Kelly Bishop
Acting
Born: February 28, 1944 (age 82) · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Highest Rated
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Gilmore Girls
2000
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
Law & Order
1990
The Good Wife
2009
Wonder Boys
2000
Shrinking
2023
Friends with Kids
2012
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
Private Parts
1997
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
Photos (3)
Movies (20)
Dirty Dancing
Marjorie Houseman
Wonder Boys
Amanda Leer
Six Degrees of Separation
Adele
Friends with Kids
Marcy Fryman
Private Parts
Ray Stern
Queens Logic
Maria
An Unmarried Woman
Elaine Liebowitz
Miami Rhapsody
Zelda
Solarbabies
Tutore Nover
Art of Falling in Love
Iris
Standby
Glenna
Me and Him
Mrs. Aramis
O'Hara's Wife
Beth Douglas
A Novel Romance
Lily Sparks
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
Sylvia Weinstein
Advice to the Lovelorn
Rita Borden
Cafe Society
Mrs. Jelke
Blue Moon
Peggy's Mother
The Salzburg Story
2018
Saint Janet
Janet
TV Shows (17)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julia Zimmer · 2 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Registrar · 1 eps
Law & Order
Marian Borland · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Bea Wilson · 2 eps
Gilmore Girls
Emily Gilmore · 153 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Char · 1 eps
Shrinking
Susan · 1 eps
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Benedetta · 1 eps
Army Wives
Jean Calhoun · 1 eps
Kate & Allie
1 eps
The Watchful Eye
Mrs. Ivey · 10 eps
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Emily Gilmore · 4 eps
Mercy
3 eps
Halston
Eleanor Lambert · 1 eps
Bunheads
Fanny Flowers · 18 eps
Cassie & Co.
Irene French · 1 eps
The New Odd Couple
Charity Morningstar · 1 eps
