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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Movies (26)
Broadway's Leading Ladies
as Self
2025
Standby
2025
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
Art of Falling in Love
as Iris
2019
The Salzburg Story
2018
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
2017
Saint Janet
as Janet
2017
Dangerous Liaisons
as Lucille Julien
2014
Friends with Kids
as Marcy Fryman
2012
A Novel Romance
as Lily Sparks
2011
Wonder Boys
as Amanda Leer
2000
Blue Moon
as Peggy's Mother
2000
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
as Sylvia Weinstein
1999
Cafe Society
as Mrs. Jelke
1997
Private Parts
as Ray Stern
1997
Miami Rhapsody
as Zelda
1995
Six Degrees of Separation
as Adele
1993
First Impressions
as Roxanne Holden
1992
Queens Logic
as Maria
1991
Me and Him
as Mrs. Aramis
1988
Dirty Dancing
as Marjorie Houseman
1987
Solarbabies
as Tutore Nover
1986
The Recovery Room
as Kaye
1985
O'Hara's Wife
as Beth Douglas
1982
Advice to the Lovelorn
as Rita Borden
1981
An Unmarried Woman
as Elaine Liebowitz
1978
TV Shows (18)
The Watchful Eye
as Mrs. Ivey
2023
Shrinking
as Susan
2023
Halston
as Eleanor Lambert
2021
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Benedetta
2017
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Emily Gilmore
2016
Bunheads
as Fanny Flowers
2012
Mercy
2009
The Good Wife
as Bea Wilson
2009
Army Wives
as Jean Calhoun
2007
Gilmore Girls
as Emily Gilmore
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Julia Zimmer
1999
My Wildest Dreams
1995
Law & Order
as Marian Borland
1990
The Thorns
as Ginger Thorn
1988
Kate & Allie
1984
The New Odd Couple
as Charity Morningstar
1982
Cassie & Co.
1982
Hawaii Five-O
as Char
1968