Alexis Bledel
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Kimberly Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series Gilmore Girls and the motion picture Tuck Everlasting. She also had an uncredited role as an extra in the film Rushmore which was shot in Houston.
A native of Houston, Texas, whose native tongue was Spanish, Bledel's Argentine father and Mexican mother encouraged her to try community theater at the age of eight to overcome shyness. The aspiring actress subsequently appeared in local productions of Our Town and The Wizard of Oz before being scouted at a local mall and given work as a model.
She studied at the Page Parkes Center for Modeling and Acting was a film major at New York University (NYU). In 2002, she was voted one of People magazine's "Hottest Stars Under 25".
Filmography
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
- Sin City (2005)
- The Orphan King (2005)
- Bride & Prejudice (2004)
- DysEnchanted (2004)
- Tuck Everlasting (2002)
- Gilmore Girls (series) (2000)
- Rushmore (1998)