Alexis Bledel facts
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| actress Alexis Bledel |
- According to Alexis, she has never been athletic. The only reason she plays soccer is because her trainer asked her to do some cardio.
- Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and fashion model.
- Alexis' parents nationalities are Mexican (her mother, Nanette) and Argentinian (her father, Martin) ; her ethnic background includes German and Spanish.
- Along with being an actress and a model, Alexis Bledel is also a writer of screenplays. And in the future, she would like to direct.
- She is best 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
- In 2006, Alexis produced and starred in the movie Life is Short.
- Alexis Bledel has blue eyes, wears size seven shoes and is right-handed.
- Alexis is 5 feet 7 inches tall with modeling measurements of 34-23-34.
Alexis Bledel is a Roman Catholic.
- Alexis Bledel plays for a soccer team for women called "The Hustlers".
- Aside from the professional use of the name Alexis, all of her friends, co-workers and family call her by her real name, Kimberly.
- Alexis has done print advertisements for Bonne Bell Chapstick and Naturistics Lip Gloss.
- Alexis Bledel dislikes living in Los Angeles because she doesn't like driving; since Los Angeles is so spread out, she's forced to drive everywhere.
- When asked what were her least favorite scenes to shoot in Gilmore Girls, Alexis Bledel replied that any scene that involved her running is painful for her to watch, because she considers herself an "ungraceful" runner.
- Alexis' first language is Spanish. She learned English in school.
- Alexis Bledel adopted a Maltese-Chihuahua mix dog and named her Sophie.
- Alexis hates coffee, while her character "Rory" on Gilmore Girls consumes it daily. During filming, Alexis drinks Coke out of the supposed coffee mugs!
- Alexis Bledel started modeling at the age of 14.
Alexis plays the piano. Sometimes, in-between scenes for Gilmore Girls, she will go to her trailer and play on a keyboard.
- Her best friend is actress Amber Tamblyn. She is also very good friends with America Ferrera.
- Alexis' audition for Gilmore Girls was her first audition ever. She nailed it!
- As a model, Alexis Bledel traveled to places such as Milan, Tokyo, New York, and Los Angeles.
