Alexis Bledel Biography

Birth Name: Kimberly Alexis Bledel

Birth Place: Houston, TX

Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/16/1981, Virgo

Profession: Actress, model

Alexis Bledel Relationships:

Eric David Bledel - Brother

Martin Bledel - Father

Milo Ventimiglia - Ex-significant Other

Nanette - Mother

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.

Houston, Texas native Alexis Bledel made her television debut in "Gilmore Girls" (2000), after spending years in front of the camera as a model. Bledel's parents encouraged her to try community theater in Houston when she was 8 years old, hoping it would help their daughter overcome her shyness. She went on to perform in productions of Our Town, The Wizard of Oz and Aladdin, and later was scouted in a local mall to model.

Moved to L.A. when she joined the "Gilmore Girls" (2000) cast.

Started modeling at 14. She hates coffee and, while her character "Rory" on "Gilmore Girls" (2000) consumes it daily, she drinks coca-cola out of the supposed coffee mugs.

Just two years after getting the lead role on the show, the actress was included on People magazine's list of "Hottest Stars Under 25." Her promising career took off even further with her first big screen role as Winifred "Winnie" Foster, a young woman who falls for an immortal in 2002's "Tuck Everlasting." Her fairy tale resume also included a role as Goldilocks in 2004's "DysEnchanted," a movie about seven storybook heroines who meet weekly in group therapy.

Bledel shed her good-girl image - at least onscreen - in "Sin City" (2005), where she brought to life one of Basin City's gun-wielding prostitutes in the highly stylized adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novels. Bledel's other high profile project that year was "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," a film based on Brashares' novels about four friends who share a magical pair of jeans. Bledel shared the leading role with other young Hollywood power players, including America Ferrara, Amber Tamblyn and Blake Lively - who went on to star in "Ugly Betty" (ABC, 2006- ), "Joan of Arcadia" (CBS, 2003-05) and "Gossip Girl" (CW, 2007- ), respectively. All four stars were nominated for Teen Choice Awards in 2005 for their performances, while the movie was nominated for Choice Drama.

Three years later, after rumors swirled that the cast were not interested in making another movie, the foursome reunited in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2." "Part 1 wasn't necessarily big at the box office, but the DVD was huge," Bledel said. "In Part 2, we are all a little older, and we're off to college and new challenges." Having said goodbye to her star-making role of Rory Gilmore after the show's 2007 bow, Bledel filmed "The Good Guy" opposite "Friday Night Lights" (NBC, 2006- ) actor Scott Porter, starring as his character's girlfriend in the 2009 film. She also starred as Ryden Malby in "The Post Grad Survival Guide" (2009), a comedy about a recent college grad who moves back in with her eccentric family and figures out what to do next, in which she co-starred with comic legend Carol Burnett.