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.
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 (Movies)
Marty Supreme
Character:Rockwell Receptionist (voice)
Release Date:19/12/2025
The History of Sound
Character:Samantha
Release Date:12/09/2025
STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon
Character:Self
Release Date:21/06/2025
Materialists
Character:Jaime
Release Date:12/06/2025
Jim Henson Idea Man
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/05/2024
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Character:Gina
Release Date:09/11/2019
Submission
Character:Angela's Mother
Release Date:02/03/2018
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Character:Gina
Release Date:01/09/2015
Karaoke!
Character:Mom
Release Date:03/04/2013
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Character:Gina
Release Date:12/07/2012
The Innkeepers
Character:Angry Mom
Release Date:18/08/2011
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2011
Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue
Character:Gina
Release Date:05/01/2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Character:Gina (uncredited) (archive footage)
Release Date:05/01/2010
Sesame Street: Ready for School!
Character:
Release Date:01/07/2007
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Character:Gina (archive footage)
Release Date:01/12/2006
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
Character:Gina
Release Date:22/08/2006
Sick Girl
Character:Wife
Release Date:13/01/2006
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Doctor
Character:Gina
Release Date:14/10/2005
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
Character:Gina Jefferson
Release Date:01/02/2005
Corn
Character:Sara Jameson
Release Date:01/10/2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Character:Gina
Release Date:04/04/2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Character:Gina
Release Date:06/03/2004
Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby
Character:Gina Gefferson
Release Date:05/08/2003
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
Character:Gina
Release Date:05/08/2003
Crooked Lines
Character:Andrea
Release Date:18/05/2003
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Character:Gina
Release Date:01/10/1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
Character:Gina (archive footage)
Release Date:07/09/1999
Sesame Street 'A Is for Asthma'
Character:Gina Jefferson
Release Date:01/04/1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Character:Gina
Release Date:20/02/1998
Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth
Character:Gina
Release Date:28/01/1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Character:Gina
Release Date:24/12/1996
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Character:Gina Jefferson
Release Date:29/12/1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Character:Gina Jefferson
Release Date:29/10/1993
It's Only Rock & Roll
Character:Halle Angelisi
Release Date:21/03/1991
Sesame Street: Rock & Roll!
Character:Gina Jefferson
Release Date:01/01/1990
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Character:Gina
Release Date:05/10/1988
Right to Kill?
Character:Candy
Release Date:22/05/1985
Television Appearances
FBI
Character:Joan Collier
Golden Boy
Character:Jeanie Novak
Mercy
Character:
Canterbury's Law
Character:
Kidnapped
Character:
Rescue Me
Character:Deb Stackhouse
The Jury
Character:
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Allison Dean
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Hope Daniels
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Mrs. Cole
The Sopranos
Character:Gwen MacIntyre
Law & Order
Character:Sergeant Haywood
Law & Order
Character:Officer Angela Donahue
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