Lorelai Gilmore
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| Lorelai Gilmore | |||||||||||||
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 Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore |
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| Portrayed by | Lauren Graham Chelsea Brummet (Young Lorelai) |
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| First appearance | 5 October 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 15 May 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Cause/reason | Series finale | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Amy Sherman-Palladino | ||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Lore | ||||||||||||
| Gender | Female | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 25,1968 | ||||||||||||
| Age | 40 | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Owner of the Dragonfly Inn | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Stars Hollow, Connecticut | ||||||||||||
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Lorelai Gilmore is a fictional character on the television series Gilmore Girls, played by Lauren Graham. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore (Marion Ross) and is mother to Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore (Alexis Bledel).
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[edit] Character History
Lorelai Victoria Gilmore was born to Richard and Emily Gilmore. Raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Lorelai is a highly talkative, free-spirited woman. Her wealthy parents attempted to raise her to be a proper young lady of society, go to an Ivy league college, marry a man with wealth and good-breeding and even arranged for her to be presented to society. However, Lorelai was rebellious and resentful of her structured, sheltered and silver spoon upbringing.
As a teenager (portrayed in flashbacks by Chelsea Brummet), Lorelai dated Christopher Hayden, the son of Straub and Francine. She became pregnant right before her society debut at age 16. This greatly embarrassed and disappointed her parents. Straub initially suggested Lorelai have an abortion, however Emily flat out refused, and decided they should marry instead. Christopher was amenable, but Lorelai refused. When Lorelai realized she was in labor, she left a note for her parents and drove herself to the hospital. [1]
After her daughter, Rory, was born, she lived with her parents for a year before running away to Stars Hollow to find her own life. The owner of the Independence Inn, Mia, took her in, gave her a job as a maid, and let her and Rory live in the back in a renovated potting shed. Lorelai worked her way up over the years, and was eventually promoted to manager.
For many years after, Lorelai had almost no contact with her parents, except for visits during major holidays. It wasn't until her daughter's acceptance into Chilton Academy that she started having regular contact with her parents. In exchange for paying for Rory's tutition at Chilton, Emily and Richard instated mandatory "Friday Night Dinners" to which Lorelai reluntanly agreed. [2]
Besides an on-again, off-again relationship with Christopher, Lorelai's had a few romantic relationship that included Alex Lesman (Billy Burke), an outdoorsy coffee house entrepreneur; Max Medina (Scott Cohen), a teacher at Chilton whom she almost wed; Jason "Digger" Stiles, a childhood friend and Luke Danes, the owner of the Luke's Diner.who she ends up with in the end
[edit] Characterization
Lorelai is a "hip mom."[3] Virginia Heffernan of the New York Times described Lorelai and Rory as "unsentimental brainiacs" who, if they could see Gilmore Girls, would hate its sentimentality. Also, the character talks fast and uses words to keep her "loneliness at bay." Lorelai feels that to "swoon, even once," would make her lose her verbal power and her "reason for being."[4]
[edit] Casting
Before landing the role of Lorelai in Gilmore Girls, Lauren Graham starred in many short lived TV shows and guest appeared in a number of top 10 prim-time comedies.[5] Graham, who once lived for two years on the money she made from a TV commercial for Cascade. She finally landed the role in the series because according to producer Amy Sherman-Palladino she had a whole bunch of "S" things in one -- smart, sexy, sophisticated, silly, sharply written and a little sappy. During casting for Gilmore Girls, Sherman-Palladino wondered where she could find an actress who possessed all those characteristics. "She had to have everything," said Sherman-Palladino in describing the Lorelai she created. "The role required someone who could act, who could make you cry, who could break your heart, who was funny and gorgeous and tough and sexy and vulnerable. We looked and looked and couldn't find that actress. Just about the time I was saying, 'Let's just find somebody who's pretty and put her in the corner,' in walks Lauren. She gave us everything we wanted - a lovely little gift combo." [6]
[edit] Reception
In 2005, in honor of Mother's Day, Inside TV, a newly published weekly magazine for television fans, chose its picks for Top 10 All-Time Greatest TV Moms. Gilmore Girls Lorelai Gilmore ranked 5th ahead of classic television mothers Marion Cunningham, Caroline Ingalls and Carol Brady. [7]
On 11 May 2008, Tivo released the results of a survey conducted by eRewards Market Research on Television's Top Moms. Lorelai ranked 14th, with 20 percent of respondents selecting her among their top 20 TV moms.[8] Lauren Graham was selected twice for her portrayal of Lorelai by the Teen Choice Awards,[9] winning "Choice TV Parental Unit" in 2005 and 2006.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ ""Dear Emily and Richard"". Gilmore Girls. 2003-02-07. No. 13, season 3.
- ^ ""Pilot"". Gilmore Girls. 2000-10-05. No. 1, season 1.
- ^ Barker, Lynn (Jun 21, 2007). Lauren Graham: "Gilmore Girl" to Woman. Teen Hollywood. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ Heffernan, Virginia (November 7, 2006). A Series Changes Horses, and the Ride Gets Bumpy. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ Blackman, Lori (January 10, 2001). 'Gilmore Girl' Lauren Graham. CNN. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ Bonko, Larry (February 14, 2002). Teen Hollywood.com : Lauren Graham. Teen Hollywood.com Network. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ Farin, Julie (May 5, 2005). Countdown to Mother's Day.... New Age Media Concepts (press release). Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ Storey, Michael (May 11, 2008). THE TV COLUMN : ABC’s ax chops Men in Trees. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ Philpot, Robert (May 15, 2007). Let's hear it for this Gilmore Girl. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ Hall, Sarah (15 Aug 2005). Teens Choose "The Notebook". E! Online. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
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