Alexis Bledel | Gilmore Girls

Before she became an actress, Alexis Bledel started out by doing modeling while she attended New York University’s Tisch School for the Arts. She was only able to continue for a year before landing a major role in the WB comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls. She made her TV debut in the role of Rory Gilmore and immediately won people over with her charm. Alongside actress Lauren Graham, who played her mother on the show, they made Gilmore Girls one of the top-ranked programs during the early 2000s.

In fact, they also broke records by earning an estimated $750,000 for every episode of the show. Since then, the actress has received plenty of other credit, including successful film appearances. She starred in Tuck Everlasting, Sin City, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. Most recently, she was part of the ensemble cast of the Hulu Original series The Handmaid’s Tale.