Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop

Acting
Born 1944-02-28Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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.

Movies (27)

Dirty Dancing
7.3

Dirty Dancing

1987Movie7.3
Wonder Boys
6.8

Wonder Boys

2000Movie6.8
Private Parts
6.5

Private Parts

1997Movie6.5
Solarbabies
5.3

Solarbabies

1986Movie5.3
Six Degrees of Separation
6.4

Six Degrees of Separation

1993Movie6.4
Friends with Kids
5.9

Friends with Kids

2012Movie5.9
Art of Falling in Love
6.5

Art of Falling in Love

2019Movie6.5
Miami Rhapsody
5.3

Miami Rhapsody

1995Movie5.3
Queens Logic
5.8

Queens Logic

1991Movie5.8
Me and Him
3.6

Me and Him

1988Movie3.6
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021Movie
Searching for Stars Hollow

Searching for Stars Hollow

Movie
An Unmarried Woman
6.8

An Unmarried Woman

1978Movie6.8
Advice to the Lovelorn
5.0

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981Movie5.0
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
5.3

My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception

1999Movie5.3
Cafe Society
4.9

Cafe Society

1997Movie4.9
A Novel Romance
6.9

A Novel Romance

2011Movie6.9
O'Hara's Wife
5.7

O'Hara's Wife

1982Movie5.7
Broadway's Leading Ladies

Broadway's Leading Ladies

2025Movie
The Salzburg Story
4.7

The Salzburg Story

2018Movie4.7
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Movie
Standby

Standby

2025Movie
Blue Moon
7.5

Blue Moon

2000Movie7.5
"Dirty Dancing", comédie romantique engagée
8.0

"Dirty Dancing", comédie romantique engagée

2026Movie8.0
First Impressions

First Impressions

1992Movie
Saint Janet
6.0

Saint Janet

2017Movie6.0
The Recovery Room
7.0

The Recovery Room

1985Movie7.0

TV Shows (18)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
The Good Wife
7.6

The Good Wife

2009Series7.6
Gilmore Girls
7.9

Gilmore Girls

2000Series7.9
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
Shrinking
7.8

Shrinking

2023Series7.8
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
8.1

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

2017Series8.1
Kate & Allie
6.1

Kate & Allie

1984Series6.1
Army Wives
7.5

Army Wives

2007Series7.5
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
7.3

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

2016Series7.3
The Watchful Eye
6.6

The Watchful Eye

2023Series6.6
Cassie & Co.
5.3

Cassie & Co.

1982Series5.3
Mercy
5.8

Mercy

2009Series5.8
Halston
7.0

Halston

2021Series7.0
The New Odd Couple
5.8

The New Odd Couple

1982Series5.8
Bunheads
7.4

Bunheads

2012Series7.4
My Wildest Dreams
7.5

My Wildest Dreams

1995Series7.5
The Thorns
6.5

The Thorns

1988Series6.5