Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop

Actor

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
February 28, 1944

Biography

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.

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Representative Works

Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
7.3
/ English
Friends with Kids
Friends with Kids
5.9
/ English
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys
6.8
/ English
Private Parts
Private Parts
6.5
/ English
Six Degrees of Separation
Six Degrees of Separation
6.4
/ English
Miami Rhapsody
Miami Rhapsody
5.3
/ English
An Unmarried Woman
An Unmarried Woman
6.8
/ English
Queens Logic
Queens Logic
5.8
/ English
Standby
Standby
No Rating Yet
/ English
Art of Falling in Love
Art of Falling in Love
6.5
/ English
O'Hara's Wife
O'Hara's Wife
5.7
/ English
Me and Him
Me and Him
3.6
/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Dirty Dancing
1987Nominee

Best Performance

Dirty Dancing

Friends with Kids
2012Nominee

Best Performance

Friends with Kids

Wonder Boys
2000Nominee

Best Performance

Wonder Boys

Career Highlights

Private Parts
1997Highlight

Best Performance

Private Parts

Six Degrees of Separation
1993Highlight

Best Performance

Six Degrees of Separation

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