Facts

Name : Kimberly Alexis Bledel
Birthday : September 16, 1981
Birthplace : Houston, Texas
Occupation : Actress / Model

Best known for her role in the television series Gilmore Girls

Celebrity Movie Archive

Gilmore Girls as Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore (2000-2007)

Tuck Everlasting as Winnifred "Winnie" Foster (2002)

DysEnchanted as Goldilocks (2004)

Bride & Prejudice as Georgina "Georgie" Darcy (2004)

Sin City as Becky (2005)

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Lena Kaligaris (2005)

I'm Reed Fish as Kate Peterson (2006)

Life Is Short as Charlotte (2006)

Forever in Blue as Lena Kaligaris (2008)

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Biography

Kimberly Alexis Bledel was born on September 16, 1981, in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Nanette, is Mexican and her father, Martin, is Argentinean. She has one younger brother, Eric David Bledel. Her first language is Spanish, which is the language she spoke at home; she only learned to speak English when she started school.

Alexis was a shy person, When she was 8 years old, her parents encouraged her to act in Houston community theater to combat her shyness; she starred in productions of The Wizard of Oz and Aladdin. While attending Saint Agnes Academy in Houston, Alexis was discovered by a Michael Flutie, talent scout for Company Management modeling agency in a local mall . At the age of 14, during summer breaks in high school, she relocated to Manhattan to work as a catalog model and traveled to cities such as Milan and Tokyo.

She also studied modeling and acting at the Page Parkes Center for Modeling and Acting during her teens. After graduating high school, she enrolled in NYU's Tisch School of Arts to study writing and directing for one year. Through her print modeling agency Alexis met her current manager who began sending her on auditions in New York while she simultaneously worked with an acting coach to improve her acting skills and continued modeling in New York.

Alexis Bledel first big-screen appearance was an uncredited bit part in Rushmore (1998). She was featured in Seventeen magazine, modeling prom dresses in 1999, and again in 2000 as a lip gloss model. But her big breakthrough came when she auditioned for the WB's hit show Gilmore Girls in 2000. Since she took on the role of fast-talking, witty Rory Gilmore, daughter of Lorelai (played by Lauren Graham), her fame has increased tenfold. According to her manager "The producers fell in love with her, and flew her to LA to screen test. They pretty much gave her the job on the spot." Alexis had never done any T.V acting prior to her role in Gilmore Girls however she has done a public service announcement about underage drinking.

In 2002, Alexis Bledel starred alongside Ben Kingsley and Sissy Spacek in her first major big-screen role in Tuck Everlasting. That same year, she won the Family Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama for Gilmore Girls and was voted one of the hottest stars under 25 by Teen People magazine. In 2004, she appeared in the short film DysEnchanted and the Bollywood musical film Bride & Prejudice.

2005 is a breakout year for Alexis Bledel, she appeared in The Orphan King, played a prostitute alongside Jessica Alba and Benicio Del Toro in Frank Miller's Sin City, and starred with Amber Tamblyn in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Alexis is currently working on the film I'm Reed Fish, set for release in 2006, while she continues to star in Gilmore Girls. She has been romantically linked with former Gilmore Girls costar Milo Ventimiglia since he was hired on as a cast member in 2001.

When she's not working, Alexis enjoys writing, reading, photography, going to the movies and spending time with her family. (Alexis has a younger brother). Like Rory in the Gilmore Girls, Alexis has said that she is also bad at sports In recent interviews Alexis said that her favorite bands are Incubus and Radio Head. Her favorite book is Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut and her favorite shows on t.v are Ed & That 70's Show.

During breaks on the Gilmore Girls set, she often heads to her trailer to practice on her keyboard. She also volunteers for First Book, a national youth literacy program for the underprivileged. She resides in Los Angeles, California.