Kelly Bishop

Actor

Born: February 28, 1944 (age 82)
From: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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.

Filmography (26)

Broadway's Leading Ladies (2025)
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Standby (2025)
Glenna
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
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Art of Falling in Love (2019)
Iris
The Salzburg Story (2018)
Saint Janet (2017)
Janet
Friends with Kids (2012)
Marcy Fryman
A Novel Romance (2011)
Lily Sparks
Wonder Boys (2000)
Amanda Leer
Blue Moon (2000)
Peggy's Mother
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (1999)
Sylvia Weinstein
Cafe Society (1997)
Mrs. Jelke
Private Parts (1997)
Ray Stern
Miami Rhapsody (1995)
Zelda
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Adele
First Impressions
First Impressions (1992)
Roxanne Holden
Queens Logic (1991)
Maria
Me and Him (1988)
Mrs. Aramis
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Marjorie Houseman
Solarbabies (1986)
Tutore Nover
The Recovery Room
The Recovery Room (1985)
Kaye
O'Hara's Wife (1982)
Beth Douglas
Advice to the Lovelorn (1981)
Rita Borden
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Elaine Liebowitz
Broadway: The Next Generation
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Searching for Stars Hollow
Searching for Stars Hollow
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