel was painfully shy as a child, and her parents enrolled her in acting classes, gently nudging her toward performing in local stage productions, hoping to bring her out of her shell. She began working as a model in her teens, and attended a private school, where she was often absent, modelling at photo shoots instead. She once got in trouble for forging her mother's signature, in a note to get out of gym class. After high school, she enrolled at New York University, expecting to major in film studies, but her education was interrupted when she flew to Los Angeles to audition for the role of Lauren Graham's daughter on Gilmore Girls.

Despite her success with that show, Bledel has stuck to small roles in films: in the Indian spin on Jane Austen, Bride & Prejudice, Bledel played the young innocent girl seduced, and in Sin City she played one of the armed prostitutes of Old Town. She has also had some more prominent roles in smaller films, including Tuck Everlasting and The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.

Father: Martin Bledel (Argentine)
Mother: Nanette Bledel (Mexican)
Brother: Eric David Bledel (b. 1986)
Boyfriend: Milo Ventimiglia (actor, dated 2000-06)
Boyfriend: Vincent Kartheiser (actor, engaged to be married)

    High School: Saint Agnes Academy, Houston, TX
    University: New York University (studies on hiatus)

    TELEVISION
    Gilmore Girls Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Crypto (12-Apr-2019)
    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (10-Nov-2016)
    Jenny's Wedding (10-Jul-2015)
    Parts Per Billion (25-Mar-2014)
    Remember Sunday (21-Apr-2013)
    The Brass Teapot (8-Sep-2012)
    Violet & Daisy (15-Sep-2011)
    Girl Walks Into a Bar (7-Mar-2011)
    The Conspirator (11-Sep-2010) · Sarah Weston
    Post Grad (13-Aug-2009) · Ryden Malby
    The Good Guy (26-Apr-2009)
    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (6-Aug-2008)
    I'm Reed Fish (25-Apr-2006)
    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (1-Jun-2005)
    Sin City (1-Apr-2005)
    Bride and Prejudice (6-Oct-2004)
    Tuck Everlasting (8-Sep-2002) · Winnie Foster


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