Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Rory Gilmore in the television series Gilmore Girls and Lena
Alexis Bledel is an American actress and fashion model. She is known for her roles as Rory Gilmore in the television series Gilmore Girls and Lena Kaligaris in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.
Houston, Texas native Alexis Bledel made her television debut in Gilmore Girls, after spending years in front of the camera as a model. Bledel's parents encouraged her to try community theater in Houston when she was 8 years old, hoping it would help their daughter overcome her shyness. She went on to perform in productions of Our Town.Bledel was born Kimberly Alexis Bledel in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Lupe (née Dominguez), is Mexican, and her father, Martin Bledel, is an Argentine of Danish descent.[1][2][3] She has a younger brother named Eric. Her first language is Spanish, and she did not learn English until she began school.[4] Bledel's mother encouraged her to try community theater when she was a child to overcome her shyness.[5] She attended Catholic St. Agnes Academy in Houston. Bledel also attended Baptist and Lutheran school.[6]
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 NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for one year.[7]Bledel made her television debut in a co-starring role on The WB series Gilmore Girls in 2000. She portrayed Rory Gilmore, the daughter of single mother Lorelai Gilmore. 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 film debut in Tuck Everlasting, released in 2002, though she had worked as an extra in the 1998 film Rushmore.[8]
She appeared as the main character in the music video for Less Than Jake's "She's Gonna Break Soon", lead single from their 2003 album Anthem.[citation needed] In 2005, she starred in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants based on the book by Ann Brashares. She played Lena Kaligaris, an artist on a journey with her three best friends, linked over the summer by a pair of "magical" jeans.
In 2005, Bledel portrayed Becky, a prostitute, in the movie Sin City. "She's a very professional prostitute. She carries a gun and she kicks ass," said Bledel of Becky.[9]
In 2006, Bledel starred in I'm Reed Fish as Reed Fish's fiance. Bledel reprised her role of Lena Kaligaris from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in the film's sequel, released in August 2008. Bledel next starred in Post Grad, which opened on August 21, 2009, alongside Jane Lynch, Michael Keaton, and Carol Burnett.
In 2009, Bledel starred opposite Scott Porter in the film The Good Guy, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival April 26, 2009. In this, Porter plays a Wall Street businessman whose life begins to fall apart when he helps out a new salesman. Bledel played Beth, Porter's girlfriend. She was also a guest star on the two-hour series finale of ER, playing new intern Dr. Julia Wise.[10]
In May 2009, Bledel signed a contract with the modeling division of IMG.[7]
In 2010, Bledel appeared in the historical drama The Conspirator directed by Robert Redford. She plays the girlfriend of Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy), the lawyer who defended Mary Surratt, the first woman to be hanged in the United States, played by Robin Wright. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and is expected to hit theaters in spring 2011.[11][dead link]
Also in 2010, Bledel completed work as the lead actress in the independent Canadian film The Kate Logan Affair. The film was presented at Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2010.[12][13]Bledel has recently been cast in a new movie entitled The Letters, which is anticipated to be released in 2011. The Letters is a drama / thriller film by director Todd Fjelsted and is currently in pre-production.[citation needed]
It has also been announced that Bledel will be joining the cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, a hit Off Broadway show written by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron. She is scheduled to perform in early 2011.[14][clarification needed]Bledel dated her Gilmore Girls co-star Milo Ventimiglia for three-and-a-half years, beginning around December 2002, before breaking up sometime before July 2006.[15]
In an appearance on Late Show with David Letterman on May 25, 2007 Bledel revealed that she plays soccer recreationally, on a team called "The Hustlers".[16]
Two words: Rory Gilmore. To millions of women out there, she's the sweet, lovable daughter on the WB's chick show, Gilmore Girls. For more than five years, Alexis has grown up in front of our eyes into the brainy, wholesome and very cute young woman she is today. However, the fact that she's now in her early 20s and getting hotter by the minute is something men have started taking notice of. Not that we watch the show, mind you. Okay, we might sneak a peek now and then.Hello loyal visitors! As you know, I’ve been running Only Alexis since September of last year and I have loved every minute of it. Another Alexis site hosted by the wonderful Fan Sites Network became available for adoption and after thinking on it for a few days, I decided to apply for it. The application was accepted so I am now the proud new owner of Alexis Fan.
What does that mean for Only Alexis? It means that I will be merging the two sites together. I am in the process of transferring files from the gallery here to my computer. Once that is finished, this URL will redirect to the new one at http://alexisfan.net/ All future updates will be at that site so please change your bookmarks.Hollywood actress Alexis Bledel has revealed how she hopes to be taken seriously as an actress and hopes to take on some more adult roles as her career progresses. Alexis is probably best known for playing Rory in Gilmore Girls, which ended back in 2007.
Alexis has since appeared in a number of rom com college movies but is hoping to break into some more serious films. She explained, “My agent did tell me that if I wanted to be a serious artist, I had to put that out there and take myself seriously. I really responded to that advice; I think he’s right.”
Alexis Bledel is currently preparing to film her next movie The Letters, which is a horror movie written and directed by Todd Fjelsted. The movie centres around a pregnant woman in 1978 whose husband begins to breakdown following the death of his twin brother. It is expected to be released late next year or early 2013.
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Alexis Bledel is an American actress and fashion model. She is known for her roles as Rory Gilmore in the television series Gilmore Girls and Lena Kaligaris in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.
Houston, Texas native Alexis Bledel made her television debut in Gilmore Girls, after spending years in front of the camera as a model. Bledel's parents encouraged her to try community theater in Houston when she was 8 years old, hoping it would help their daughter overcome her shyness. She went on to perform in productions of Our Town.Bledel was born Kimberly Alexis Bledel in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Lupe (née Dominguez), is Mexican, and her father, Martin Bledel, is an Argentine of Danish descent.[1][2][3] She has a younger brother named Eric. Her first language is Spanish, and she did not learn English until she began school.[4] Bledel's mother encouraged her to try community theater when she was a child to overcome her shyness.[5] She attended Catholic St. Agnes Academy in Houston. Bledel also attended Baptist and Lutheran school.[6]
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 NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for one year.[7]Bledel made her television debut in a co-starring role on The WB series Gilmore Girls in 2000. She portrayed Rory Gilmore, the daughter of single mother Lorelai Gilmore. 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 film debut in Tuck Everlasting, released in 2002, though she had worked as an extra in the 1998 film Rushmore.[8]
She appeared as the main character in the music video for Less Than Jake's "She's Gonna Break Soon", lead single from their 2003 album Anthem.[citation needed] In 2005, she starred in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants based on the book by Ann Brashares. She played Lena Kaligaris, an artist on a journey with her three best friends, linked over the summer by a pair of "magical" jeans.
In 2005, Bledel portrayed Becky, a prostitute, in the movie Sin City. "She's a very professional prostitute. She carries a gun and she kicks ass," said Bledel of Becky.[9]
In 2006, Bledel starred in I'm Reed Fish as Reed Fish's fiance. Bledel reprised her role of Lena Kaligaris from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in the film's sequel, released in August 2008. Bledel next starred in Post Grad, which opened on August 21, 2009, alongside Jane Lynch, Michael Keaton, and Carol Burnett.
In 2009, Bledel starred opposite Scott Porter in the film The Good Guy, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival April 26, 2009. In this, Porter plays a Wall Street businessman whose life begins to fall apart when he helps out a new salesman. Bledel played Beth, Porter's girlfriend. She was also a guest star on the two-hour series finale of ER, playing new intern Dr. Julia Wise.[10]
In May 2009, Bledel signed a contract with the modeling division of IMG.[7]
In 2010, Bledel appeared in the historical drama The Conspirator directed by Robert Redford. She plays the girlfriend of Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy), the lawyer who defended Mary Surratt, the first woman to be hanged in the United States, played by Robin Wright. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and is expected to hit theaters in spring 2011.[11][dead link]
Also in 2010, Bledel completed work as the lead actress in the independent Canadian film The Kate Logan Affair. The film was presented at Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2010.[12][13]Bledel has recently been cast in a new movie entitled The Letters, which is anticipated to be released in 2011. The Letters is a drama / thriller film by director Todd Fjelsted and is currently in pre-production.[citation needed]
It has also been announced that Bledel will be joining the cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, a hit Off Broadway show written by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron. She is scheduled to perform in early 2011.[14][clarification needed]Bledel dated her Gilmore Girls co-star Milo Ventimiglia for three-and-a-half years, beginning around December 2002, before breaking up sometime before July 2006.[15]
In an appearance on Late Show with David Letterman on May 25, 2007 Bledel revealed that she plays soccer recreationally, on a team called "The Hustlers".[16]
Two words: Rory Gilmore. To millions of women out there, she's the sweet, lovable daughter on the WB's chick show, Gilmore Girls. For more than five years, Alexis has grown up in front of our eyes into the brainy, wholesome and very cute young woman she is today. However, the fact that she's now in her early 20s and getting hotter by the minute is something men have started taking notice of. Not that we watch the show, mind you. Okay, we might sneak a peek now and then.Hello loyal visitors! As you know, I’ve been running Only Alexis since September of last year and I have loved every minute of it. Another Alexis site hosted by the wonderful Fan Sites Network became available for adoption and after thinking on it for a few days, I decided to apply for it. The application was accepted so I am now the proud new owner of Alexis Fan.
What does that mean for Only Alexis? It means that I will be merging the two sites together. I am in the process of transferring files from the gallery here to my computer. Once that is finished, this URL will redirect to the new one at http://alexisfan.net/ All future updates will be at that site so please change your bookmarks.Hollywood actress Alexis Bledel has revealed how she hopes to be taken seriously as an actress and hopes to take on some more adult roles as her career progresses. Alexis is probably best known for playing Rory in Gilmore Girls, which ended back in 2007.
Alexis has since appeared in a number of rom com college movies but is hoping to break into some more serious films. She explained, “My agent did tell me that if I wanted to be a serious artist, I had to put that out there and take myself seriously. I really responded to that advice; I think he’s right.”
Alexis Bledel is currently preparing to film her next movie The Letters, which is a horror movie written and directed by Todd Fjelsted. The movie centres around a pregnant woman in 1978 whose husband begins to breakdown following the death of his twin brother. It is expected to be released late next year or early 2013.
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