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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dirty Dancing
as Marjorie Houseman
1987
Private Parts
as Ray Stern
1997
An Unmarried Woman
as Elaine Liebowitz
1978
Friends with Kids
as Marcy Fryman
2012
Me and Him
as Mrs. Aramis
1988
Six Degrees of Separation
as Adele
1993
Wonder Boys
as Amanda Leer
2000
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
TBA
A Novel Romance
as Lily Sparks
2011
Advice to the Lovelorn
as Rita Borden
1981
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
as Sylvia Weinstein
1999
Saint Janet
as Janet
2017
Queens Logic
as Maria
1991
O'Hara's Wife
as Beth Douglas
1982
Miami Rhapsody
as Zelda
1995
Art of Falling in Love
as Iris
2019
The Salzburg Story
2018
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
The Recovery Room
as Kaye
1985
Solarbabies
as Tutore Nover
1986
TV Appearances
Law & Order
as Marian Borland
1990
Kate & Allie
1984
Hawaii Five-O
as Char
1968
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Julia Zimmer
1999
Army Wives
as Jean Calhoun
2007
Gilmore Girls
as Emily Gilmore
2000
Halston
as Eleanor Lambert
2021
Mercy
2009
My Wildest Dreams
1995
The Thorns
as Ginger Thorn
1988
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Benedetta
2017
Bunheads
as Fanny Flowers
2012