Kelly Bishop
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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.
Known for
Credits
Dirty Dancing (1987)
as Marjorie Houseman
Friends with Kids (2012)
as Marcy Fryman
Private Parts (1997)
as Ray Stern
Wonder Boys (2000)
as Amanda Leer
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
as Adele
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
as Elaine Liebowitz
Miami Rhapsody (1995)
as Zelda
Solarbabies (1986)
as Tutore Nover
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Standby (2025)
as Glenna
Queens Logic (1991)
as Maria
O'Hara's Wife (1982)
as Beth Douglas
Art of Falling in Love (2019)
as Iris
Broadway's Leading Ladies (2025)
as Self
A Novel Romance (2011)
as Lily Sparks
Cafe Society (1997)
as Mrs. Jelke
Me and Him (1988)
as Mrs. Aramis
The Salzburg Story (2018)
Actor
Blue Moon (2000)
as Peggy's Mother
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
The Recovery Room (1985)
as Kaye
Advice to the Lovelorn (1981)
as Rita Borden
First Impressions (1992)
as Roxanne Holden
Searching for Stars Hollow (—)
as Self
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (1999)
as Sylvia Weinstein
Saint Janet (2017)
as Janet