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
Dirty Dancing
(1987)
Marjorie Houseman
Private Parts
(1997)
Ray Stern
Six Degrees of Separation
(1993)
Adele
Miami Rhapsody
(1995)
Zelda
Friends with Kids
(2012)
Marcy Fryman
Wonder Boys
(2000)
Amanda Leer
An Unmarried Woman
(1978)
Elaine Liebowitz
Full Filmography
Acting
An Unmarried Woman
(1978)
Elaine Liebowitz
Advice to the Lovelorn
(1981)
Rita Borden
O'Hara's Wife
(1982)
Beth Douglas
Dirty Dancing
(1987)
Marjorie Houseman
Me and Him
(1988)
Eleanor Aramis
Queens Logic
(1991)
Maria
Six Degrees of Separation
(1993)
Adele
Miami Rhapsody
(1995)
Zelda
Private Parts
(1997)
Ray Stern
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
(1999)
Sylvia Weinstein
Wonder Boys
(2000)
Amanda Leer
A Novel Romance
(2011)
Lily Sparks
Friends with Kids
(2012)
Marcy Fryman
Saint Janet
(2017)
Janet
Broadway: The Next Generation
(2017)
The Salzburg Story
(2018)
Art of Falling in Love
(2019)
Iris
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
(2021)
Self