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
Popular credits
Dirty Dancing
Marjorie Houseman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julia Zimmer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Registrar
Gilmore Girls
Emily Gilmore
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Benedetta
Law & Order
Marian Borland
The Good Wife
Bea Wilson
Wonder Boys
Amanda Leer
Shrinking
Susan
Friends with Kids
Marcy Fryman
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Emily Gilmore
Private Parts
Ray Stern
Six Degrees of Separation
Adele
Hawaii Five-O
Char
Halston
Eleanor Lambert
Solarbabies
Tutore Nover
An Unmarried Woman
Elaine Liebowitz
Miami Rhapsody
Zelda
The Watchful Eye
Mrs. Ivey
Bunheads
Fanny Flowers