Alexis Bledel | Gilmore Girls

The series Gilmore Girls let fans see how Alexis Bledel, who played Rory Gilmore, matured from when she started in 2000 to the end of the seven-season run in 2007. She was also a guest cast of Handmaid’s Tale, for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. This was on top of her other role in movies like Sin City and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

What is interesting is that being an actress was not even Bledel’s first career option. She initially wanted to be a model, and she was even discovered back then. Finances were tough, though, and even if she had good money management skills, the cash flow was just not sufficient, so she tried applying for other jobs from waitress to actress. Luckily, Jill Anthony, casting director for Gilmore Girls, saw her potential and offered her the part.