Born September 16, 1981, Kimberly Alexis Bledel is an American actress, model, and producer who is best known for her role on the television series Gilmore Girls. Bledel made her official debut in 1998 with an uncredited role in Rushmore before earning her role on Gilmore Girls. She held the role for seven years until the series ended in 2007, reprising her role as Rory Gilmore in the Netflix revival in 2016. Alongside that, Bledel has also acted in several dozen films, including The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Sin City, Post Grad, and more over the years. Not only that, she also earned her first Primetime Emmy and three other nominations for the award for her role in The Handmaid’s Tale.
Who are Alexis Bledel's parents?
Alexis Bledel was born in Houston, Texas, to Nanette Dozier and Martín Bledel. Her father, Martin, was from Argentina, but beyond that, not a lot of information is available about him. However, it is known that his father, Bledel’s grandfather, Enrique Einar Bledel Huus, was the Vice President of Coca-Cola Latin America and the Coca-Cola Inter-American Corporation.
Alexis Bledel’s mother, Nanette Dozier, was a gift processor and flight attendant in the 1970s before she got married. She has two children: Alexis and a younger son named Eric Bledel.
Who are Alexis Bledel's kids?
Alexis Bledel was married to fellow American actor Vincent Kartheiser from 2014 until August 2022, when their divorce was finalized. The two actors have one son together, who was born in the fall of 2015, thus making him ten years old as of March 2025. Bledel admitted in an interview in 2017 that her life changed after her son was born, and her filmography confirmed that. She only acted in three roles after her son’s birth in 2015, including the Gilmore Girls revival in 2016 and her role in The Handmaid’s Tale from 2017 to 2021.
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FAQs
A. It has never been revealed why Alexis Bledel and her ex-husband, Vincent Kartheiser, split in 2022.
A. Alexis Bledel’s first name is Kimberly.
A. No, Rory Gilmore is 16 years old when the series starts, while Lorelai Gilmore is 32.
