
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





