
Kelly Bishop
Known for: Acting
Born: February 28, 1944
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

Saint Janet
2017

The Salzburg Story
2018
Searching for Stars Hollow

Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
The Recovery Room
1985

Me and Him
1988

Art of Falling in Love
2019

Standby
2025

My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
1999

An Unmarried Woman
1978

Dirty Dancing
1987

A Novel Romance
2011
First Impressions
1992

Friends with Kids
2012

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021

Private Parts
1997

Queens Logic
1991

O'Hara's Wife
1982

Miami Rhapsody
1995

Cafe Society
1997

Wonder Boys
2000

Broadway's Leading Ladies
2025

Solarbabies
1986

Blue Moon
2000

Six Degrees of Separation
1993

Law & Order
1990

Kate & Allie
1984

Hawaii Five-O
1968

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Army Wives
2007

Gilmore Girls
2000

Halston
2021

Mercy
2009
My Wildest Dreams
1995
The Thorns
1988

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017

Bunheads
2012

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016

The Watchful Eye
2023

The Good Wife
2009

The New Odd Couple
1982

Shrinking
2023

Cassie & Co.
1982

Broadway: The Next Generation