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6	->''"The success of the show is overwhelming. It's like being Alice at the Mad Hatter's tea party because you never know what's going to happen next."''
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8	Kimberly Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress and model of Mexican and Argentinian descent. Alexis engaged in community theater when she was 8 years old, at the behest of her mother Nanette as a way to get over her [[ShrinkingViolet natural shyness]].
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10	She first started modeling at the tender age of 14 after being scouted in a local mall. At 18 she was asked if she'd like to audition for some acting parts and landed the role of Lorelai Leigh "Rory" Gilmore in the show ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' in her very first audition; probably had something to do with her big blue sparkling eyes. Her portrayal of the character earned her several honors from teen-centric media. After the end of ''Gilmore Girls'', she has concentrated on her film work and restarted her modeling career.
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12	She was married to fellow actor Creator/VincentKartheiser from 2014 to 2022, and they have a son.
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15	!!Roles:
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17	* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' and ''Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life'' (2000-2007, 2016)
18	* ''Film/TuckEverlasting'': [[AndStarring Film debut]] (2002)
19	* ''Film/TheSisterhoodOfTheTravelingPants'' and its sequel. (2005, 2008)
20	* ''Film/SinCity'' (2005)
21	* ''Post Grad'' (2009)
22	* ''Series/{{ER}}'' (as one of the incoming interns in that show's GrandFinale, 2009)
23	* ''Series/MadMen'': In the season five episode "Lady Lazarus" (2012), she plays an unhappy housewife Pete Campbell has a one night stand with.[[note]]In real-life this turned into RomanceOnTheSet, as Bledel married Vincent Kartheiser in 2014.[[/note]]
24	* ''Film/JennysWedding'' (2015)
25	* ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' as Emily (2017-2021)
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28	!!Associated Tropes:
29	* AscendedExtra:
30	** She can be glimpsed as a student in the Wes Anderson film ''Rushmore''. Immediately after that she got her big break on ''Series/GilmoreGirls''.
31	** Initially supposed to be a guest star on ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'', she impressed enough in her performance to make her a regular.
32	* ContractualPurity:[[invoked]] The role of a prostitute in ''Film/SinCity'' was clearly an attempt to break from her squeaky clean Rory Gilmore image.
33	* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]]
34	** ''Film/TuckEverlasting'''s Winnie Foster is fifteen (though she was twelve in the original book). Alexis was twenty.
35	** Her character Georgie in ''Film/BrideAndPrejudice'' is implied to be younger than she was (22 at the time of filming). She's treated like a teenager at least.
36	** Generally she tends to play younger than she actually is.
37	* FakeNationality: She has always played Anglo characters so far, never Latinas, which is likely due to the LatinoIsBrown stereotype given her blue eyes and fair skin.
38	* IronyAsSheIsCast:[[invoked]] Rory Gilmore has limited Spanish and only knows a few conversational phrases. Alexis is fluent in Spanish. Rory likewise loves coffee; Alexis hates it and coke had to substitute for it in scenes.
39	* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]]
40	** At the time she was most likely to be seen as wholesome good girls, she played a cowardly prostitute in ''Film/SinCity'' (albeit a more modest one than the others).
41	** She commented herself on how different it was for her to play a psychologically damaged policewoman in ''Film/TheKateLoganAffair''.
42	* RomanceOnTheSet:[[invoked]]
43	** She and Creator/MiloVentimiglia dated for four years. They had starred together on ''Series/GilmoreGirls''.
44	** Briefly dated Creator/JaredPadalecki as well.
45	** When she guest starred on ''Series/MadMen'' she dated and eventually married Creator/VincentKartheiser.
46	* WeightWoe: Defied. She was told that she had to lose an extra two inches off her hips when she was modeling. Her response?
47	--> "I have more jobs than I can do. I'm in high school. I can't go to all the trouble of losing the two inches, so I'll pass."
48	* WhatBeautifulEyes: Her luminous blue eyes have served her well in her various roles. Her eyes are one of the few things in color in ''Sin City'' because the director liked them and insisted.
49	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[invoked]]
50	** Creator/CareyMulligan dropped out of ''Film/VioletAndDaisy'' to do ''Film/Drive2011'' instead, so Alexis replaced her.
51	** She was slated to return for ''Film/SinCityADameToKillFor'', but did not appear when it finally surfaced.

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