https://screenrant.com/gilmore-girls-rory-liza-weil-audition-cast-paris/

Alexis Bledel is well-known for playing Rory Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, but she wasn't the only actress from the show to audition for the role.

Liza as Rory would have been awful! This is a Cliff Clavin situation, the actor being cast in a different role was the perfect move.