Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sheman Palladino is the creator of both Gilmore Girls as well as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Alex Borstein
Before Alex Borstein starred as the no-nonsense manager we all know and love on Mrs. Maisel, she played Drella, the rude harpist hired at the Independence Inn in season one of Gilmore Girls. She also played Miss Celine on seasons three and five.
Kelly Bishop
Kelly Bishop, who portrayed Lorelei Gilmore's mother Emily, reunited with Sherman-Palladino for season four of Mrs. Maisel as a guest star.
Milo Ventimiglia
Milo, who played Rory's boyfriend Jess on Gilmore Girls, serves as a "brief" guest star in season four of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
"I'd say it's a brief memorable moment," and that it's "possibly to be repeated," he teased to TVLine about his role on the show.
In May 2022, Prime Video confirmed that Milo will reprise his role as "Handsome Man" in season five, in which viewers will learn his real name. Show writer Daniel Palladino told TV Line, "We will see a nice, more extensive Part 2 to ‘Milo and Rachel.'"
Liza Weil
Liza Weil—who played Paris Geller, Rory's brutally honest and well, sometimes rude best friend—delighted fans when she starred as bassist Carole Keen in season three of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Brian Tarantina
Tarantina starred as both Bootsy, the Stars Hollow newsstand owner in Gilmore Girls, as well as Jackie, the emcee at the Gaslight in Mrs. Maisel.
Chris Eigeman
Eigemen starred as Lorelai's boyfriend and Richard Gilmore's business partner during the fourth season of Gilmore Girls. He later appeared as Gabe in the season four episode titled, "How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?" in Mrs. Maisel.
Emily Bergl
In season two of Gilmore Girls, Bergl starred as Francie Jarvis, Rory's classmate at Chilton Prep. Years later, she portrayed Tessie, Suzie's sister in the second season of Mrs. Maisel.
Jane Lynch
Lynch had a small role in an episode of Gilmore Girls where she portrayed a nurse working at the hospital that Richard Gilmore (Edward Herrmann) was in. She then went on to play Sophie Lennon, a wealthy comedian that is at first friendly with Midge, but later becomes competitive with her.