Kelly Bishop
Department: Acting
Biography
Carole "Kelly" Bishop 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
Dirty Dancing
1987
Private Parts
1997
An Unmarried Woman
1978
Friends with Kids
2012
Me and Him
1988
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
Wonder Boys
2000
Broadway: The Next Generation
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A Novel Romance
2011
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
1999
Saint Janet
2017
Queens Logic
1991
O'Hara's Wife
1982
Miami Rhapsody
1995
Art of Falling in Love
2019
The Salzburg Story
2018
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
The Recovery Room
1985
Solarbabies
1986
Cafe Society
1997
Broadway's Leading Ladies
2025
Dangerous Liaisons
2014
Blue Moon
2000
First Impressions
1992
Searching for Stars Hollow
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Standby
2025
Law & Order
1990
Kate & Allie
1984
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Army Wives
2007
Gilmore Girls
2000
Halston
2021
Mercy
2009
My Wildest Dreams
1995
The Thorns
1988
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
Bunheads
2012
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
The Watchful Eye
2023
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Good Wife
2009
The New Odd Couple
1982
Shrinking
2023
Cassie & Co.
1982