Alexis Bledel is known as an American actress. She is most famous for her role as Rory Gilmore in the TV show, 'Gilmore Girls'.
Kimberly Alexis Bledel was born on September 16, 1981 in Houston, Texas. In a family unit headed up by her mom, Nanette, who was brought up in Mexico, and her Argentinian father, Martin. Bledel's youth was formed by a multicultural childhood where Spanish was regularly spoken around the kitchen table. As a youngster, Bledel went to Houston's St. Agnes Academy, a Catholic school. She was known for her bashfulness and with an end goal to help her become a greater amount of an outgoing person, Bledel's mom got her little girl engaged with the theater.
Bledel's first huge break came as an adolescent when she was seen one day in a shopping center by a talent headhunter, who urged her to go to Page Parkes' modeling school in Houston. Before long, Bledel started landing neighborhood work and afterward worldwide gigs, which expected her to go far and wide for various occupations. Bledel has said she was blessed that her folks bolstered her quest for modeling and acting work. She attended New York University, where she studied film.
Bledel became known among TV viewers when she was cast in the WB comedy drama series, Gilmore Girls. The program, which kept running for seven seasons, gave Bledel a role as Rory Gilmore, little girl of Lorelai Gilmore, a single parent played by actress Lauren Graham. Praised for its fair depiction of a mother-daughter relationship just as its quick paced dialogue exchange and co-stars like Melissa McCarthy, Gilmore Girls pushed Bledel into fame, a role the still-timid actress felt awkward grasping. She said the media attention wasn't something she enjoyed embracing. She liked to be centered around the work and the extra promotion stuff like posing in dresses.
The show helped launch Bledel's movie career, with early work that included Tuck Everlasting with co-stars Sissy Spacek and William Hurt. She also appeared in Sin City in 2005. In August 2019, the finale for Handmaid’s Tale aired leaving people wanting a fourth season. Alexis plays a role in the show as Emily Malek.
While appearing on Mad Men, Bledel met her future spouse, Vincent Kartheiser, who played Pete Campbell. The savagely private couple, who started dating in late 2012, married in June 2014. The following year, Bledel brought forth their first child.
Birth Date: | 16 Sep, 1981 |
Age: | 38 yrs |
Occupations: | Actor Model Television actor Film actor |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Houston |
residence: | New York |
Education: | New York University Tisch School of the Arts |
Gender: | Female |
Description: | American actress |
twitterID: | Alexisbledel |
Spouse: | Vincent Kartheiser [M. 2014] |
Net Worth 2021: | 6 million |