Alison Bartlett
Alison Bartlett O'Reilly (born July 14, 1971) is a New York-based actress who has portrayed Gina Jefferson on Sesame Street since 1987, and has reprised the role in various related specials, direct-to-video productions, and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.
Bartlett began her career as a child actress, appearing at the age of 12 as Joanne in the 1984 stage production of Landscape of The Body, co-starring Dann Florek and directed by Gary Sinise. Other stage credits include the role of Donna in the Broadway show Hurly Burly from 1985, and Off Broadway in Jersey City (1990).
In September 1985, her agent presented her with a "day player role" of Gina, one of Gordon's science students. Despite "warm feelings towards the show", she passed on the part, having been convinced she'd permanently maintain her tough girl typecasting; a rejection from Sesame Street would "sting too much", and destroy its place in her mind. Her agent urged her into an audition, and she credits show director Jon Stone for seeing past her self-depreciation. In 1991, she starred in the ABC After-School Special It's Only Rock and Roll, where she met her husband to be, writer/director Harry O'Reilly; at this point, she began receiving credit on Sesame Street under her married name, Alison Bartlett O'Reilly. She also guest starred on NYPD Blue in 1995. Taking time off to have three children, O'Reilly's work was primarily limited to Sesame Street.
However, in 2002, she began actively seeking other roles. In addition to appearing in the 2003 independent film Crooked Lines (directed by her husband), the actress began appearing in a variety of roles in different TV crime dramas, including the short-lived FOX series The Jury, various episodes of the Law & Order franchise, and a two episode stint on HBO's The Sopranos as Gwen McIntyre, a maternal woman who has fallen in love with an ex-con (Steve Buscemi's Tony Blundatto). In 2006, she appeared in several episodes of the FX show Rescue Me as Deb Stackhouse, the wife of a firefighter injured in a fire.
Fotos
Películas (42)
Marty Supremo
2025 · Rockwell Receptionist Voice (voice)
La historia del sonido
2025 · Samantha
STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon
2025 · Self
Amores materialistas
2025 · Jaime
Jim Henson: el hombre y las ideas
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019 · Gina
Submission
2018 · Angela's Mother
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015 · Gina
Karaoke!
2013 · Mom
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012 · Gina
The Innkeepers
2012 · Angry Mom
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue
2010 · Gina
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010 · Gina (uncredited) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
Sesame Street: Ready for School!
2007
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006 · Gina (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
2006 · Gina
Sick Girl
2006 · Wife
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Doctor
2005 · Gina
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
2005 · Gina Jefferson
Corn
2004 · Sara Jameson
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004 · Gina
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004 · Gina
Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby
2003 · Gina Gefferson
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
2003 · Gina
Crooked Lines
2003 · Andrea
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999 · Gina
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
1999 · Gina (archive footage)
Sesame Street 'A Is for Asthma'
1998 · Gina Jefferson
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998 · Gina
Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth
1997 · Gina
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996 · Gina
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993 · Gina Jefferson
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993 · Gina Jefferson
It's Only Rock & Roll
1991 · Halle Angelisi
Sesame Street: Rock & Roll!
1990 · Gina Jefferson
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
1989 · Self – Gina
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 · Gina
Right to Kill?
1985 · Candy
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games
· Gina
Do I Know You From Somewhere?
· Theresa
Series (11)
F.B.I.
2018 · Joan Collier
Golden Boy
2013 · Jeanie Novak
Mercy
2009
Canterbury's Law
2008
Kidnapped
2006
Rescue Me
2004 · Deb Stackhouse
The Jury
2004
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Allison Dean, Hope Daniels
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Mrs. Cole
The Sopranos
1999 · Gwen MacIntyre
La Ley y el Orden
1990 · Sergeant Haywood, Officer Angela Donahue