Alexis Bledel

Bledel made her feature film debut as Winnie Foster in the Disney live-action adaptation of Tuck Everlasting, and went on to appear in Sin City, Post Grad, and as Lena Kaligaris in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and its sequel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. Bledel has received various awards and nominations for her work. For her role in Gilmore Girls, she received nominations for Satellite, Teen Choice, and Young Artist Awards. For her role in The Handmaid's Tale, she has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. She has received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series.

Alexis Bledel studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and Saint Agnes Academy. The recorded working language is English. Residence is recorded at New York. Distinctions recorded are Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

• Name — Alexis Bledel • Birth Name — Kimberly Alexis Bledel • Born — 16 September 1981 • Birthplace — Houston, Texas, U.S. • Occupation — * Actress • model • Works — Full list • Years Active — 1996–present • Children — 1 • Awards — Full list

Bledel was born on September 16, 1981, in Houston, Texas, to Nanette (Dozier), who worked as a gift processor and flight attendant, and Martín Bledel. She has a younger brother, Eric. Her father is from Argentina. Her mother was born in Phoenix, Arizona and moved with her family to Mexico when she was eight. Her paternal grandfather, Enrique Einar Bledel Huus, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was of Danish and German descent; Huus 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, Irish, and English ancestry. Of her parents' upbringing in Latin America, Bledel said: "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 identifies as Latina. Bledel attended Baptist and Lutheran schools, and graduated from the Catholic St. Agnes Academy in Houston in 1999. 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 Wonderful Wizard of Oz. She was scouted at a local shopping mall and given work as a fashion model. Bledel attended New York University before dropping out when she was cast in Gilmore Girls at the age of 18.

Bledel made her television debut in 2000 opposite Lauren Graham in The WB (now CW) comedy-drama Gilmore Girls, which ran for seven seasons from October 5, 2000, to May 15, 2007. She played Rory Gilmore, daughter of single mother Lorelai Gilmore (Graham). Bledel made her feature film in the fantasy romantic drama Tuck Everlasting (2002), based on Natalie Babbitt's 1975 novel of the same name. 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, 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. • Illustration — Bledel in June 2008 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 in the romantic comedy The Good Guy, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival April 26, 2009. In April 2009, Bledel guest-starred in the NBC medical drama ER in the two-hour series finale "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 in the historical drama The Conspirator, directed by Robert Redford. 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 in 2010. Bledel performed in the theatre production Regrets by the Manhattan Theatre Club, staged at the New York City Center. It was confirmed in 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. Fox decided not to air the series, which eventually aired in the fall of 2018 on Sony Crackle. In 2015 Bledel starred 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. In 2017, she appeared as Ofglen, later known as Emily Malek in The Handmaid's Tale for Hulu; subsequently, her role was expanded to a regular role for the second season. Her acclaimed performance earned Bledel her first Emmy Award nomination and win in the 2017 Creative Arts ceremony in the category of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. She departed after the fourth season and made a special guest appearance in the show's series finale.

• Illustration — Bledel in 2017 In 2000, she appeared in print advertisements for Bonne Bell lip balm and Naturistics lip gloss. She has been included in magazine lists of the world's most beautiful women. In 2002, she was named one of Teen People "25 Hottest Stars under 25". Bledel was ranked at number 87 on Maxim magazine's "Hot 100 of 2005" list. Bledel was named one of Us Weekly "25 Most Stylish New Yorkers" in 2010.

Bledel and fellow former Gilmore Girls co-star Milo Ventimiglia were in a relationship from December 2002 to June 2006. In 2012, Bledel began dating Vincent Kartheiser. They met during her guest-starring run on Mad Men. They announced their engagement in March 2013 and married in California in June 2014. Bledel gave birth to their son in the fall of 2015. On August 10, 2022, Kartheiser filed for divorce from Bledel; the divorce was finalized on August 30. Bledel supported the 2012 re-election of Barack Obama and urged her fans to vote.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2000–2007 — Gilmore Girls — Rory Gilmore — Main role • 2009 — ER — Dr. Julia Wise — Episode: "And in the End..." • 2012 — Mad Men — Beth Dawes — 3 episodes • 2013 — Remember Sunday — Molly Branford — Television film: Hallmark Hall of Fame • 2014 — Us & Them — Stacey — Main role • 2015 — Motive — Robin Gould — Episode: "Oblivion" • 2016 — Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life — Rory Gilmore — Main role • 2017–2025 — The Handmaid's Tale — Emily Malek

• Year — Title — Role — Date — Notes • 2011 — Love, Loss, and What I Wore — January 12 – February 13, 2011 • 2012 — Regrets — Chrissie Myers — March 27 – April 29, 2012 • 2016 — College Republicans — Lee Atwater — April 23, 2016 — Staged reading of screenplay

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