Alexis Bledel has earned a net worth of $6 million as an actress, model, and producer in the United States. This sum includes her and her actor husband, Vincent Kartheiser. Among Bledel's many acting credits is his portrayal of Rory Gilmore in the WB/CW series "Gilmore Girls" (2000–2007) and the Netflix film "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" (2016).
Alexis had a recurring role as Beth Dawes on "Mad Men" in 2012, and she has played Primetime Emmy Award winner Emily Malek on "The Handmaid's Tale" since 2017. Bledel's film credits include Tuck Everlasting (2002), Sin City (2005), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), and Violet & Daisy (2005), among others (2011).
In addition to "College Republicans" (2016), "Love, Loss, and What I Was" (2011), and "Regrets" (2012), she has appeared on stage in the short film "Life Is Short" (2006), which he also produced and starred in. Alexis has appeared in the pages of Naturistics and Bonne Bell and on the covers of Glamor, Seventeen, and Teen Vogue.
Kimberly Alexis Bledel gave birth to Alexis Bledel on September 16, 1981, in Houston, Texas. Her stewardess mother, Nanette, is from Mexico, and her Argentinean father, Martin, grew up in the United States. Bledel and her younger brother Eric were raised in a Spanish-speaking household, and Bledel did not begin learning English until she enrolled in elementary school. In addition to St. Agnes Academy, a Catholic institution in Houston, Alexis attended Lutheran and Baptist schools. When she was young, Bledel's mother put her in plays like "The Wizard of Oz" and "Our City" to help Alexis overcome her shyness. A scout found her when she was a teenager, and she began her career as a model. In 1999,
Bledel won the role of Rory Gilmore in "Gilmore Girls" opposite Lauren Graham after having an uncredited role in Wes Anderson's comedy "Rushmore" in 1998. The first episode aired on October 5, 2000, and the series ran for a total of 153 episodes across seven seasons. The four-part miniseries "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" returned to Netflix in 2016. A film adaptation of Natalie Babbitt's 1975 novel Tuck Everlasting was released in 2002, with Alexis playing Winifred Foster Jackson. Bledel portrayed Goldilocks in the 2004 short film DysEnchanted and Georgina "Georgie" Darcy in the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. The following year, he co-starred with Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, and Blake Lively in "Sin City," which made $160 million at the box office. Alexis, who played Lena Kaligaris again in 2008's "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in 2018 and said, "I just released the third film, and I hope that it will meet. Yes, that sounds perfect."
Bledel made her acting debut in the 2006 romantic comedy "I'm Reed Fish." She has since gone on to star in "ER," make appearances in "The Good Guy" and "Post Grad," and sign with the modeling division of talent management agency I'M G. She had roles in "The Conspirator," "The Kate Logan Affair," and "Girl Walks into a Bar" in 2010, and "Violet & Daisy" with Saoirse Ronan in 2011. Alexis had a three-part episode of "Mad Men" and a role in "The Brass Teapot" in 212. Bledel's future husband, Vincent Kartheiser, played Pete Campbell, with whom her character, Beth Dawes, had a brief affair in the show. In 2013, Alexis first appeared in a TV movie, "Remember Sunday," and then made her film debut in 2014. He also shot the sitcom "Us & Them," which featured an ensemble including Michael Ian Black, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Kurt Fuller, Jane Kaczmarek, and Jason Ritter, but was canceled after only seven episodes. The tv series was initially supposed to air on Fox during the 2013-2014 season as a mid-season replacement, but the network ultimately decided not to air it. Bledel appeared in "Jenny's Wedding" with Katherine Heigl. His role as Emily Malek in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" began in 2017, and he co-starred with Kurt Russell in the 2019 film "Crypto."
Starting in December 2002 and lasting until about the middle of 2006, Alexis and her Gilmore Girls co-star Milo Ventimiglia were close friends.
In 2012, she started dating her "Mad Men" co-star Vincent Kartheiser, and by early 2013, they were engaged. The couple tied the knot on June 7, 2014, and Bledel gave birth to a son in the fall of 2015. She is close friends with her "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" co-stars, and she, along with Bledel, Tamblyn, and Ferrera, is a godmother to Blake Lively's eldest daughter, James, who was born in 2014.
Bledel received four Primetime Emmy nominations for "The Handmaid's Tale," winning Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2017. Besides the Gold Derby Awards and the International Online Cinema Awards, the Online Film & Television Association has also recognized the series. The cast received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Alexis was nominated for ten Teen Choice Awards, winning two in 2005 and 2006 for her role as Rory Gilmore in "Gilmore Girls." Additionally, she was honored with a Young Artist Award for her outstanding performance in a film.
Following an initial asking price of $1.565 million, Bledel and Kartheiser sold their one-bedroom, two-bathroom Brooklyn Heights cooperative in 2016 for $1.325 million. The house has 18-foot ceilings, a chef's kitchen, and a private terrace; it was purchased in 2011 for $760,000.
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