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Alexis Bledel

(1981) Model United States

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Alexis Bledel is a model from the United States, best known for Post Grad.

Quick Facts About Alexis Bledel

Born: September 16, 1981
Nationality: United States
Profession: Model
Notable works: Post Grad
Spouse: Vincent Kartheiser

About Alexis Bledel

Kimberly Alexis Bledel is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Rory Gilmore on the television series Gilmore Girls and Emily Malek in The Handmaid's Tale. Bledel also had a recurring role in Mad Men and reprised her role as Rory Gilmore in the 2016 Netflix revival Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Quotes by Alexis Bledel

I remember seeing the performance Samantha Morton did in 'Sweet and Low Down' where she didn't speak at all, and I loved…

Body

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When we first filmed 'Gilmore Girls,' I didn't know it would build such a cult following.

Build

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I've been trying to find out what my wheelhouse is as an actor. 'Gilmore' was my first job, so only from there…

Actor

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My perspective is that, when you're a kid, if your audience is a group of children or teenagers, you do have some…

Children

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A story isn't interesting unless a character has real challenges to deal with.

Challenges

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I figured out that I was interested in acting while at NYU.

Acting

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Nearly a decade of time is enough for everybody to change, quite a bit.

Change

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The theatre and traveling through my modeling jobs, all of those experiences have helped a lot actually.

Jobs

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'The Handmaid's Tale' takes place in the near future, a dystopian future, and is based on the book by Margaret Atwood. It…

Books

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Sylvia Plath wasn't scared of exploring the darker side of her psyche.

Darker

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It's really wonderful to play characters as different from each other as I can.

I can

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I'm the kind of person who, if I like one song, will listen to all of the band's work before moving on…

Band

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I think that's what makes life interesting - the evolution of getting older, and it's kinda fascinating to me, the whole process.

Biology

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Ofglen is a little different than the other Handmaids because she has a really rebellious spirit and she has the hope that…

Could

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I write a lot too, so I would like to write or direct in the future if I can.

Direct

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Most of the theater I've done in the past was when I was a kid or a teenager so it feels like…

Being a kid

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I was a film major.

Cinema

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When I was modeling as a teenager, I just ignored it when people said to lose two inches off my hips. I…

Hips

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For some unknown reason, bad boys always draw you in despite the fact that they are total jerks.

Bad boy

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I did one year at NYU, and I'd love to go back there someday

Nyu

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I've seen so many period pieces in my life, I really enjoy them so much, a lot of my favorite movies are…

Enjoy

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I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job.

Certain

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There are a lot of challenges Ofglen faces as a Handmaid. She has to live her life for the Commander of her…

Challenges

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I always have looked for the best challenge, I guess, that I could take on. I haven't been producing my own work…

Always

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I tend to renovate properties when I'm not working.

Properties

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