Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop

Known for
Acting
Born
February 28, 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Biography

Kelly Bishop (born Carole Jane Bishop; on February 28, 1944) is an American actress, who is best known for her role as matriarch Emily Gilmore on the series Gilmore Girls, and for her role as Jennifer Grey's mother in the film Dirty Dancing. She is also well remembered for her Tony-winning performance as Sheila in A Chorus Line.

Known For

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Filmography

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Broadway: The Next Generation poster

Broadway: The Next Generation

Movie · as Self

2026
"Dirty Dancing", comédie romantique engagée poster

"Dirty Dancing", comédie romantique engagée

Movie · as Self

2026
Drink Coffee, Talk Fast poster

Drink Coffee, Talk Fast

Movie · as Self

2025
Broadway's Leading Ladies poster

Broadway's Leading Ladies

Movie · as Self

2025
Standby poster

Standby

Movie · as Glenna

2023
The Watchful Eye poster

The Watchful Eye

TV · as Mrs. Ivey · 10 eps

2023
Shrinking poster

Shrinking

TV · as Susan · 1 ep

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Movie · as Self

2021
Halston poster

Halston

TV · as Eleanor Lambert · 1 ep

2019
Art of Falling in Love poster

Art of Falling in Love

Movie · as Iris

2018
The Salzburg Story poster

The Salzburg Story

Movie

2017
Saint Janet poster

Saint Janet

Movie · as Janet

2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel poster

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

TV · as Benedetta · 1 ep

2016
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life poster

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

TV · as Emily Gilmore · 4 eps

2012
Friends with Kids poster

Friends with Kids

Movie · as Marcy Fryman

2012
Bunheads poster

Bunheads

TV · as Fanny Flowers · 18 eps

2011
A Novel Romance poster

A Novel Romance

Movie · as Lily Sparks

2009
Mercy poster

Mercy

TV · 3 eps

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Bea Wilson · 2 eps

2007
Army Wives poster

Army Wives

TV · as Jean Calhoun · 1 ep

2000
Wonder Boys poster

Wonder Boys

Movie · as Amanda Leer

2000
Blue Moon poster

Blue Moon

Movie · as Peggy's Mother

2000
Gilmore Girls poster

Gilmore Girls

TV · as Emily Gilmore · 153 eps

1999
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception poster

My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception

Movie · as Sylvia Weinstein

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Julia Zimmer, Registrar · 2 eps

1997
Private Parts poster

Private Parts

Movie · as Ray Stern

1997
Cafe Society poster

Cafe Society

Movie · as Mrs. Jelke

1995
Miami Rhapsody poster

Miami Rhapsody

Movie · as Zelda

1995
My Wildest Dreams

My Wildest Dreams

TV · 5 eps

1993
Six Degrees of Separation poster

Six Degrees of Separation

Movie · as Adele

1992
First Impressions

First Impressions

Movie · as Roxanne Holden

1991
Queens Logic poster

Queens Logic

Movie · as Maria

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Marian Borland · 1 ep

1988
Me and Him poster

Me and Him

Movie · as Mrs. Aramis

1988
The Thorns

The Thorns

TV · as Ginger Thorn · 12 eps

1987
Dirty Dancing poster

Dirty Dancing

Movie · as Marjorie Houseman

1986
Solarbabies poster

Solarbabies

Movie · as Tutore Nover

1985
The Recovery Room

The Recovery Room

Movie · as Kaye

1984
Kate & Allie poster

Kate & Allie

TV · 1 ep

1982
O'Hara's Wife poster

O'Hara's Wife

Movie · as Beth Douglas

1982
The New Odd Couple poster

The New Odd Couple

TV · as Charity Morningstar · 1 ep

1982
Cassie & Co. poster

Cassie & Co.

TV · as Irene French · 1 ep

1981
Advice to the Lovelorn poster

Advice to the Lovelorn

Movie · as Rita Borden

1978
An Unmarried Woman poster

An Unmarried Woman

Movie · as Elaine Liebowitz

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Char · 1 ep