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