Alexis Bledel (full name Kimberly Alexis Bledel) was born on September 16, 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA.
Biography and Career :
Alexis Bledel is an American actress. Her father, Martin Bledel, is Argentine and her mother, Nanette Dozier is of Mexican-American parents of French and German descent; she has a younger brother, Eric David Bledel, born in 1986. Her first language is Spanish. Alexis Bledel's parents encouraged her to try community theater at the age of eight to overcome her shyness. She is perhaps best known for her role in the television series Gilmore Girls and for the films Tuck Everlasting, Sin City, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Alexis Bledel studied at the Page Parkes Center for Modeling and Acting and majored in film at New York University's Tis
ch School of the Arts for one year before landing the role of Rory in Gilmore Girls.
In 2002, Alexis Bledel was voted one of Teen People's "Hottest Stars Under 25". Among her earliest film appearances was an uncredited role as an extra in Rushmore, which was shot in her hometown.
Alexis Bledel made her debut on TV in the Gilmore Girls series in 2000. She plays Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore, the daughter of single mother Lorelai Victoria Gilmore. Alexis Bledel has stated that she feels she can relate in some ways to Rory, both when it comes to some personal traits and her relationship to her own parents. She also sees the family structure and mother-daughter relation on the show as something to which many people can relate.
Alexis Bledel appeared as the main character in the video for Less Than Jake's She's Gonna Break Soon from their 2003 album Anthem.
In 2005 Bledel appeared in Sin City and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, both were popluar at the box office. In 2006 she can be seen in I'm Reed Fish
Filmography :
"Gilmore Girls" .... Rory Gilmore
... aka Gilmore Girls: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
- Partings (2006) TV Episode .... Rory Gilmore
- Driving Miss Gilmore (2006) TV Episode .... Rory Gilmore
- Super Cool Party People (2006) TV Episode .... Rory Gilmore
- I Get a Sidekick Out of You (2006) TV Episode .... Rory Gilmore
- The Real Paul Anka (2006) TV Episode .... Rory Gilmore
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I'm Reed Fish (2006) .... Kate Peterson
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) .... Lena
... aka The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (Australia)
Sin City (2005) .... Becky
... aka Frank Miller's Sin City (USA: complete title)
The Orphan King (2005) .... Dylan
Bride & Prejudice (2004) .... Georgina "Georgie" Darcy
... aka Bride and Prejudice: The Bollywood Musical (International: English title: promotional title)
DysEnchanted (2004) .... Goldilocks
Tuck Everlasting (2002) .... Winifred 'Winnie' Foster
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