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Alison Bartlett

Alison Bartlett

Acting

July 14, 1971 (54 years old)
New York City, New York, USA
Female
40 Movies
13 TV Shows

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.

The History of Sound
The History of Sound

The History of Sound

2025 6.8

as Samantha

Age 54
The Innkeepers
The Innkeepers

The Innkeepers

2011 5.4

as Angry Mom

Age 40 (now 54)
The Sopranos
The Sopranos

The Sopranos

1999 8.7

as Gwen MacIntyre

Age 27 (now 54)
2 eps
Materialists
Materialists

Materialists

2025 6.3

as Jaime

Age 53 (now 54)
Sick Girl
Sick Girl

Sick Girl

2006 6.2

as Wife

Age 34 (now 54)
Submission
Submission

Submission

2018 5.9

as Angela's Mother

Age 46 (now 54)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999 6.4

as Gina

Age 28 (now 54)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

2004 7.6

as Gina

Age 32 (now 54)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 7.9

as Mrs. Cole

Age 28 (now 54)
1 ep
Rescue Me
Rescue Me

Rescue Me

2004 7.5

as Deb Stackhouse

Age 33 (now 54)
2 eps
FBI
FBI

FBI

2018 7.9

as Joan Collier

Age 47 (now 54)
1 ep
Law & Order
Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 7.3

as Sergeant Haywood

Age 19 (now 54)
1 ep
Law & Order
Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 7.3

as Officer Angela Donahue

Age 19 (now 54)
1 ep
Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme

2025 7.4

as Rockwell Receptionist Voice (voice)

Age 54
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 7.6

as Hope Daniels

Age 30 (now 54)
1 ep
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 7.6

as Allison Dean

Age 30 (now 54)
1 ep