Kelly Bishop
Acting

Kelly Bishop

Born 28 February 1944 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Kelly Bishop (born Carole Jane Bishop; on February 28, 1944) 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

Dirty Dancing
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Gilmore Girls
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Shrinking
Law & Order
The Good Wife
Wonder Boys
Friends with Kids
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Private Parts
Six Degrees of Separation
Standby
Art of Falling in Love
The Salzburg Story
Saint Janet
Friends with Kids
A Novel Romance
Wonder Boys
Blue Moon
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
Private Parts
Cafe Society
Miami Rhapsody
Six Degrees of Separation
Queens Logic
Me and Him
Dirty Dancing
Solarbabies
O'Hara's Wife
Advice to the Lovelorn
An Unmarried Woman
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