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{{quote| ''"The success of the show is overwhelming. It's like being Alice at the Mad Hatter's tea party because you never know what's going to happen next."''}}

[[Alexis Bledel]] (born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and model of Mexican and Argentinian descent. Alexis engaged in community theater when she was 8 years old, at the behest of her mother Nanette as a way to get over her [[Shrinking Violet|natural shyness]]. She first started modeling at the tender age of 14 after being scouted in a local mall. At 18 she was asked if she'd like to audition for some acting parts and landed the role of Lorelai Leigh "Rory" Gilmore in the show ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' in her very first audition, probably had something to do with her big blue sparkling eyes. Her portrayal of the character earned her several honors from teen-centric media. After the end of ''Gilmore Girls'', she has concentrated on her film work and restarted her modeling career.

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* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Her first language is Spanish, she learned English in school. Which [[Viewers are Morons|confuses people]] and leads them to think [[Fake Nationality|strange things]]. In an interview for ''Latina'' magazine with her ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants|Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants]]'' co-star America Ferrera, the latter was shocked to find out, for the first time, that Alexis ''does'' indeed speak fluent Spanish. Apparently, Alexis keeps her first language to herself.

* [[Dawson Casting]]: Mostly [[Averted Trope|averted]] at the start of her career as she iswas frequently a year or two older than the characters she playswas playing.

** Played straight in the forthcoming2011 movie ''[[Violet and& Daisy]]'', as when she was 28 playing 16.

* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDoImhmisRw In an interview on] ''[[David Letterman|Letterman]]'' she stated she is an impatient driver who forgets the rules of the road and elicits road rage in traffic police. A cop actually got in her face screaming because [[Failed a Spot Check|she cut him off]] [[Car Fu|at an intersection]].

* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: 80's80s supermodel Kim Alexis is her probable namesake.{{verify}} <!-- MOD: "Probable"? Was this just speculation from a TVT editor? Especially as it's really her *middle* name, as noted below. -->

* [[The Danza]]: In the web comedy ''Girl Walks Into a Bar'', she portrays a character called Kim. Her full name is [[Full Name Ultimatum|Kimberly Alexis Bledel]], and Kim is what her friends and family call her.

{{quote| ''"Before I got "Gilmore Girls", I was modeling. I went in for a call and was told, "Sweetie, you need to lose two inches off those hips". I was 14. So I just replied, "I have more jobs than I can do. I'm in high school. I can't go to all the trouble of losing the two inches, so I'll pass". [[Take This Job and Shove It|Someone might tell you to lose weight, but you can say no]]."''}}