Alexis Bledel
Bledel in 2011, photo by s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Kimberly Alexis Bledel
Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 16, 1981
Ethnicity: Danish, Scottish, English, Irish, Welsh, distant French, German, and Dutch
Alexis Bledel is an American actress and model. She is known for her role as Rory Gilmore on Gilmore Girls. She has also starred in the films Tuck Everlasting, Bride and Prejudice, Frank Miller’s Sin City, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and its sequel; I’m Reed Fish, The Good Guy, Post Grad, The Conspirator, The Kate Logan Affair, Girl Walks into a Bar, Violet & Daisy, The Brass Teapot, Parts per Billion, Emily & Tim, Jenny’s Wedding, and Crypto; and on television’s Mad Men, Remember Sunday, Us & Them, and The Handmaid’s Tale. One of Alexis’s paternal great-great-grandmothers was surnamed Gilmore.
Alexis’s father, Martin Bledel, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he was raised. Alexis’s paternal grandfather was Argentinian-born, and was of Danish, and distant German, ancestry; and Alexis’s paternal grandmother was American-born, and had Scottish, English, and Irish ancestry.
Alexis’s mother, Nanette (Dozier), a flight attendant and gift processor, was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and moved to Mexico at the age of eight. Alexis’s maternal grandfather was a rancher in Arizona, Mexico, and Costa Rica. According to interviews, Alexis’s mother considers herself to be Mexican; she is not of Hispanic descent. Alexis’s mother’s Dozier line traces to Leonard Dozier, who was born, c. 1643, in France. Alexis’s mother also has Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Dutch ancestry. A picture of Alexis with her parents and brother can be seen here. A picture of Alexis with her mother can be seen here.
Alexis has a son with her former husband, actor Vincent Kartheiser. Alexis is fluent in Spanish, and has described herself as a Latina. She did not start speaking English until she began school.
Alexis’s maternal great-great-great-great-grandfather, John Hall Morgan, was Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, from 1837 to 1838.
Alexis’s paternal grandfather was Enrique Einar Bledel Huus (the son of Einar Rudolf Dons-Blaedel Heise and Elena Maria Huus). Enrique was born in 1917, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and died in 2003. He was Vice President of Coca-Cola Latin America and the Coca-Cola Inter-American Corporation. The surname Bledel originates from Paulus Blaedel, Alexis’s distant ancestor, a German who moved to Denmark; making Alexis of at least 1/128th German ancestry, from that line. Alexis’s great-grandfather Einar was born in Denmark, the son of Poul Dons-Blaedel and Charlotte Christine Heise. Alexis’s great-grandmother Elena was born in Argentina, to Danish parents, Frits Johannes Raahauge Huus and Inger Marie Andersen.
Alexis’s paternal grandmother is Jean Campbell (the daughter of Norman Walter Campbell and Irene Slater). Jean was born in Troy, New York, and has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Jean moved to Argentina after meeting Alexis’s paternal grandfather. Norman was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the son of Robert Archibald Campbell and Evelyn Smith. Irene was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, the daughter of Warren H. Slater and Rebecca Richardson Gilmore; Rebecca’s maternal grandparents were Irish.
Alexis’s maternal grandfather was Lewis David Dozier III (the son of Lewis David Dozier, Jr. and Elizabeth Overton). Alexis’s grandfather Lewis was born in Missouri. Alexis’s great-grandfather Lewis was the son of Lewis David Dozier and Rebecca E. Lewis. Elizabeth was the daughter of John W. Overton and Mary Oliver “Mamie” Goodbar. Alexis’s great-grandmother Elizabeth re-married to Gussie Busch, the prominent brewing magnate who built the Anheuser-Busch Companies into the largest brewery in the world.
Alexis’s maternal grandmother was Mildred Caroline/Carlene Slater (the daughter of Frank D. Slater and Ina Mae Moseley). Mildred was born in New York. Frank was the son of Charles A. Slater and Mary Augusta Davenport. Ina was the daughter of William Aaron Mosley/Moseley and Edwinna Louise/Louisa Bloom/Blum.
Sources: Genealogy of Alexis Bledel (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Alexis’s paternal grandfather, Enrique Einar Bledel Huus – http://www.legacy.com
Genealogy of the Bledel family, mentions Alexis’s father and paternal grandparents – http://dons.dk
Alexis’s paternal great-grandmother, Irene Slater, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Alexis’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Rebecca Richardson Gilmore, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage announcement of Alexis’s maternal grandparents, Lewis David Dozier III and Mildred Caroline/Carlene Slater – https://www.newspapers.com
Genealogy of Alexis’s maternal grandfather, Lewis David Dozier III (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.genealogy.com
Alexis’s maternal grandfather, Lewis David Dozier III, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Lewis David Dozier III on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Alexis’s maternal grandfather, Lewis David Dozier III – https://books.google.com
Genealogies of Alexis’s maternal great-grandparents, Lewis David Dozier, Jr. and Elizabeth Overton – https://www.findagrave.com
Alexis’s maternal grandmother, Mildred Caroline/Carlene Slater, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Alexis’s maternal great-grandparents, Frank D. Slater and Ina Mae Moseley – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Alexis’s maternal great-grandmother, Ina Mae (Moseley) Slater Head – https://www.findagrave.com
Alexis’s maternal great-grandmother, Ina Mae Moseley, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Alexis’s maternal great-great-grandparents, William Aaron Mosley/Moseley and Edwinna Louise/Louisa Bloom/Blum, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Spanish people are white!!! They took over Latin america predominately thus why Spanish is the official language and a lot of them mixed with the indigenous population there thus the Latinos known in the U.S.!!! But where is spain at? Oh yeah In western Europe!! Me, myself and I blogger .. You are a typical ignorant white American .. But jokes on you because that is how ignorant you are and uneducated ..poor white trash :) look up Joanna Garcia please..
If “Me myself and I” was a typical white American he or she would have said that hispanics are mestizo and a race. He or she is actually right. Hispanics are originally white (Spaniards) and the majority of todays Hispanics are white (up to 40% of the whole population). Latin America’s biggest countries are mainly white, plus Latin Europe.
Also I hate people who think being racist to whites is not racism and that calling them white trash is okay. You are a racist trash and piece of s–t. Grow up.
Hispanic or Latin is a culture it has nothing to do with your ethnicity. The designation of Hispanic or Latino is unknown in most of the world. It seems to confuse Americans greatly in that they use the term Spanish for people from Mexico and South American countries. Spanish means a person from Spain. Alexis Bledel has no Spanish ancestry. She is of Danish, French and German descent but is American by birth. If anyone from Mexico or Argentina comes to Australia they will be called Mexican and Argentinian. This would be the same in Europe. Hispanic and Latino puts people of many ethnicities under the one umbrella and is only used in the USA.
White-Hispanic end of story.
98% of Argentina’s population is white.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2009/12/how-argentina-became-white/
http://www.pixelbomb.com/blog/viewpix.php?img=images/2006/07/alexis_bledel_cw_tca_party.jpg&alt=Alexis%20Bledel%20at%20the%20CW%20TCA%20Party
Can’t believe people are doubting this girl’s ethnicity when she’s clearly nothing but European. Judging her on her parents nationalities instead on her obvious European features.
Yet you have these so called “white” Americans who are clearly mixed. But nobody points out how exotic they actually look. Again, according to most of you these people can’t possible be mixed, since they have a non-spanish sounding last name.
Blake Shelton
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/Alcohol%20Kills/blake_shelton2.jpg
Miranda Lambert
http://www.topnews.in/files/images/MirandaLambert_2.jpg
And yes even Taylor Swift
http://actrezmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Taylor-Swift-Hairstyle.jpg
Goes to show you how ignorant and racist some Americans can be.
This is a joke and the whole thing is dumb