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Early life

Bledel was born Kimberly Alexis Bledel in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Nanette (née Dozier), is Mexican, and her father, Martin Bledel, is an Argentine of Danish descent.[1][2][3] She has a younger brother. Her first language is Spanish, and she did not learn English until she began school.[4] Bledel's mother encouraged her to try community theater when she was a child to overcome her shyness.[5] She attended St. Agnes Academy in Houston.

As a child, Bledel appeared in local productions of Our Town and The Wizard of Oz. She was scouted at a local mall and given work as a fashion model. She went to Page Parkes Center for Modeling and Acting and attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for one year.