Kelly Bishop
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Wonder Boys (2000)
as Amanda Leer
Private Parts (1997)
as Ray Stern
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
as Adele
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
as Elaine Liebowitz
Queens Logic (1991)
as Maria
Miami Rhapsody (1995)
as Zelda
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Solarbabies (1986)
as Tutore Nover
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Broadway's Leading Ladies (2025)
as Self
O'Hara's Wife (1982)
as Beth Douglas
Standby (2025)
as Glenna
Me and Him (1988)
as Mrs. Aramis
Advice to the Lovelorn (1981)
as Rita Borden
Art of Falling in Love (2019)
as Iris
A Novel Romance (2011)
as Lily Sparks
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (1999)
as Sylvia Weinstein
Cafe Society (1997)
as Mrs. Jelke
Blue Moon (2000)
as Peggy's Mother
"Dirty Dancing", comédie romantique engagée (2026)
as Self
First Impressions (1992)
as Roxanne Holden
Saint Janet (2017)
as Janet
The Salzburg Story (2018)
Actor
The Recovery Room (1985)
as Kaye
Searching for Stars Hollow (—)
as Self