About
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
Broadway's Leading Ladies2025 · Self
Standby2025 · Glenna
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self
Art of Falling in Love2019 · Iris
The Salzburg Story2018
Saint Janet2017 · Janet
Friends with Kids2012 · Marcy Fryman
A Novel Romance2011 · Lily Sparks
Wonder Boys2000 · Amanda Leer
Blue Moon2000 · Peggy's Mother
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception1999 · Sylvia Weinstein
Cafe Society1997 · Mrs. Jelke
Private Parts1997 · Ray Stern
Miami Rhapsody1995 · Zelda
Six Degrees of Separation1993 · Adele
First Impressions1992 · Roxanne Holden
Queens Logic1991 · Maria
Me and Him1988 · Mrs. Aramis
Dirty Dancing1987 · Marjorie Houseman
Solarbabies1986 · Tutore Nover