Alison Bartlett
Acting
Born 1971-07-14
New York City, New York, USA
53 credits
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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.
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Filmography
Acting
46 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order
FBI
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Sopranos
Rescue Me
Marty Supreme
Materialists
Golden Boy
Jim Henson Idea Man
The History of Sound
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Innkeepers
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Crooked Lines
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Submission
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
It's Only Rock & Roll
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
Do I Know You From Somewhere?
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
Sick Girl
Right to Kill?
Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth
Sesame Street: Rock & Roll!
Karaoke!
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Doctor
Sesame Street 'A Is for Asthma'
Corn
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games
STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon
Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue
Other credits
7 credits
Kidnapped
The Jury
Mercy
Canterbury's Law
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Sesame Street: Ready for School!
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