Stars Hollow •
Patricia "Miss Patty" LaCosta (
Liz Torres) (2000–2007), Stars Hollow's oft-married, oft-divorced dance instructor. She often makes name-dropping references to her past as a dancer and singer; how much of it is true is unknown. She is usually seen lusting after young men and wishing she could marry again. She and Babette know most of the gossip of the town, though Babette mentions that Patty normally gets the town gossip before her because her phone intercepts other people's phone calls. Second only to Taylor, she seems to be the most influential citizen of Stars Hollow. Her dance studio is used for town meetings, among other community events. •
Babette Dell (
Sally Struthers) (2000–2007), eccentric neighbor and friend to the Gilmore girls. She enjoys singing and music; she appears to have been involved with many singers in the past and had a very "interesting" life. She mentions once having been pushed out of a car, and once joining a cult. Often paired with Miss Patty, Babette is very into gossiping. She also is very protective of her garden gnomes, her favorite being Pierpont. She is married to Morey Dell and has a "child", a cat named Cinnamon. After the cat dies, they adopt a new cat named Apricot. She, at least once, ate oatmeal. She is a very attentive neighbor to the Gilmores, calling for help when she is suspicious of trouble and expressing concern for their well-being. •
Morey Dell (
Ted Rooney) (2000–2007), Babette's husband, often plays the piano and has an 'anything-goes' mellow attitude. Always wearing sunglasses, he does whatever Babette tells him and is pretty much her opposite as Babette is loud, short, and plump and Morey is quiet, tall, and lanky. •
Andrew (
Mike Gandolfi) (2000–2005), owner of Stars Hollow Books and Revolutionary War reenactor. •
Joe (
Brian Berke)(2000–2006), pizza delivery man and resident of Stars Hollow. •
Harry Porter (
David Huddleston) (2000–2001), Stars Hollow's mayor. He appears in two episodes of Season 1. •
Drella (
Alex Borstein) (2000), a skilled but rude and sarcastic harp player, who worked at the Independence Inn for a while. She appears in four episodes of Season 1. Borstein, who plays Drella, was originally cast as Sookie but had to drop out after the pilot episode. Borstein returns in later seasons as the characters of Doris (voice only) and Miss Celine. •
Grant (
Grant-Lee Phillips) (2001–2007), the town's troubadour. •
Fran Weston (
Linda Porter) (2001–2003), owner of Weston's bakery and the run down building of the old Dragonfly Inn. Fran dies in Season 3. After her death, Lorelai and Sookie buy the building and remodel it, keeping the name in honor of Fran. •
Rachel (Lisa Ann Hadley) (2001), Luke's intermittent ex-girlfriend from days prior to the time period across which the show is set. She is a traveling photographer, and while she and Luke loved each other, their different lifestyles were ultimately unable to mesh. She returns to Stars Hollow during Season 1 but eventually leaves again. •
Clara Forester (
Scout Taylor-Compton) (2001–2004), Dean Forester's younger sister. In 2016 revival, she has moved to Berlin with her boyfriend. •
Bootsy (
Brian Tarantina) (2001–2002), a Stars Hollow resident who owns and runs the magazine/newspaper stand. He is sometimes a foil for Luke as the two seem to share a common dislike of each other that stems from an incident the two shared in first grade, where Luke blamed Bootsy for ruining a clay handprint of his. •
Tom (
Biff Yeager) (2001–2007), a construction contractor in Stars Hollow. He remodels the Twickum House, Lorelai's house, Luke's diner when Luke needs more room and after Kirk ran his car through the window, Taylor's soda shop and both the Independence and Dragonfly Inns. •
Gypsy (
Rose Abdoo) (2002–2007), Stars Hollow's wise-cracking mechanic. She is usually one of the first to protest Taylor's harebrained schemes but is nonetheless very involved in town activities. •
Zach Van Gerbig (
Todd Lowe) (2002–2007), guitarist and vocalists of Lane's band Hep Alien; he later dates and subsequently marries Lane, and their twin sons Kwan and Steve are born near the end of Season 7. His own father abandoned him when he was ten years old. •
Brian Fuller (
John Cabrera) (2002–2007), is the bass player of Lane's band, Hep Alien. At one point, Lane, Zach and Brian also share an apartment. Brian is known for having several ailments including
asthma,
hypoglycemia, a
deviated septum, and
rosacea. In Season 6, Brian accidentally causes the band's break-up when he writes a song about Lane, infuriating fellow band member, and Lane's boyfriend, Zach. The band eventually re-unites at Zach and Lane's wedding but disbands once more when Lane becomes pregnant. •
Reverend Archie Skinner (Jim Jansen) (2002–2007, 2016), Stars Hollow's minister. Has a good sense of humor, little patience for Taylor, and a close friendship with Rabbi Barans. He marries Luke and Lorelai in November 2016. •
Rabbi David Barans (
Alan Blumenfeld) (2002–2006), Stars Hollow's Rabbi. Like Reverend Skinner, also shows little patience for Taylor and likes to make jokes at his expense. •
Mrs Cassini (
Pat Crawford Brown) (2002–2004), resident of Stars Hollow. •
Sophie Bloom (
Carole King) (2002–2005, 2016), owner of Stars Hollow's music store •
Gil (
Sebastian Bach) (2003–2007), Joins Lane, Zach, and Brian's band Hep Alien, after the band's original guitarist, Dave, moves to California. Gil is much older than the rest of the band, has a wife and kids and owns a sandwich shop. Prior to his days in Hep Alien, he was a member of an unnamed rock band that split up shortly before they could have had their big break. Actor Sebastian Bach was the former singer for the rock band
Skid Row. •
Liz Danes (
Kathleen Wilhoite) (2003–2007), Luke's sister; she enters the series as a mother to Jess. When she first arrives, Luke is frustrated with her inability to get her life in order, with a history of bad choices and relationships. She later turns her life around when she meets and marries T.J., and she makes a living making and selling jewelry in Renaissance fairs. She and T.J. move to Stars Hollow in Season 6, and the pair have a successful relationship and a child, Doula. Liz becomes Luke's main confidante once he and Lorelai separate. She and Jess are on good terms in 2016. •
T.J. (
Michael DeLuise) (2003–2007), husband of Liz and father of Doula. Pretends to be a contractor for a time. His real name is Gary. •
Lulu (
Rini Bell) (2003–2007), an elementary school teacher at Stars Hollow who begins dating Kirk. She is eternally cheerful and enthusiastically supports Kirk in even his most bizarre endeavours. •
Kyle (
Chauncey Leopardi) (2003–2005), a classmate and friend of Dean's from Stars Hollow High, who went on to lose his hand in the
Iraq War and had it replaced by a hook. He does not seem to mind though, often making jokes and using his missing hand to attract girls. (Note that when he is in the
Navy, his uniform sleeve incorrectly shows two red diagonal stripes, which are
service stripes, which would indicate at least 8 years of Naval service.) •
Lindsay Anne Lister Forester (
Arielle Kebbel) (2003–2004), dates and then marries Dean after his breakup with Rory; they later divorce after she learns of his affair with Rory. •
Caesar (Aris Alvarado) (2003–2007, 2016), cook at Luke's Diner. Oft-mentioned before finally making his first appearance in Season 3 Episode 20. He still works for Luke in 2016. Caesar appears in Season 2, Episode 14 and 15, but is played by a different actor. •
Yung Chiu (Samson Yi) (2003), a Korean medical student, who "dates" Lane for a while because their parents want them to. In reality, Lane is dating Dave, while Yung Chiu is dating Karen, a Japanese girl his parents do not approve of. Yung Chiu eventually develops real feelings for Lane and refuses to break up with her, while dumping Karen. •
Carrie Duncan (Jill Brennan) (2004–2005), "Crazy Carrie". Liz's high school friend who had a crush on Luke, who also claims to have made out with Luke while both were in high school, which Luke denies. •
Kyon (Susane Lee) (2004–2006), Korean exchange student whom Lane resents because she believes her mother is trying to replace Lane with her after Lane moves out. Kyon later begins rebelling from Mrs. Kim like Lane had, wearing makeup and liking Avril Lavigne, to Lane's amusement.
Chilton •
Hanlin Charleston (
Dakin Matthews) (2000–2005, 2007, 2016), the
headmaster of Chilton Academy. Known to Lorelai as "IL Ducé," Hanlin and his wife belong to the same country club as Richard and Emily. •
Louise Grant (
Teal Redmann) (2000–2004) one of Paris's best friends, forming a small clique with her in order for Paris to assert her power. She has a very dry wit and is much more interested in dating boys than succeeding academically. She comes from a wealthy family and is the goddaughter of
Helmut Newton. After graduating from Chilton, she attends
Tulane University. •
Madeline Lynn (
Shelly Cole) (2000–2004), one of Paris's best friends and part of their small clique. Madeline is an effervescent airhead and very friendly. Like Louise, she is more interested in dating boys than succeeding academically. Her parents are divorced and she lives with her mother and very wealthy stepfather in his palatial mansion. She enrolls at
Mills College after finishing high school, but later drops out. •
Henry Cho (
Eddie Shin) (2001–2002), a Korean-American Chilton student who dated Lane. •
Bradley "Brad" Langford (
Adam Wylie) (2001–2003), a Chilton student who is scared of Paris; he leaves to perform in
Into the Woods on Broadway (analogous with Wylie's real-life stint in the play on Broadway) but returns later on. •
Francine "Francie" Jarvis (
Emily Bergl) (2001–2003, 2016), a popular girl who is a cheerleader and the leader of the Puffs, Chilton's most elite "secret" sorority. Paris mentions to Rory that she's helped Francie with her homework, fluffed up her
pom-poms, and secured her a prime parking spot at school in an attempt to get invited to join the Puffs. Francie later recruits Rory (and in turn, Paris) to join the sorority. In Season 3, she is the senior class president, often clashing with both Paris and Rory. She returns in
A Year in the Life for an appearance in "Spring". •
Lemon "Lem" (
Hilary Angelo) (2001), a member of the Puffs whom Rory sits next to at lunch. •
Ivy (
Agatha Drake) (2001), a member of the Puffs and Francie's "spokesperson". •
Lisa (
Madeline Zima) (2001), a girl who is recruited to join the Puffs, alongside Rory and Paris. She, like Rory, prefers to read alone during lunch.
Yale •
Tana Schrick (
Olivia Hack) (2003–2004), Rory, Paris, and Janet's roommate during Rory's first year at Yale. Tana is a 16-year-old prodigy, with no idea how to react in most social situations, often giving blunt answers to questions when tact or certain levels of discretion would have been called for. •
Janet Billing (
Katie Walder) (2003–2005), Rory, Paris, and Tana's roommate during Rory's first year at Yale. She is very athletic and often gets up in the early hours of the morning, infuriating Paris. •
Glenn Babble (
Ethan Cohn) (2003–2005), a Yale student whom Rory befriends. He is often seen as an insecure nervous wreck, worrying about very small things. •
Asher Fleming (
Michael York) (2005–2006), a brilliant Yale professor and author who dated Paris and many other female students. He dies in Season 5. •
Doyle McMaster (
Danny Strong) (2003–2007, 2016), editor of the
Yale Daily News during Rory's first year at Yale; later begins dating Paris. He is quick to anger and always seems to be stressed. In
A Year in the Life, he has since become a successful Hollywood screenwriter married to Paris (though separating from her during the course of the series), analogous to Strong's real-life success as a writer/producer of films and television series such as
Empire and
The Butler. •
Robert (Nicholas Holmes) (2005–2006, 2016), member of the Life & Death Brigrade and friend of Logan. He comes to Finn's birthday party with Rory, which makes Logan jealous. When talking to Lorelai, Rory does not know his surname and thinks out "
Grimaldi". •
Finn (
Tanc Sade) (2005–2007, 2016), an extremely eccentric, Australian friend of Logan and Colin at Yale, he is also forever trying to get Rosemary to go home with him. In Season 5, Finn's catchphrase is "Have we met before?" which he asks Rory many times. When Logan has an accident, he and Colin think about adopting Logan by claiming they are gay. •
Colin McCrae (Alan Loayza) (2005–2007, 2016), a friend of Logan and Finn's at Yale. His dad dated several women so Colin had a lot of different stepmothers. He fell in love with a milkmaid while having vacation in Holland with Finn and Logan. •
Stephanie (
Katherine Bailess) (2005) a member of the Life & Death Brigade and a friend of Logan, Colin, and Robert. Rory first spots her, wearing a ballgown and a gorilla mask, jumping into a black SUV and exclaiming
In Omnia Paratus (the motto of the Life & Death Brigade). She later attends a weekend event in the woods with other members of the Life & Death Brigade. •
Juliet (
Riki Lindhome) and
Rosemary (Elisabeth Abbott) (2005–2006), friends of Logan and Rory. According to Rosemary, "Juliet hasn't eaten a full meal since 1994." •
Lucy (
Krysten Ritter) and
Olivia (
Michelle Ongkingco) (2006–2007), two existing friends whom Rory befriends at an art gallery in her final year of college. Lucy is dating Marty when Rory meets her, and the circumstances of their breakup lead to a temporary rift between Rory and the girls, but they reconcile and enjoy graduation together. Lucy is particularly quirky, most notably referring to Marty as "Boyfriend" rather than by name during the entire time they are dating. Olivia refers to all things as being "genius". •
Professor Bell (George Anthony Bell) (2003–2007), one of Rory's professors. •
Bill (Devon Michaels),
Arthur "A.K." Karlton (
Adam Hendershott),
Joanna "Joni" (Rona Benson),
Sheila (
Amy Sloan) and
Raj (
Danny Pudi) (2006), staff members at the
Yale Daily News.
Other •
Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore née Gilmore (
Marion Ross) (2001, 2003–2004), The original Lorelai. Richard's mother and Lorelai's grandmother, who dies in Season 4. Having never approved of Richard's marriage to Emily, whose family came from a lower social standing (in her opinion), she treats Emily with absolute contempt whenever she visits. •
Straub Hayden (
Peter Michael Goetz) and
Francine Hayden (
Cristine Rose) (2001, 2003), parents of Christopher, whose friendship with Lorelai's parents dwindled after Lorelai became pregnant with Rory. Christopher is shown to have a very negative relationship with them. They appear in two episodes. Straub shows a strong dislike toward Lorelai and even insults Rory. This causes a nearly physical altercation with Richard. When Lorelai was pregnant, Straub suggested
abortion, to Emily's strong objection. Straub dies later before ever making amends with his son or having a relationship with his estranged granddaughter. Francine is shown to be less argumentive, but still resistant to accepting Rory as her granddaughter. •
Jamie (
Brandon Barash) (2002, 2004), Paris' first boyfriend. •
Sherry Tinsdale (
Mädchen Amick) (2002–2003), Christopher Hayden's girlfriend, whom he later marries and then divorces. She later leaves him and Gigi and goes to Paris. •
Nicole Leahy (
Tricia O'Kelley) (2003–2004), Taylor's lawyer, whom Luke begins dating and then marries on the spur of the moment on a cruise; they immediately file for divorce, then attempt to reconcile and begin dating again, and then again call it off. Nicole cheats on Luke, and once he finds out that she cheated, the couple break up for good in Season 4. •
Alex Lesman (
Billy Burke) (2003), dates Lorelai for a short period. Met at a lecture she and Sookie took before starting their Inn. •
Rune (
Max Perlich) (2001), Jackson Belleville's cousin. After a disastrous date with Lorelai, he is eventually hired as the Independence Inn's handyman. He appears in three episodes. •
Beau Belleville (
Nick Offerman) (2003, 2005), Jackson Belleville's brother. •
Floyd Stiles (
Lawrence Pressman) (2004), father of Jason Stiles and Richard's business partner. Attempts to sue the new business owned by Richard and "Digger". •
Marilyn (
Marion Ross) (2004–2005), Richard's cousin. Actress Marion Ross played Marilyn after the death of her previous character, Trix in Season 4. •
Aunt Jun (Denice Kumagi) (2004, 2006), Lane's aunt. •
Mitchum Huntzberger (
Gregg Henry) (2005–2007, 2016), Logan's billionaire publisher father, is a frequent antagonist to Logan, Rory and Lorelai. He is a Yale alumnus and member of the Life & Death Brigade. •
Shira Huntzberger (
Leann Hunley) (2005), wife of Mitchum and mother of Logan. •
Honor Huntzberger (Devon Sorvari) (2004–2006), Logan's sister. •
April Nardini (
Vanessa Marano) (2005–2007, 2016), daughter of Anna and Luke, was unknown to Luke until age 12 when she comes to the diner to obtain a sample of Luke's hair for a school science project. In the revival, she is attending
MIT. •
Anna Nardini (
Sherilyn Fenn) (2006–2007), sells vintage merchandise; mother, with Luke, of April Nardini. Also plays Sasha, Jimmy Mariano's girlfriend in Season 3. •
Georgia "Gigi" Hayden (Nicolette Collier) (2006–2007), is born in Season 3 to Christopher and Sherry. Rory's half-sister. In 2016, she is living in France. • '''Lane's grandmother''' (June Kyoto Lu) (2006), the mother of Mrs. Kim. Her relationship with her daughter is shown to be similar to the relationship Mrs. Kim has with her own, as all the two do during her visit is argue. She appears to be very critical of her daughter and appears to be the only character Mrs. Kim will answer to. Their relationship may be based on the fact that she is Buddhist, whereas her daughter is Christian, thus, making them clash at Lane's wedding. •
Matthew (John Sloan) (2006), Jess' colleague at Truncheon Books. ==Notable guest stars==