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A story isn’t interesting unless a character has real challenges to deal with.
—Bledel on Rory[1]

Alexis Bledel is an Emmy award-winning[2] American actress and model. Bledel is best known for portraying Rory Gilmore on the WB/CW drama Gilmore Girls.

Private life[]

She is the daughter of Martin Bledel and Nanette Bledel (née Dozier), and has a younger brother named Eric David Bledel. Bledel married actor Vincent Kartheiser[3] in June 2014 and they welcomed a child in 2015[4]. The couple divorced in August 2022.[5]

Trivia[]

  • Bledel won the 2017 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Emmy for her work in The Handmaid's Tale.[2]
  • During filming of Gilmore Girls, she dated her co-star Milo Ventimiglia, for three and a half years. She also briefly dated Jared Padalecki.
  • Her first language is Spanish. Bledel started learning English in school.

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