Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981) is a television and film actress and model best known for her performance as Rory Gilmore on the WB hit
Gilmore Girls. After being discovered in a local mall, Bledel became a fashion model, traveling all over the world. She later enrolled at NYU as a film student, auditioning for
Gilmore Girls through her modeling manager.
Bledel's audition for
Gilmore Girls was her TV debut and first audition ever. Since her breakthrough role win, she's appeared in several films including Tuck Everlasting, I'm Reed Fish, Sin City and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series.
Bledel dated
Gilmore Girls co-star Milo Ventimiglia for more than three years, but the couple split in July of 2006.
