Born 1944 (age 82) · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Appears in 44 titles

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

Dirty Dancing
7.3
Dirty Dancing
1987
as Marjorie Houseman
Wonder Boys
6.8
Wonder Boys
2000
as Amanda Leer
Friends with Kids
6.0
Friends with Kids
2012
as Marcy Fryman
Private Parts
6.5
Private Parts
1997
as Ray Stern
Six Degrees of Separation
6.4
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
as Adele
Solarbabies
5.3
Solarbabies
1986
as Tutore Nover
An Unmarried Woman
6.7
An Unmarried Woman
1978
as Elaine Liebowitz
Miami Rhapsody
5.3
Miami Rhapsody
1995
as Zelda
Queens Logic
5.8
Queens Logic
1991
as Maria
Art of Falling in Love
6.5
Art of Falling in Love
2019
as Iris
Cafe Society
4.9
Cafe Society
1997
as Mrs. Jelke
Me and Him
3.3
Me and Him
1988
as Mrs. Aramis
A Novel Romance
7.1
A Novel Romance
2011
as Lily Sparks
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
5.3
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
1999
as Sylvia Weinstein
O'Hara's Wife
5.7
O'Hara's Wife
1982
as Beth Douglas
The Salzburg Story
Blue Moon
7.5
Blue Moon
2000
as Peggy's Mother
Advice to the Lovelorn
5.0
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
as Rita Borden
Saint Janet
6.0
Saint Janet
2017
as Janet
7.0
The Recovery Room
1985
as Kaye