"Gilmore" fans know Mädchen Amick as Sherry Tinsdale, the polarizing love interest of David Sutcliffe’s Christopher.

But, as Amick divulged to TVLine, “I actually got really far in the testing process and almost got the part of Lorelai.” Amick lost out to Lauren Graham because “the network said I didn’t seem old enough to be a mother,” but she found it “really cool that Amy [Sherman-Palladino] brought me back in for [Sherry].”

https://tvline.com/lists/tv-actors-almost-played-different-roles/madchen-amick-gilmore-girls/