Kelly Bishop
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julia Zimmer
1999
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Registrar
1999
Series
Law & Order
Marian Borland
1990
Series
Gilmore Girls
Emily Gilmore
2000
Series
The Good Wife
Bea Wilson
2009
Series
Shrinking
Susan
2023
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Char
1968
Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Benedetta
2017
Series
Army Wives
Jean Calhoun
2007
Series
Kate & Allie
1984
Film
Dirty Dancing
Marjorie Houseman
1987
Series
The Watchful Eye
Mrs. Ivey
2023
Series
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Emily Gilmore
2016
Series
Halston
Eleanor Lambert
2021
Series
Mercy
2009
Series
Cassie & Co.
Irene French
1982
Film
Friends with Kids
Marcy Fryman
2012
Film
Private Parts
Ray Stern
1997
Series
Bunheads
Fanny Flowers
2012
Film
Wonder Boys
Amanda Leer
2000
Series
The New Odd Couple
Charity Morningstar
1982
Film
Miami Rhapsody
Zelda
1995
Film
Six Degrees of Separation
Adele
1993
Film
An Unmarried Woman
Elaine Liebowitz
1978
Film
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Film
Standby
Glenna
2025
Film
Solarbabies
Tutore Nover
1986
Film
Queens Logic
Maria
1991
Film
O'Hara's Wife
Beth Douglas
1982
Film
Me and Him
Mrs. Aramis
1988
The Thorns
Ginger Thorn
1988
Film
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Film
Art of Falling in Love
Iris
2019
My Wildest Dreams
1995
Film
A Novel Romance
Lily Sparks
2011
Film
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
Sylvia Weinstein
1999
Film
Blue Moon
Peggy's Mother
2000
Film
Cafe Society
Mrs. Jelke
1997
Film
Advice to the Lovelorn
Rita Borden
1981
Film
Broadway's Leading Ladies
Self
2025
The Recovery Room
Kaye
1985
Film
Saint Janet
Janet
2017
Film
The Salzburg Story
2018
Searching for Stars Hollow
Self
First Impressions
Roxanne Holden
1992