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
Many latinos ARE white this is a clear example. white is not a race its a culture. The brown skin latinos are usually of native american decent, while the white skinned latinos are european. Thus, you can be white and latino.
I meant to say hispanic* is not a race its a culture.
good that you told me the mistake I thought you was kidding me ;)
You are a joke
Color means nothing. Having dark skin doesn’t mean you’re mostly of native decent. Niether does white skin. I have met many dark skin hispanics of European decent and many white skinned mestizos that look very native
PEOPLE PEOPLE!…her parents have those ROOTS!!..but they were raised in those countries! registered in those countries! She herself refers to her mother as a mexicana and her father as an argentino! Grew up with the culture and the language so if she labels herself as latina then she is a mexican-argentina LATINA!!! So what if shes light skinned? Many mexican women are white skinned and still got salsa in their life!
salsa originates from cuba, just saying….
kathleen salsa originated in the bronx by puerto ricans!!!!!
prove it
look into the history of la banda faena
It’s true, kathleen or you puerto rican? He is, and salsa did originate in the bronx by puerto ricans and cubans!
Shut up. Hispanic isn’t a race. She is white racially
SORRY WHITEYS but shes 100% LATINA
ARGENTINEAN AND MEXICAN. If we’re going to trace back heritages then 90% of Latinos would have to cut ourselves in 2-3 pieces because we are a mixture of EUROPEAN, NATIVE OR AFRO.
sorry but she is 100000000% White.. Danish, French and German.. get over it jealous bitch.. you can only dream..! haha you are so silly.. her dad is of Danish and mum is of German and French descent..! she is 10000000000000000000000% White.. she is White Hispanic just because her parents lived a little bit in Argentine and Mexico but they are pure White people and she is White.. you want her Hispanics but you can only dream.. BYE bitch
Mum:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t196/Gimore-Girl/Alexis%20pics/04.jpg
Dad and the whole family:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t196/Gimore-Girl/Alexis%20pics/01.jpg
who is not White?? your ass maybe not but Alexis is White..! haha..!
latino is not a race its a heritage. many latinos ARE white, this is a clear example.
That she is hispanic doen’t means that she is not white.her firts-language is Spanich,her father is from México and ver mother from Mexico.Hispánica is really a word relationed with a white language and culture.Thinking that hispanic is a race is like thinking that Anglophone is a race.
Sorry dumbass but latino/ hispanic isn’t a race. She is 100% white get over it
I don’t care if you say she’s white, black, or whatever… but why count Danish, French and German as her ethnicity and not Mexican and Argentinian? Can someone explain it?
Hi Luisa,
I think the reason is that to say you’re Mexican or Argentine it usually means you’re a mix of something and something. They’re just trying to be specific in her case which they can trace back to French, Danish and German. If they just say she’s mexican and argentine they most would assume that she’s the typical mix spanish and native indian from Mexico and she’s not that.
Okay, fine. But on other celebs like George Lopez, they counted Mexican. Why not her? Alexis Bledel has “Latina” roots. Or whatever you call it. I’m not sure.
she don’t have Latina roots my God Danish German and French do you see somewhere Spain or whatever..!? NO!! she is White! but her mum lived for a while in Mexico and dad in Argentina so that’s why she is White Hispanic (a White person of Spanish heritage) but she have no Spanish heritage..! but in the end all Hispanics I mean real Hispanics are White.. SPAIN..! the others are just fake.. and 77% of All Hispanics are White ether way..! get over it..! bye Hispanic is not a race and will never be
You are wrong prove it
she is the typical mix from Mexico
honey it’s about her origin on this page.. about her home countries and that are Germany, France and Denmark.. her parents are immigrants to Mexico and Argentina they are not Mexican and Argentinian.. but actually Argentinians are like 94% White.. and 20% Mexicans too but just because Whites (Europeans) moved to there and blah blah blah..! you got my point.. greetings
Argentina is mostly white. In fact, they have a higher percentage of white people in Argentina than they do in the United States.
Anyway, why can’t she be Latina and white? I think the problem is that many of you want her to be one or the other when she doesn’t have to be. She is just as Hispanic as George Lopez. It is a culture that not just mestizos carry, but whites and blacks as well. Bledel’s race is white, but her culture is Hispanic. It doesn’t have to be one or the other. That’s like forcing Zoe Saldana to either be black or Hispanic. What’s the deal? It doesn’t even make sense, especially considering the fact that one is a culture and another is just a race.
Her home country is the United States and her parents were born mexican and argentinian, which means their ethnicity is hispanic/latino and their race is mixed/mestizo.
And so is she, she just has an american nationality.
Everyone in latin america has some european descent mixed with native american indians, unless they are purely indigenous or they were born in an European country and are first generation immigrants i.e. foreigners.
Most countries in Latin America don’t even consider white as a race option when they take their demographic statistics, so wherever you got your percentages from, they certainly don’t speak for all of Mexico and Argentina.
Dipshit. Her race is white not fucking mestizo not all Mexicans are mestizo
Demographic statitics are not very importante in Latín Americano,they are made like every 10 or 20 years.In most Latín American countries they asked if you consired yourself indigenous or being black(mulatto),the rest are united in a category,but it is only because they want to know about these minorities that tend to be poorest and with less oportunities.But that doesn’t mean that they think that whites doesn’t exist.
She may be Argentinian but i guarantee has alot of Italian in her. Argentinasis full of Italians and Italian mixes.
Can you read? Her paternal grandparents were danish not Italian illiterate moron