Kelly Bishop
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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
Credits
Dirty Dancing (1987)
as Marjorie Houseman
Private Parts (1997)
as Ray Stern
Wonder Boys (2000)
as Amanda Leer
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
as Adele
Friends with Kids (2012)
as Marcy Fryman
Queens Logic (1991)
as Maria
Me and Him (1988)
as Mrs. Aramis
Miami Rhapsody (1995)
as Zelda
Blue Moon (2000)
as Peggy's Mother
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
as Elaine Liebowitz
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
O'Hara's Wife (1982)
as Beth Douglas
Solarbabies (1986)
as Tutore Nover
A Novel Romance (2011)
as Lily Sparks
Broadway's Leading Ladies (2025)
as Self
Advice to the Lovelorn (1981)
as Rita Borden
Art of Falling in Love (2019)
as Iris
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Saint Janet (2017)
as Janet
Cafe Society (1997)
as Mrs. Jelke
The Salzburg Story (2018)
Actor
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (1999)
as Sylvia Weinstein
Searching for Stars Hollow (—)
as Self
The Recovery Room (1985)
as Kaye
First Impressions (1992)
as Roxanne Holden
Standby (2025)
as Glenna