Trivia
• Alexis loves to shop at Target.
• Alexis wants to be a good role model for younger girls.
• Former model
• Didn’t grow up speaking English, she learned it in school.
• Her first language is Spanish.
• Her parents’ nationalities are Mexican and Argentinian. Her father’s family were Danish immigrants to Argentina; her ethnic background includes Danish, French, German and Spanish.
• One of Teen People Magazine’s “25 Hottest Stars under 25″ (2002)
• Moved to L.A. when she joined the Gilmore Girls cast.
• Started modeling at 14.
• She hates coffee and, while her character Rory on Gilmore Girls consumes it daily, she drinks coca-cola out of the supposed coffee mugs!
• Named #87 on the Maxim magazine “Hot 100 of 2005″ list.
• Her audition for Gilmore Girls was her first ever.
• She is friends with Amber Tamblyn and America Ferrera her co-star from the movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
• She has a brief role in the movie Rushmore. In the scene where Max speaks in front of his class at Grover Cleveland, she can be seen sitting in the front row.
• Admitted on Late Show with David Letterman that she dislikes living in L.A. because she has to drive everywhere and says she is a terrible driver.
• She’s a fan of the ska/punk band Less than Jake. She’s featured in the a music video for one of their songs, She’s Gonna Break Soon.
• In between scenes on the Gilmore Girls, she heads to her trailer and practices on a keyboard.
• Her modeling career ended when she was in winter and the photographer splashed cold water in her face.
• Plays on a women’s soccer team called The Hustlers.
• Enjoys watching the World Equestrian Games, especially the freestyle/dancing competitions.
