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Carole "Kelly" Bishop is an American actress and dancer, best known for her roles as matriarch Emily Gilmore on the series Gilmore Girls and as Marjorie Houseman, the mother of Jennifer Grey's Frances "Baby" Houseman in the film Dirty Dancing. Bishop originated the role of Sheila in A Chorus Line, for which she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. She also starred as Fanny Flowers in the ABC Family short-lived comedy-drama series Bunheads.
Birth Name
Carole Bishop
Born
Monday, 28 February 1944
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Watchful Eye | Mrs. Ivey | 2023 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Halston | Eleanor Lambert | 2021 |
| Art of Falling in Love | Iris | 2019 |
| Saint Janet | Janet | 2017 |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Benedetta | 2017 |
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Emily Gilmore | 2016 |
| EW Reunites | Self - Emily Gilmore | 2016 |
| Flesh and Bone | Mrs. Hawthorn | 2015 |
| Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Elizabeth | 2015 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Watchful Eye | Mrs. Ivey | 2023 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Halston | Eleanor Lambert | 2021 |
| Art of Falling in Love | Iris | 2019 |
| Saint Janet | Janet | 2017 |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Benedetta | 2017 |
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Emily Gilmore | 2016 |
| EW Reunites | Self - Emily Gilmore | 2016 |
| Flesh and Bone | Mrs. Hawthorn | 2015 |
| Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Elizabeth | 2015 |
| Bunheads | Fanny Flowers | 2012 |
| Friends with Kids | Marcy Fryman | 2012 |
| A Novel Romance | Lily Sparks | 2011 |
| Mercy | Lauren Kempton | 2009 |
| The Good Wife | Bea Wilson / Mrs. Kent | 2009 |
| Every Little Step | Self | 2008 |
| Army Wives | Jean Calhoun | 2007 |
| Gilmore Girls | Emily Gilmore | 2000 |
| Wonder Boys | Amanda Leer | 2000 |
| Blue Moon | Peggy's Mother | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Julia Zimmer / Registrar | 1999 |
| My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception | Sylvia Wienstein / Sylvia Weinstein | 1999 |
| Private Parts | Ray Stern | 1997 |
| Cafe Society | Mrs. Jelke | 1996 |
| My Wildest Dreams | Gloria James | 1995 |
| Miami Rhapsody | Zelda | 1995 |
| Six Degrees of Separation | Adele | 1993 |
| Queens Logic | Maria | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Marian Borland | 1990 |
| The Baby-Sitters Club | Flora Tronell | 1990 |
| Murphy Brown | Connie Silverberg | 1988 |
| Me and Him | Eleanor Aramis | 1988 |
| The Thorns | Ginger Thorn | 1988 |
| Dirty Dancing | Marjorie Houseman | 1987 |
| Solarbabies | Tutor Nover | 1986 |
| Kate & Allie | Paulette | 1984 |
| The New Odd Couple | Charity | 1982 |
| O'Hara's Wife | Beth Douglas | 1982 |
| Advice to the Lovelorn | Rita Borden | 1981 |
| Hart to Hart | Laura | 1979 |
| An Unmarried Woman | Elaine / Elaine Liebowitz | 1978 |
| The 30th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner & Performer | 1976 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Roxanne Holden | 1972 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Charlene Jenkins | 1968 |
