Kimberly Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She is known for her role as Rory Gilmore on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), and Emily Malek in The Handmaid's Tale (2017–2021). Bledel also had a recurring role in Mad Men in 2012 and reprised her role as Rory Gilmore in the Netflix reunion miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016). Bledel made her feature film debut as Winnie Foster in the Disney live action adaptation of Tuck Everlasting (2002), and went on to appear in Sin City (2005), Post Grad (2009), and as Lena Kaligaris in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) and its sequel (2008). Bledel has received various awards and nominations for her work. For her role in Gilmore Girls, she received nominations for Satellite, Teen Choice and Young Artist Awards. For her role in The Handmaid's Tale she has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. She has also received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series.

Filmography

• 2026Ponderosa — Sandra
• 2019Crypto — Katie
• The Handmaid's Tale — Emily Malek
• Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life — Rory Gilmore
• 2015Emily & Tim — Emily (Segment 2)
• 2015Jenny's Wedding — Kitty
• 2014Parts Per Billion — Sarah
• Us & Them — Stacey
• Motive — Robin Gould
• 2013Remember Sunday — Molly
• 2013Violet & Daisy — Violet
• 2012The Brass Teapot — Payton
• 2011Girl Walks Into a Bar — Kim
• 2011The Conspirator — Sarah Weston
• 2011The Kate Logan Affair — Kate Logan
• Killer in the Family — Natalie Dunne
• 2009Post Grad — Ryden Malby
• 2009The Good Guy — Beth Vest
• 2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 — Lena Kaligaris
• 2007I'm Reed Fish — Kate
• Mad Men — Beth Dawes
• 2006Life Is Short — Charlotte
• 2006Zoom — Ace (uncredited)
• 2005Sin City — Becky
• 2005The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants — Lena Kaligaris
• 2004Bride & Prejudice — Georgina 'Georgie' Darcy
• 2004DysEnchanted — Goldilocks
• 2002Tuck Everlasting — Winnie Foster
• Gilmore Girls — Rory Gilmore
• 1998Rushmore — Student (uncredited)
• TRL
• ER — Dr. Julia Wise
• Joy Will Prevail — Harriet Patterson

Appearances as themselves (10)

• 2025The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• Conan — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2005Celebrity Mix — Self (archive footage)
• Teen Choice Awards — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn — Self
• The View — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• The Emmy Awards — Self