Kelly Bishop

Acting·Feb 28, 1944·Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Broadway's Leading Ladies2025 · Self	Self
Standby2025 · Glenna	Glenna
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self	Self
Art of Falling in Love2019 · Iris	Iris
The Salzburg Story2018 · Actor	Actor
Saint Janet2017 · Janet	Janet
Friends with Kids2012 · Marcy Fryman	Marcy Fryman
A Novel Romance2011 · Lily Sparks	Lily Sparks
Wonder Boys2000 · Amanda Leer	Amanda Leer
Blue Moon2000 · Peggy's Mother	Peggy's Mother
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception1999 · Sylvia Weinstein	Sylvia Weinstein
Cafe Society1997 · Mrs. Jelke	Mrs. Jelke
Private Parts1997 · Ray Stern	Ray Stern
Miami Rhapsody1995 · Zelda	Zelda
Six Degrees of Separation1993 · Adele	Adele
FFirst Impressions1992 · Roxanne Holden	Roxanne Holden
Queens Logic1991 · Maria	Maria
Me and Him1988 · Mrs. Aramis	Mrs. Aramis
Dirty Dancing1987 · Marjorie Houseman	Marjorie Houseman
Solarbabies1986 · Tutore Nover	Tutore Nover
TThe Recovery Room1985 · Kaye	Kaye
O'Hara's Wife1982 · Beth Douglas	Beth Douglas
Advice to the Lovelorn1981 · Rita Borden	Rita Borden
An Unmarried Woman1978 · Elaine Liebowitz	Elaine Liebowitz
Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf	Self
SSearching for Stars HollowSelf	Self