Kelly Bishop
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA — Feb 28 1944
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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.
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Kelly Bishop's Credits
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julia Zimmer
Law & Order
Marian Borland
Gilmore Girls
Emily Gilmore
The Good Wife
Bea Wilson
Shrinking
Susan
Hawaii Five-O
Char
Army Wives
Jean Calhoun
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Benedetta
Kate & Allie
Mercy
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Emily Gilmore
Dirty Dancing
Marjorie Houseman
Cassie & Co.
Irene French
Halston
Eleanor Lambert
Bunheads
Fanny Flowers
The New Odd Couple
Charity Morningstar
The Watchful Eye
Mrs. Ivey
Wonder Boys
Amanda Leer
Six Degrees of Separation
Adele
Private Parts
Ray Stern
Friends with Kids
Marcy Fryman
An Unmarried Woman
Elaine Liebowitz
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
The Thorns
Ginger Thorn
Standby
Me and Him
Mrs. Aramis
The Recovery Room
Kaye
Solarbabies
Tutore Nover
My Wildest Dreams
Cafe Society
Mrs. Jelke
Blue Moon
Peggy's Mother
Miami Rhapsody
Zelda
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Queens Logic
Maria
Advice to the Lovelorn
Rita Borden
A Novel Romance
Lily Sparks
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
Sylvia Weinstein
Dangerous Liaisons
Lucille Julien
Saint Janet
Janet
O'Hara's Wife
Beth Douglas
Broadway's Leading Ladies
Self
Art of Falling in Love
Iris
First Impressions
Roxanne Holden
Searching for Stars Hollow
Self
The Salzburg Story