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Kelly Bishop is an American dancer and actor who works in stage, film, and television. Born in Colorado Springs, she began her professional career in 1966. Her areas of expertise include acting, film, dance, and ballet. She is a native English speaker.
Bishop has received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She resides in South Orange. Her given name is Kelly and her family name is Bishop.
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Film & TV
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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
- Broadway's Leading Ladies — Self2025
- Standby — Glenna2025
- The Watchful Eye — Mrs. Ivey2023
- Shrinking — Susan2023
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
- Halston — Eleanor Lambert2021
- Art of Falling in Love — Iris2019
- The Salzburg Story2018
- Saint Janet — Janet2017
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — Benedetta2017
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1944-02-28 ) February 28, 1944 (age 82) , Colorado Springs, Colorado , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress, dancer
- Years active
- 1962–present
- Spouses
- Peter Miller ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1975 ) Lee Leonard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1981 ; died 2018 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kelly
- Family name
- Bishop
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Colorado Springs
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- ballet
- Image
- Kelly Bishop.jpg
- Residence
- South Orange
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- date of birth
- 1944-02-27
- Commons category
- Kelly Bishop
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Kelly Bishop (born Carole Jane Bishop; on February 28, 1944) 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. In 2023, she starred as Mrs. Ivey in The Watchful Eye (2023).
Early life
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