Kelly Bishop
Actor
Born Feb 28, 1944 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Active 1968–present · Awards: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
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.
Filmography
Standby (2025) — GlennaLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Registrar · Julia ZimmerDirty Dancing (1987) — Marjorie HousemanGilmore Girls (2000) — Emily GilmoreThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) — BenedettaShrinking (2023) — SusanThe Good Wife (2009) — Bea WilsonLaw & Order (1990) — Marian BorlandGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) — Emily GilmoreWonder Boys (2000) — Amanda LeerPrivate Parts (1997) — Ray SternSix Degrees of Separation (1993) — AdeleFriends with Kids (2012) — Marcy FrymanHawaii Five-O (1968) — CharHalston (2021) — Eleanor LambertAn Unmarried Woman (1978) — Elaine LiebowitzBunheads (2012) — Fanny FlowersArmy Wives (2007) — Jean CalhounThe Watchful Eye (2023) — Mrs. IveySolarbabies (1986) — Tutore NoverArt of Falling in Love (2019) — IrisMiami Rhapsody (1995) — ZeldaQueens Logic (1991) — MariaKate & Allie (1984)