Main cast •
Lauren Graham as
Lorelai Gilmore, Rory's mother. •
Alexis Bledel as
Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore, Lorelai's daughter. •
Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James, Lorelai's best friend and co-worker. •
Keiko Agena as Lane Kim, Rory's best friend. •
Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard, Sookie and Lorelai's co-worker. •
Scott Patterson as Luke Danes, the owner of the local diner. •
Kelly Bishop as
Emily Gilmore, Lorelai's mother and Rory's grandmother. •
Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore, Lorelai's father and Rory's grandfather.
Recurring cast •
Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester, Rory's boyfriend. •
Liz Torres as Miss Patty, the owner of the local dance studio. •
Liza Weil as
Paris Geller, Rory's classmate and nemesis. •
Sean Gunn as Mick / Kirk Gleason, a resident of Stars Hollow who works many jobs. •
Teal Redmann as Louise Grant, Paris's best friend. •
Shelly Cole as Madeline Lynn, Paris's best friend. •
Jackson Douglas as Jackson Belleville, Sookie's boyfriend. •
Chad Michael Murray as Tristin Dugray, Rory's classmate and secret admirer •
Sally Struthers as Babette Dell, Rory and Lorelai's nextdoor neighbor. •
Michael Winters as Taylor Doose, the owner of the local grocery store. •
Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim, Lane's religious mother. •
Scott Cohen as Max Medina, Rory's English teacher and Lorelai's boyfriend. •
Ted Rooney as Morey Dell, Babette's husband and Rory and Lorelai's nextdoor neighbor. •
Lisa Ann Hadley as Rachel, Luke's girlfriend. •
Grant Lee Phillips as Grant, the town troubadour. •
Alex Borstein as Drella, the harp-player at the Independence Inn. •
Mike Gandolfi as Andrew, the owner of the local bookstore. •
Dakin Matthews as Hanlin Charleston, the principal of Rory's school. •
David Sutcliffe as Christopher Hayden, Rory's father and Lorelai's ex-boyfriend. •
Marion Ross as Lorelai 'Trix' Gilmore the First, Richard's mother, Lorelai's grandmother, and Rory's great-grandmother. •
Scout Taylor Compton as Clara Forester, Dean's younger sister. ==Crew==