Alison Bartlett

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1971-07-14

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Right to Kill?	Candy	72
2	1988	Sesame Street \| Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special	Gina	60
3	1990	Sesame Street: Rock & Roll!	Gina Jefferson	0
4	1991	It's Only Rock & Roll	Halle Angelisi	0
5	1993	Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration	Gina	60
6	1993	Sesame Street Stays Up Late!	Gina Jefferson	0
7	1996	Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas	Gina	59
8	1997	Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Telling the Truth	Gina	0
9	1998	Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!	Gina	58
10	1998	Sesame Street 'A Is for Asthma'	Gina Jefferson	0
11	1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play	Gina (archive footage)	0
12	1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland	Gina	63
13	2003	Crooked Lines	Andrea	45
14	2003	Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby	Gina Gefferson	0
15	2003	Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke	Gina	5
16	2004	Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?	Gina	80
17	2004	Corn	Sara Jameson	39
18	2005	Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!	Gina Jefferson	100
19	2005	Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Doctor	Gina	0
20	2006	Sick Girl	Wife	63
21	2006	Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time	Gina	71
22	2006	A Sesame Street Christmas Carol	Gina (archive footage)	62
23	2010	Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue	Gina	0
24	2010	Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days	Gina (uncredited) (archive footage)	0
25	2011	The Innkeepers	Angry Mom	54
26	2012	Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers	Gina	0
27	2013	Karaoke!	Mom	80
28	2018	Submission	Angela's Mother	59
29	2019	Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration	Gina	92
30	2025	Materialists	Jaime	73
31	2025	STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon	Self	0
32	2025	The History of Sound	Samantha	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1990	Law & Order	Sergeant Haywood	74
2	1990	Law & Order	Officer Angela Donahue	74
3	1999	The Sopranos	Gwen MacIntyre	87
4	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mrs. Cole	79
5	2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Allison Dean	76
6	2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Hope Daniels	76
7	2004	The Jury		70
8	2004	Rescue Me	Deb Stackhouse	77
9	2006	Kidnapped		71
10	2008	Canterbury's Law		63
11	2009	Mercy		59
12	2013	Golden Boy	Jeanie Novak	61
13	2018	FBI	Joan Collier	79

Alison Bartlett

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