Bledel in Sin City, 2005 Kimberly Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and former fashion model. She is perhaps best known for her role in the television series Gilmore Girls and for the films Tuck Everlasting, Sin City, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 Awards 4 External links 5 Footnotes 6 References Biography Early life Bledel was born in Houston, Texas. Her father, Martin Bledel, is from Argentina and her mother, Nanette Dozier, is from Mexico; she has a younger brother, Eric David Bledel, born in 1986. Her first language is Spanish. Bledel's parents encouraged her to try community theater at the age of eight to overcome her 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 fashion model. Career Bledel in Tuck Everlasting, 2002 Bledel studied at the Page Parkes Center for Modeling and Acting and majored in film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for one year before landing the role of Rory in Gilmore Girls. In 2002, she was voted one of Teen People's "Hottest Stars Under 25". Among her earliest film appearances was an uncredited role as an extra in Rushmore, which was shot in her hometown. Bledel made her debut on TV in the Gilmore Girls series in 2000. She plays Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore, the daughter of single mother Lorelai Victoria Gilmore. Initially, Rory was a high school student living with her mother, but she has since moved on to college at Yale University where she is editor of the Yale Daily News. Bledel has stated that she feels she can relate in some ways to Rory, both when it comes to some personal traits and her relationship to her own parents. She also sees the family structure and mother-daughter relation on the show as something to which many people can relate. Bledel appeared as the main character in the video for Less Than Jake's She's Gonna Break Soon from their 2003 album Anthem. The role of Becky, a prostitute, in the movie Sin City was a shift from Bledel's previous TV and film characters. "She's a very professional prostitute. She carries a gun and she kicks ass," said Bledel of Becky. [1] Despite her tough and precocious exterior, Becky gives the impression of being the young and insecure one among the women of Old Town, because of her young appearance and her close relationship to her mother, from whom she keeps her profession a secret. The movie is shot almost entirely in black-and-white, with splashes of color here and there, such as a red dress, blood or an entirely yellow evil character. In Becky's case, it was her eyes that kept their color, as director Robert Rodriguez claimed that he found Bledel's eyes to be "so amazing I had to keep them blue in the picture..." [2] Personal life Bledel's hobbies are reading, hiking, taking photographs, and spending time with her family and friends. Bledel works with First Book, a nonprofit organization which gives books to disadvantaged children. She dislikes interviews. She dislikes coffee; when her character Rory on Gilmore Girls consumes it, she drinks Coca-Cola instead. Romantically linked to Gilmore Girls co-star, and on-screen boyfriend, Milo Ventimiglia Filmography Alexis Bledel (front left), Blake Lively (back left), author Ann Brashares (center), America Ferrera (back right) and Amber Tamblyn (in front) in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I'm Reed Fish (2006) ... Kate Peterson The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) ... Lena Kaligaris Sin City (2005) ... Becky The Orphan King (2005) ... Dylan Bride & Prejudice (2004) ... Georgie Darcy DysEnchanted (2004) ... Goldilocks Tuck Everlasting (2002)... Winnifred "Winnie" Foster Gilmore Girls (series) (2000) ... Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore (2000-Present) Rushmore (1998) (uncredited) Extra (Cameo) Awards Nominated 2002 - Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Young Actress for Gilmore Girls 2003 - Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Tuck Everlasting 2004 - Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Actress - Comedy for Gilmore Girls Won 2001 - Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Leading Young Actress for Gilmore Girls 2002 - Family Television Award for Actress for Gilmore Girls 2005 - Teen Choice Award for Choice It Girl 2005 - Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Comedy for Gilmore Girls External links Alexis Bledel at the Internet Movie Database Alexis Bledel at TV.com Alexis Bledel cast bio on The WB Footnotes ^ The WB Interview ^ Visions of Alexis. References ↑ Birography from IMDb Search Term: "Alexis_Bledel" Categories: 1981 births | American film actors | American television actors | Argentine American actors | Gilmore Girls actors | Houstonians | Living people | Mexican American actors | Roman Catholic entertainers