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
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
as Adele
Private Parts (1997)
as Ray Stern
Friends with Kids (2012)
as Marcy Fryman
Wonder Boys (2000)
as Amanda Leer
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
as Elaine Liebowitz
Miami Rhapsody (1995)
as Zelda
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Queens Logic (1991)
as Maria
Solarbabies (1986)
as Tutore Nover
Art of Falling in Love (2019)
as Iris
O'Hara's Wife (1982)
as Beth Douglas
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Me and Him (1988)
as Mrs. Aramis
Standby (2025)
as Glenna
A Novel Romance (2011)
as Lily Sparks
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (1999)
as Sylvia Weinstein
Broadway's Leading Ladies (2025)
as Self
Advice to the Lovelorn (1981)
as Rita Borden
Cafe Society (1997)
as Mrs. Jelke
Blue Moon (2000)
as Peggy's Mother
The Salzburg Story (2018)
Actor
"Dirty Dancing", comédie romantique engagée (2026)
as Self
Saint Janet (2017)
as Janet
First Impressions (1992)
as Roxanne Holden
The Recovery Room (1985)
as Kaye
Searching for Stars Hollow (—)
as Self