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
To Salvatore Sardo:all countries (and the people) colonized by Spain are Hispanic (or Latino),in other words Hispanic (or Latino) is a culture,Not a race.A Hispanic can be of any race,can be white (Sofia Vergara),can be black (Zoe Saldaña),can be native (Evo Morales),can be Asian (Alberto Fujimore) etc
She is not latin, she is mostly USA american and european, that’s it.
Yamila: Why don’t you better open and encyclopedia and read more about Latin America before you give an opinion???
Both of her parents are from Latin America. Are you dense?
Alexis’ original nationality is latin american and so is her culture (being raised by hispanics) but her ethnicity is totaly european. So she can call herself a white latin american. just like a black person in the U.S.A. would call him self a black american which i think is more appropiate than afro american. I’ve never heard of white americans calling themselves euro americans…
Not true at all
explain yourself
You prove it
Her father is Argentine but from Danish ancestry. Danish Argentine have their community in Argentina and they still practice their European traditions and are very different from any other Latin American country.
To claim that she is Latina is absurd because she is not. She is American from Texas and has Danish, French and German heritage.
I am Italian born in Sardinia and I work in Buenos Aires Argentina for few years and know their culture. Specially the aristocratic people from Buenos Aires, they are pretty much Europeans with 100% European ancestry. they travel to Europe, Study in Europe and even still have their social clubs and read their news papers in Italian, English and other European Languages. For other Latino Americans countries who are Mestizo is unheard. She is White and she is American.
You are wrong prove it again
Salvatore,I left a couple of comments for you,I hope you read them.
Let me add something: Leo Messi’s nationality is Argentinian,his race is white,his ethnicity is Hispanic and his origin is Italian.
Latin America is diverse culturally and ethnically! I’m a black Cuban and many of my cultural practises are African, so does that not make me Latin American? Seriously so you have to be brown/mestizo to be Latino? Salvatore don’t be ignorant. You don’t know how her father is I know German Argentines and they don’t know shit about Germany, don’t assume stuff. Obviously Argentina is culturally mostly European so they’re different than say Mexico which has Amerindian and European culture mixed together! Latin America is not homogenous in culture, race, ethincity! Read a book before you comment on us.
She’s Latin American, end of story.
EUROPEAN TRADITIONS?!?!?! WHAT IS SPANISH BUT EUROPEAN?!?!?!?
anybody knows some Danes with surname Bledel except her father?
in fact it’s a French surname
There are no Danes with that surname. But that doesn’t mean that her grandparent’s didn’t come from Denmark, since they could have origin from elsewhere in Europe. The spelling of the name could be due to a transliteration of the original surname, though. She says in interviews that they were Danish, so who are we to question that? I’m sure that there are plenty Danish people with surnames and/or origin from other parts of Europe.
i think you also,would in doubt in her Danish heritage if she has name like Maria Suarez or Natasha Ivanova
Yes, I can understand that, since it simply cannot be a Danish surname, unless the original spelling was different.
I have read about Danish Immigrants to Argentina, who changed their name from Blædel to Bledel, for practical reasons, so it’s possible that the original surname was Blædel. The descendants of those people live in Buenos Aires, I believe. However, they immigrated more than hundred years ago.
Her family came from Denmark to Argentina around 1900… they changed their name from Blædel to Bledel…
Why are people acting like someone can’t be a white hispanic? Come on now…
when people start understanding that hispanic is NOT an ethnicity but a nationality or maybe not because it’s a continent.
Just like we say white americans…but the true americans are the natives!
According to this site and its racist agenda, it’s the bad thing to be white and you should be ashamed for being that race.
-serpent- that’s bullcrap …most people are just f-ing mixed cause the world and the people on it been here to too long not to be…I am,.. so f-inggg whatttttttt
Oh, it is? Then why are you preaching idiotic bullshit about “white-white” people, or whatever the fuck that means?
You are a racist hypocrite.
Do you have prove at all ?
It’s not even a Nationality. It just means that the person has origin in Spain (or rather, the Iberian peninsula), or Hispanic America – the parts of the Americas which was Spanish or Portuguese colonies. It’s actually a bit odd that such an ancient Latin word is being used nowadays. A nationality would be something like “Argentine” or “Mexican”, or “(US)American”.
Well the true Hispanics are whites. Mestizos are not the true Hispanics sorry to break it to you.