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Kelly Bishop
Acting · Born 1944-02-28 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julia Zimmer
Law & Order
Marian Borland
The Good Wife
Bea Wilson
Gilmore Girls
Emily Gilmore
Army Wives
Jean Calhoun
Hawaii Five-O
Char
Shrinking
Susan
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Benedetta
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Emily Gilmore
Kate & Allie
1984
Filmography
- 2025Broadway's Leading LadiesSelf
- 2025StandbyGlenna
- 2023The Watchful EyeMrs. Ivey
- 2023ShrinkingSusan
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
- 2021HalstonEleanor Lambert
- 2019Art of Falling in LoveIris
- 2018The Salzburg Story
- 2017Saint JanetJanet
- 2017The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselBenedetta
- 2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeEmily Gilmore
- 2012BunheadsFanny Flowers
- 2012Friends with KidsMarcy Fryman
- 2011A Novel RomanceLily Sparks
- 2009Mercy
- 2009The Good WifeBea Wilson
- 2007Army WivesJean Calhoun
- 2000Gilmore GirlsEmily Gilmore
- 2000Wonder BoysAmanda Leer
- 2000Blue MoonPeggy's Mother
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJulia Zimmer
- 1999My X-Girlfriend's Wedding ReceptionSylvia Weinstein
- 1997Cafe SocietyMrs. Jelke
- 1997Private PartsRay Stern
- 1995My Wildest Dreams
- 1995Miami RhapsodyZelda
- 1993Six Degrees of SeparationAdele
- 1992First ImpressionsRoxanne Holden
- 1991Queens LogicMaria
- 1990Law & OrderMarian Borland
- 1988Me and HimMrs. Aramis
- 1988The ThornsGinger Thorn
- 1987Dirty DancingMarjorie Houseman
- 1986SolarbabiesTutore Nover
- 1985The Recovery RoomKaye
- 1984Kate & Allie
- 1982The New Odd CoupleCharity Morningstar
- 1982Cassie & Co.Irene French
- 1982O'Hara's WifeBeth Douglas
- 1981Advice to the LovelornRita Borden
- 1978An Unmarried WomanElaine Liebowitz
- 1968Hawaii Five-OChar
- —Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
- —Searching for Stars HollowSelf
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