Name
Kelly Bishop
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1944-02-28 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
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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Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-...
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In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Ja...
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The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cun...
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Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since ...
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A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity a...
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The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble begi...
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A spirited artist with a mysterious bucket list gets a commission to paint a mural on a ne...
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Even though Gwyn Marcus is engaged to her boyfriend, Matt, she is still afraid of commitme...
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A man's enthusiastic penis starts talking to him, getting him into awkward situations and ...
- 1987 Dirty Dancing as Marjorie Houseman
- 1997 Private Parts as Ray Stern
- 1978 An Unmarried Woman as Elaine Liebowitz
- 2012 Friends with Kids as Marcy Fryman
- 1988 Me and Him as Mrs. Aramis
- 1993 Six Degrees of Separation as Adele
- 2000 Wonder Boys as Amanda Leer
- Soon Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2011 A Novel Romance as Lily Sparks
- 1981 Advice to the Lovelorn as Rita Borden
- 1999 My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception as Sylvia Weinstein
- 2017 Saint Janet as Janet
- 1991 Queens Logic as Maria
- 1982 O'Hara's Wife as Beth Douglas
- 1995 Miami Rhapsody as Zelda
- 2019 Art of Falling in Love as Iris
- 2018 The Salzburg Story
- 2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 1985 The Recovery Room as Kaye
- 1986 Solarbabies as Tutore Nover
- 1997 Cafe Society as Mrs. Jelke
- 2025 Broadway's Leading Ladies as Self
- 2000 Blue Moon as Peggy's Mother
- 1992 First Impressions as Roxanne Holden
- 2025 Standby as Glenna
- 2026 "Dirty Dancing", comédie romantique engagée as Self
- 2026 Drink Coffee, Talk Fast as Self
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Marian Borland
- 1984 Kate & Allie ( 1 episode )
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Char
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 2 episodes ) as Julia Zimmer
- 2007 Army Wives ( 1 episode ) as Jean Calhoun
- 2000 Gilmore Girls ( 153 episodes ) as Emily Gilmore
- 2021 Halston ( 1 episode ) as Eleanor Lambert
- 2009 Mercy ( 3 episodes )
- 1995 My Wildest Dreams ( 5 episodes )
- 1988 The Thorns ( 12 episodes ) as Ginger Thorn
- 2017 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ( 1 episode ) as Benedetta
- 2012 Bunheads ( 18 episodes ) as Fanny Flowers
- 2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life ( 4 episodes ) as Emily Gilmore
- 2023 The Watchful Eye ( 10 episodes ) as Mrs. Ivey
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Registrar
- 2009 The Good Wife ( 2 episodes ) as Bea Wilson
- 1982 The New Odd Couple ( 1 episode ) as Charity Morningstar
- 2023 Shrinking ( 1 episode ) as Susan
- 1982 Cassie & Co. ( 1 episode ) as Irene French
