
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.
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Filmography

Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self

"Dirty Dancing", comédie romantique engagée
Movie · as Self

Drink Coffee, Talk Fast
Movie · as Self

Broadway's Leading Ladies
Movie · as Self

Standby
Movie · as Glenna

The Watchful Eye
TV · as Mrs. Ivey · 10 eps

Shrinking
TV · as Susan · 1 ep

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self

Halston
TV · as Eleanor Lambert · 1 ep

Art of Falling in Love
Movie · as Iris

The Salzburg Story
Movie

Saint Janet
Movie · as Janet

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV · as Benedetta · 1 ep

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
TV · as Emily Gilmore · 4 eps

Friends with Kids
Movie · as Marcy Fryman

Bunheads
TV · as Fanny Flowers · 18 eps

A Novel Romance
Movie · as Lily Sparks

Mercy
TV · 3 eps

The Good Wife
TV · as Bea Wilson · 2 eps

Army Wives
TV · as Jean Calhoun · 1 ep

Wonder Boys
Movie · as Amanda Leer

Blue Moon
Movie · as Peggy's Mother

Gilmore Girls
TV · as Emily Gilmore · 153 eps

My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
Movie · as Sylvia Weinstein

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Julia Zimmer, Registrar · 2 eps

Private Parts
Movie · as Ray Stern

Cafe Society
Movie · as Mrs. Jelke

Miami Rhapsody
Movie · as Zelda
My Wildest Dreams
TV · 5 eps

Six Degrees of Separation
Movie · as Adele
First Impressions
Movie · as Roxanne Holden

Queens Logic
Movie · as Maria

Law & Order
TV · as Marian Borland · 1 ep

Me and Him
Movie · as Mrs. Aramis
The Thorns
TV · as Ginger Thorn · 12 eps

Dirty Dancing
Movie · as Marjorie Houseman

Solarbabies
Movie · as Tutore Nover
The Recovery Room
Movie · as Kaye

Kate & Allie
TV · 1 ep

O'Hara's Wife
Movie · as Beth Douglas

The New Odd Couple
TV · as Charity Morningstar · 1 ep

Cassie & Co.
TV · as Irene French · 1 ep

Advice to the Lovelorn
Movie · as Rita Borden

An Unmarried Woman
Movie · as Elaine Liebowitz

Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Char · 1 ep


