Hollywood: Alexis Bledel actress and fashion model

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Alexis Bledel actress and fashion model

Alexis Bledel born September 16, 1981 is an American actress and fashion model. She is known for her roles as Rory Gilmore in the television series Gilmore Girls and Lena Kaligaris in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Future work
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
5 Awards and other recognitions
5.1 Nominations
5.2 Awards
5.3 Other recognitions
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Bledel was born Kimberly Alexis Bledel in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Nanette (née Dozier), is Mexican, and her father, Martin Bledel, is an Argentine of Danish descent. She has a younger brother. Her first language is Spanish, and she did not learn English until she began school. Bledel's mother encouraged her to try community theater when she was a child to overcome her shyness.She attended Catholic St. Agnes Academy in Houston. Bledel also attended Baptist and Lutheran school.
As a child, Bledel appeared in local productions of Our Town and The Wizard of Oz. She was scouted at a local shopping mall and given work as a fashion model. She went to Page Parkes Center for Modeling and Acting and attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for one year.

Alexis Bledel