Alison Bartlett
Acting
Born: July 14, 1971 (age 55) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Sopranos
1999
Marty Supreme
2025
Materialists
2025
FBI
2018
The Innkeepers
2012
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Rescue Me
2004
The History of Sound
2025
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Photos (2)
Movies (35)
Marty Supreme
Rockwell Receptionist Voice (voice)
Materialists
Jaime
The History of Sound
Samantha
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Gina Jefferson
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Gina
The Innkeepers
Angry Mom
Crooked Lines
Andrea
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Gina
Submission
Angela's Mother
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Gina
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Gina
Right to Kill?
Candy
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Gina
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Gina
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Gina Jefferson
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Gina (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Gina
Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth
Gina
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Gina
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Gina
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
Gina
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Gina (uncredited) (archive footage)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
Gina (archive footage)
Sick Girl
Wife
Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby
Gina Gefferson
Corn
Sara Jameson
Sesame Street: Rock & Roll!
Gina Jefferson
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
Gina Jefferson
Sesame Street 'A Is for Asthma'
Gina Jefferson
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
Gina
Sesame Street: Ready for School!
2007
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Doctor
Gina
Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue
Gina
TV Shows (13)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mrs. Cole · 1 eps
Law & Order
Sergeant Haywood · 1 eps
Law & Order
Officer Angela Donahue · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Allison Dean · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Hope Daniels · 1 eps
FBI
Joan Collier · 1 eps
The Sopranos
Gwen MacIntyre · 2 eps
Rescue Me
Deb Stackhouse · 2 eps
Golden Boy
Jeanie Novak · 1 eps
Kidnapped
1 eps
Mercy
1 eps
The Jury
1 eps
Canterbury's Law
1 eps
