Most of the main Gilmore Girls actors were close in age to the characters they played, from Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel to Kelly Bishop and Scott Patterson.
01Summary
- 01Lauren Graham was 33 when she joined the cast as Lorelai Gilmore, who is 32 when the series opens.
- 02Alexis Bledel was 19 when she began playing 16-year-old Rory Gilmore and stayed in the role until she was 25.
- 03Kelly Bishop was 56 when she first played Emily Gilmore, while Edward Herrmann was 57 in the first episode as Richard Gilmore.
- 04Melissa McCarthy was 30 when she debuted as Sookie St. James and 37 in her final appearance on the show.
- 05The series ran for seven seasons from 2000 to 2007, with a 2016 revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
02Why it matters
The age closeness helped the performances feel believable, especially in a story built around a teen mother, a college-age daughter and a multi-generational family. It also helps explain why the characters still resonate with viewers more than two decades later.
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