![From 'Gilmore Girls' to 'The Handmaid's Tale'! Alexis Bledel's Total Transformation Over the Years](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation.png?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1133px&resize=940%2C529&quality=86&strip=all)
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From ‘Gilmore Girls’ to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’! Alexis Bledel’s Total Transformation Over the Years
Whether you were a fan of Gilmore Girls or not, there’s a solid chance you’ve seen Alexis Bledel‘s work. After all, the Texas native got her start in Hollywood in the late ’90s — and her career has been going strong ever since!
Alexis is perhaps best known for playing Emily Malek on Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, for which she won an Emmy Award in 2017. Given the nature of the series, the role was a huge departure from Alexis’ previous, more light-hearted work.
Scroll down to see photos of Alexis Bledel’s total transformation over the years.
![Alexis Bledel in 2002](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2002.jpg?fit=800%2C1196&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2003](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2003.jpg?fit=800%2C1196&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2004](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2004.jpg?fit=800%2C1208&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2005](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2005.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2006](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2006.jpg?fit=800%2C1198&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2007](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2007.jpg?fit=800%2C1198&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2008](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2008.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2009](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2009.jpg?fit=800%2C1210&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2010](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2010.jpg?fit=800%2C1159&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2011](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2011.jpg?fit=800%2C1210&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2012](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2012.jpg?fit=800%2C1202&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2013](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2013.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2014](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2014-2015.jpg?fit=800%2C1397&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2016](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2016.jpg?fit=800%2C1111&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2017](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2017.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel in 2018](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2018-2019.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Alexis Bledel Transformation, 2020](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Alexis-Bledel-Transformation-2020.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&quality=86&strip=all)
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