Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 14, 1971
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
52 titles
Alison Bartlett
Biography
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
Filmography
Marty Supreme
Rockwell Receptionist Voice (voice)
The History of Sound
Samantha
STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon
Self
Materialists
Jaime
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Gina
FBI
Joan Collier
Submission
Angela's Mother
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Gina
Karaoke!
Mom
Golden Boy
Jeanie Novak
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Gina
The Innkeepers
Angry Mom
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Gina (uncredited) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue
Gina
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Mercy
Canterbury's Law
Sesame Street: Ready for School!
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Gina (archive footage)
Kidnapped
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
Gina
Sick Girl
Wife
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Doctor
Gina
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
Gina Jefferson
Corn
Sara Jameson
Rescue Me
Deb Stackhouse
The Jury
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Gina
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Gina
Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby
Gina Gefferson
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
Gina
Crooked Lines
Andrea
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Allison Dean
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Gina
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mrs. Cole
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
Gina (archive footage)
The Sopranos
Gwen MacIntyre
Sesame Street 'A Is for Asthma'
Gina Jefferson
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Gina
Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth
Gina
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Gina
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Gina Jefferson
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Gina Jefferson
It's Only Rock & Roll
Halle Angelisi
Law & Order
Sergeant Haywood
Sesame Street: Rock & Roll!
Gina Jefferson
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Gina
Right to Kill?
Candy