Kelly Bishop
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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Known For
Acting History
2025
Broadway's Leading Ladies as Self
2025Standby
2023The Watchful Eye as Mrs. Ivey
2023Shrinking as Susan
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2021Halston as Eleanor Lambert
2019Art of Falling in Love as Iris
2018The Salzburg Story
2017Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2017Saint Janet as Janet
2017The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Benedetta
2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life as Emily Gilmore
2014Dangerous Liaisons as Lucille Julien
2012Bunheads as Fanny Flowers
2012Friends with Kids as Marcy Fryman
2011A Novel Romance as Lily Sparks
2009Mercy
2009The Good Wife as Bea Wilson
2007Army Wives as Jean Calhoun
2000Gilmore Girls as Emily Gilmore
2000Wonder Boys as Amanda Leer
2000Blue Moon as Peggy's Mother
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Julia Zimmer
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Registrar
1999My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception as Sylvia Weinstein
1997Cafe Society as Mrs. Jelke
1997Private Parts as Ray Stern
1995My Wildest Dreams
1995Miami Rhapsody as Zelda
1993Six Degrees of Separation as Adele
1992First Impressions as Roxanne Holden
1991Queens Logic as Maria
1990Law & Order as Marian Borland
1988Me and Him as Mrs. Aramis
1988The Thorns as Ginger Thorn
1987Dirty Dancing as Marjorie Houseman
1986Solarbabies as Tutore Nover
1985The Recovery Room as Kaye
1984Kate & Allie
1982The New Odd Couple as Charity Morningstar
1982Cassie & Co.
1982O'Hara's Wife as Beth Douglas
1981Advice to the Lovelorn as Rita Borden
1978An Unmarried Woman as Elaine Liebowitz
1968Hawaii Five-O as Char
—Searching for Stars Hollow as Self