Arielle Kebbel

Arielle Kebbel is an American actress and model who portrayed Lexi Branson, Stefan's "oldest and best vampire friend", on The Vampire Diaries. She is perhaps best known for her role as Vanessa, Liam Court's ex-girlfriend, on 90210. She also hosted The Vampire Diaries Rehash.
==Biography==
Arielle was born on February 19, 1985 in Winter Park, Florida. She graduated from high school in Crenshaw a year early at age seventeen. The 5'8" actress had no problem playing bit roles even if she was already gaining popularity for her role in the TV series Gilmore Girls. She auditioned and got small parts for big shows like Judging Amy, CSI, CSI: Miami, and Grounded for Life. She also played small roles in a number of movies before getting cast in bigger roles for the movies John Tucker Must Die and Outlaw Trail.
A natural blond with brown eyes, the actress is not only a looker, but has brains to go with her pretty face as well. Graduating with a 4.3 average from high school one semester early, Arielle Kebbel remains focused on her flourishing career and has stayed grounded.
Within the first week of moving to Los Angeles, California, she booked her first major role as Lindsay Lister on Gilmore Girls, which became a recurring role in the 3rd-5th seasons of the series. She also has previously guest starred on the series Grounded for Life. Aside from her acting career, Arielle Kebbel also works with a charitable organization – A Place Called Home (APCH). APCH is a youth center in South Central Los Angeles, that helps individuals aged 9–20, overcome the destruction and desperation of living in poverty and crime stricken areas. The center now serves more than 2,500 youths.
Kebbel was featured on Maxim's Girls of Maxim gallery. She was also ranked #95 in the magazine's Hot 100 of 2005 list. Arielle Kebbel has been in a serious relationship with Brahman Turner for more than 3 years now. Brahman Turner directed the movie Daydreamer, which also stars Arielle.
==Filmography==
Year 	Title 	Type 	Role
2009-2017	The Vampire Diaries 	TV Series	Lexi Branson
2017 	Midnight, Texas 	TV Series	Olivia Charity
2015-2016	Ballers 	TV Series	Tracy Legette
2015 	The Grinder 	TV Series	Avery Banks / Gabrielle
2015 	Robot Chicken 	TV Series	Ms. Valerie Frizzle / Lissa Miller / Girl
2015 	The League 	TV Series	Libby
2015 	UnREAL 	TV Series	Britney
2015 	Bridal Wave 	TV Movie 	Georgie Dwyer
2014 	Special Delivery 	Short 	Rachel
2014 	Sweet Surrender 	TV Movie 	Nancy
2014 	The After 	TV Movie 	Tammy
2013 	Delicious Ambiguity 	Short 	Ryan
2013 	Instant Mom 	TV Series	Stephanie's Friend
2013 	N.Y.C. Underground 	Video 	Chloe
2013 	First Dates with Toby Harris 	TV Series	Belle
2011-2013	90210 	TV Series	Vanessa Shaw
2012 	A Bride for Christmas 	TV Movie 	Jessie Patterston
2012 	Audrey 	TV Series	Marissa
2012 	Hawaii Five-0 	TV Series	Nicole Carr
2012 	The Carlton Dance 	Video 	Arielle
2012 	Supporting Characters 	 	Jamie
2012 	Think Like a Man 	 	Gina
2011 	Grace 	Short 	
2011 	Hallelujah 	TV Movie 	Veda Roman
2011 	Good Vibes 	TV Series	Payton
2011 	Mardi Gras: Spring Break 	 	Lucy Mills
2011 	Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best 	 	Cassidy
2011 	Limited 	Short 	Mindy
2011 	Marcy 	TV Series	Arielle
2011 	Answer This! 	 	Naomi Nahar
2011 	I Melt with You 	 	Randi
2010 	Life Unexpected 	TV Series	Paige Thomas
2010 	True Blood 	TV Series	Charlene
2010 	Vampires Suck 	 	Rachel
2009 	The Uninvited 	 	Alex
2009 	No Heroics 	TV Movie 	Sandy / Slamazon
2008 	Forever Strong 	 	Emily
2008 	Freakdog 	 	Catherine
2007 	Football Wives 	TV Movie 	Nicole Holt
2007 	The Bros. 	 	Kim
2007 	Daydreamer 	 	Casey Green
2006 	Shark 	TV Series	Sydney Blair
2006 	The Grudge 2 	 	Allison
2006 	Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy	 	Ellie
2006 	John Tucker Must Die 	 	Carrie
2006 	Aquamarine 	 	Cecilia Banks
2005 	The Kid & I 	 	Arielle
2005 	American Pie Presents: Band Camp 	Video 	Elyse
2005 	Dirty Deeds 	 	Alison
2005 	Clubhouse 	TV Series	Kat
2005 	Reeker 	 	Cookie
2005 	Be Cool 	 	Robin
2005 	CSI: Miami 	TV Series	Pam Carpenter
2004 	Grounded for Life 	TV Series	Taya
2003-2004	Gilmore Girls 	TV Series	Lindsay Forester / Lindsay Lister
2004 	Entourage 	TV Series	Layla
2004 	Soul Plane 	 	Heather Hunkee
2004 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	TV Series	Andrea Kent
2003 	Judging Amy 	TV Series	Paige Lange
2003 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	TV Series	Right Teen
==Appearances==
;Season One
*162 Candles
;Season Two
*The Dinner Party
;Season Three
*Ghost World
;Season Four
*We'll Always Have Bourbon Street
*Because the Night
*The Walking Dead
*Graduation
;Season Five
*Home
;Season Eight
*I Was Feeling Epic
==Trivia==
* She has played as a vampire in The Vampire Diaries and wikipedia:Vampires Suck and as a human in another vampire TV Series called True Blood.
* Arielle Kebbel has made guest appearances in all seasons until season six of The Vampire Diaries, along with Marguerite MacIntyre so far. Their characters are the only guest characters to have that. 
*Arielle Kebbel is one of the two actors in The Vampire Diaries who has also been in another vampire show, True blood, the other being Daniel Gillies. She even played with him as they were lovers.
==References==
==External links==
* IMDb
* Twitter
* Fansite
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