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Alexis Bledel: Photos of the ‘Gilmore Girls’ Star Over the Years

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September 16, 2023 1:00PM EDT
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Happy birthday Alexis Bledel! Alexis is Rory Gilmore to many, but she’s also appeared in many other iconic film and television projects including ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ & ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.’

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Alexis Bledel

Alexis Bledel
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Alexis Bledel is seen attending the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 19, 2020. The ‘Gilmore Girls‘ icon looked gorgeous in a ’50s inspired dress that exuded old Hollywood glamour with intricate silver beading and tulle sleeves accented with a bell shaped accent.

Alexis Bledel was born on September 16, 1981, and rose to promince as a teenager on WB’s ‘Gilmore Girls’, which ran from 2000 – 2007. In the series, she played brilliant teen Rory Gilmore, who was the daughter of Lauren Graham’s Lorelai Gilmore. The popular show was later revived for Netflix in 2016. 

She returned to a major television role as Emily Malek in dystopian series ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ from 2017 – 2021. Other notable roles include ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’, ‘Tuck Everlasting’ and ‘Sin City.’

Alexis married actor Vincent Kartheiser in 2014, who she met when guest starring in three episodes of ‘Mad Men’ back in 2012. The two welcomed their only child, a son, in 2015. After eight years of marriage, however, he filed for divorce in Aug. 2022. Click through the gallery to see photos of Alexis over the years. 

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Vincent Kartheiser & Alexis Bledel at the 70th Emmys

Vincent Kartheiser & Alexis Bledel at the 70th Emmys
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Vincent Kartheiser and Alexis Bledel attend the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards together in Sept. 2018. Alexis was gorgeous in a strapless ombre jumpsuit which included shades of pink, yellow and orange. She accessorized with a black clutch and sandals.

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Alexis Bledel & Vincent Kartheiser at the 69th Emmys

Alexis Bledel & Vincent Kartheiser at the 69th Emmys
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Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser lounge in the green room at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in Sept. 2017. The two looked so in love as Vincent placed his arm around his then-wife, looking dapper in a black tuxedo. Alexis stunned in a strapless dress with a navy sash detail.

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Vincent Kartheiser & Alexis Bledel attend the 19th SAG Awards

Vincent Kartheiser & Alexis Bledel attend the 19th SAG Awards
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Vincent Kartheiser and Alexis Bledel arrive at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium. Alexis stunned in an emerald green dress and clutch, while Vincent wore a black tuxedo witha bowtie. 

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Alexis Bledel In ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ TV Show Season 2 – 2018

Alexis Bledel In ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ TV Show Season 2 – 2018
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Alexis Bledel is seen in character as Ofglen in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’s second season. The series, based on the book by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, is set in a dystopian future where a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.

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Alexis Bledel at the ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ premiere

Alexis Bledel at the ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ premiere
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Alexis Bledel arrives for the premiere of the second season of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ in April 2018. She was stylish in a blue velvet cocktail dress paired with silver sandals and a clutch.

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Alexis Bledel & Lauren Graham at the ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life’ premiere

Alexis Bledel & Lauren Graham at the ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life’ premiere
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Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham arrives to the Netflix’s ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life’ Premiere on November 18, 2016. The stars twinned in black, with Alexis looking incredible in a sleeveless black number with a tiered skirt detail. 

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Alexis Bledel on ‘Mad Men’

Alexis Bledel on ‘Mad Men’
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Alexis Bledel and actor Vincent Kartheiser are seen during a still on ‘Mad Men’s season five. Alexis appeared in three episodes of the series as Vincent’s love interest, which later blossomed to an off-screen romance and marriage. The two welcomed one son in 2015, but sadly split in Aug. 2022. 

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Milo Ventimiglia and Alexis Bledel at Saks 5th Avenue’s opening

Milo Ventimiglia and Alexis Bledel at Saks 5th Avenue’s opening
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Alexis Bledel and ex-boyfriend Milo Ventimiglia attend Saks Fifth Avenue’s Unforgettable Evening in March 2006. The pair held hands as they arrived for the swanky Beverly Hills soiree, with Alexis in a strapless nude and gold top with a black skirt.

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Alexis at the premiere of ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’

Alexis at the premiere of ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’
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Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively, America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn are seen at the world premiere of ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ in 2005. Alexis was one of the four lead roles with the other women, who all went on to become household names. She looked amazing in a strapless burgundy dress.

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Shia La Beouf & Alexis Bledel at ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’

Shia La Beouf & Alexis Bledel at ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’
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Shia La Beouf and Alexis Bledel are seen at the premiere of ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ in May 2005. The two young actors twinned in burgundy, with Shia in a dark red shirt and Alexis in a strapless crimson gown. 

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Alexis Bledel with the cast of ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’

Alexis Bledel with the cast of ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’
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The ‘Sisterhood Of Traveling Pants’ stars Blake Lively, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel are seem in a promotional shot. The iconic teen film, which is based on a popular young adult novel, was released in 2005.

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Alexis Bledel at the ‘Tuck Everlasting’ premiere

Alexis Bledel at the ‘Tuck Everlasting’ premiere
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Alexis Bledel is seen at the premiere for ‘Tuck Everlasting’ with Lauren Graham and Melissa McCarthy in Oct. 2022. Alexis kept her signature brunette locks back in a ponytail, and wore a navy dress for the event.

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Alexis Bledel in ‘Tuck Everlasting’

Alexis Bledel in ‘Tuck Everlasting’
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Alexis Bledel is seen in in the film ‘Tuck Everlasting’ alongside her co-stars Amy Irving and Ben Kingsley. Alexis played Winnie Foster in the 2002 flick.

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Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham in ‘Gilmore Girls’

Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham in ‘Gilmore Girls’
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Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham are seen in character as mother-daughter duo Rory and Lorelai Gilmore in the first season of ‘The Gilmore Girls.’ The outtake is from the series debut in 2000, when Alexis’ Rory is in high school.

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