Kimberly Alexis Bledel was born on September 16th, 1981, to Nanette and Martin Bledel. Her place of birth was Houston, Texas. Alexis' forst language was Spanish as a child because her mother was from Mexico and her father was from Argentina. As a child, Alexis's parents encouraged her to try out for small roles in productions, to get over her shyness. One day when she was in the mall with her mother, Page Parkes, a modeling agent discovered her. Page turned her into a model. Alexis got to travel all around the world when she was a teenager. She applied to NYU after high school, and later on decided that she wanted to try something different. She graduated from Page Parkes Center of Modeling an Acting, and tried out for the role of Rory Gilmore in the now hit series, Gilmore Girls. After the show turned out to be a success, Alexis landed many other roles in films, such as Bride and Prejudice, Tuck Everlasting, and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.