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Alexis Bledel
Bledel in 2011
Born	Kimberly Alexis Bledel (1981-09-16) September 16, 1981 (age 43) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Vincent Kartheiser ​(m. 2014)​
Children	1

Kimberly Alexis Bledel (Spanish: [ˈbledel], English: /ˈblɛdəl/ BLEH-dəl; born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She is known for her role as Rory Gilmore in the WB/CW comedy-drama Gilmore Girls. She has since starred in films, including Tuck Everlasting (2002), Sin City (2005), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008), and Post Grad (2009).

Early life

Bledel was born in Houston, Texas to Nanette (née Dozier), who worked as a gift processor and flight attendant, and Martín Bledel. She has a younger brother, Eric. Her father was born and raised in Argentina. Her paternal grandfather, Enrique Einar Bledel Huus, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was of Danish and distant German descent; Enrique was Vice President of Coca-Cola Latin America and the Coca-Cola Inter-American Corporation. Bledel's paternal grandmother, Jean (née Campbell), was originally from New York, and had Scottish and English ancestry. Bledel's mother, Nanette, was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, at the age of eight; Nanette was raised there, and in Mexico City. Of her parents' upbringing in Latin America, Bledel has stated "It's the only culture my mom knows from life, and my father as well, and they made the decision to raise their children within the context they had been raised in". Bledel grew up in a Spanish-speaking household, and did not learn English until she began school; she considers herself a Latina.

Bledel attended Catholic St. Agnes Academy in Houston, as well as Baptist and Lutheran schools. Her mother encouraged her to try community theater to overcome her shyness. As a child, Bledel appeared in local productions of Our Town and The Wizard of Oz. She was scouted at a local shopping mall and given work as a fashion model. She went to Page Parkes Center for Modeling and Acting and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for one year.

Career

Bledel made her television debut opposite Lauren Graham in The WB comedy-drama Gilmore Girls, which ran for seven seasons from October 5, 2000 to May 15, 2007. She played Rory Gilmore, the daughter of Lorelai Gilmore (Graham), a single mother. Initially, Rory was a high school student at an exclusive private academy, living with her mother in a small town in Connecticut, but later moved on to college at Yale University, where she, among other things, worked as the editor of the Yale Daily News. Bledel made her feature film debut opposite Jonathan Jackson in the fantasy romantic drama Tuck Everlasting (2002), based on Natalie Babbitt's novel of the same name (1975). Before her work in that film, Bledel was an uncredited extra in the 1998 comedy-drama Rushmore. In 2005, she co-starred in the drama The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, opposite Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, and Blake Lively, and based on Ann Brashares' novel of the same name. She played Lena Kaligaris, an aspiring artist on a journey with her three best friends, linked over the summer by a pair of "magical" jeans.

In 2005, Bledel co-starred in the anthology neo-noir crime thriller Sin City where she played Becky, a prostitute. "She's a very professional prostitute. She carries a gun and she kicks ass," said Bledel of her character. In 2006, Bledel co-starred opposite Jay Baruchel in the romantic comedy I'm Reed Fish as the fiancée of Baruchel's title character. After the end of Gilmore Girls, she reprised her role of Lena Kaligaris in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, released in August 2008. The following year, Bledel starred in the comedy Post Grad, which was released on August 21, 2009.

Bledel co-starred opposite Scott Porter and Bryan Greenberg in the romantic comedy The Good Guy, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival April 26, 2009. The film centered around Porter's character Tommy, a Wall Street investment broker whose life falls apart when he helps out Greenberg's character Daniel, a new broker. Bledel played Beth, Tommy's girlfriend. In April 2009, Bledel guest-starred in the NBC medical drama ER in the two-hour series finale titled "And in the End..." as Dr. Julia Wise, a new intern to the hospital. In May 2009, Bledel signed a contract with the modeling division of IMG.

Bledel co-starred opposite James McAvoy and Robin Wright in the historical drama The Conspirator directed by Robert Redford. She played the girlfriend of McAvoy's character Frederick Aiken, the lawyer who defended Mary Surratt, the first woman to be hanged by the federal government of the United States, played by Wright. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States on April 15, 2011. Also in 2010, Bledel starred as the title role in the Canadian drama The Kate Logan Affair. The film was presented at Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2010.

Bledel performed in the theatre production Regrets by the Manhattan Theatre Club, staged at the New York City Center. It was confirmed in early-March 2013 that Bledel would co-star opposite Jason Ritter in the Fox pilot Friends & Family, an adaptation of the British sitcom Gavin & Stacey as Stacey with Ritter as Gavin. The pilot was picked up for a series and was retitled Us & Them. However, Fox eventually decided not to air the series. 2015 saw Bledel starring with Katherine Heigl as the fiancée to Heigl's character in the film Jenny's Wedding.

On January 29, 2016, Netflix announced a revival of Gilmore Girls with a series of four 90-minute films set around the four seasons, and Bledel's participation was confirmed.

Personal life

Bledel previously dated Gilmore Girls co-star Milo Ventimiglia from 2002 to 2006 and British model John Paul from 2010 to 2011.

In 2012, Bledel began dating her Mad Men co-star Vincent Kartheiser, cousin of Peyton Lilly. Bledel and Kartheiser announced their engagement in March 2013. They were married in California in June 2014. In May 2016, Bledel's representative confirmed she gave birth to their first child, a son, in fall 2015.

Bledel supported the 2012 re-election of Barack Obama and urged her fans to vote.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and other recognitions

Other recognitions

• 2002: Voted one of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25"
• 2005: Ranked #87 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women
• 2010: Named one of Us Magazine's "25 Most Stylish New Yorkers"

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External links

• Alexis Bledel at IMDb
• Alexis Bledel on Twitter

• 1981 births
• 21st-century American actresses
• Actresses from Houston
• American actresses of Mexican descent
• American female models
• American film actresses
• American people of Argentine descent
• American people of Danish descent
• American television actresses
• Hispanic and Latino American actresses
• Living people
• Tisch School of the Arts alumni
• American people of German descent
• American people of Scottish descent
• American people of English descent