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Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore sits beside Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore, who leans against a diner counter in Gilmore Girls. Emily Gilmore, played by Kelly Bishop, stands with Lorelai Gilmore, Lauren Graham, and Rory Gilmore, Alexis Bledel, holding white flowers at a cemetery in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
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Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore sits beside Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore, who leans against a diner counter in Gilmore Girls.
Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham in Gilmore Girls American actors Alexis Bledel (left) and Lauren Graham portray Rory and Lorelai Gilmore, respectively, in the television series Gilmore Girls (2000–07).

Gilmore Girls

American television series
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Gilmore Girls, American comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. It aired for seven seasons from 2000 to 2007. Gilmore Girls follows the relationship between single mother Lorelai Gilmore (played by Graham) and her teenage daughter, Rory Gilmore (Bledel), who live in the fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. The show is known for its fast, witty, and heavily referential dialogue and its cozy depiction of small-town life. Over...

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