Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop is a Tony Award-winning dancer and actress best known for her roles as matriarch Emily Gilmore in the beloved Emmy Award-winning show Gilmore Girls and as Marjorie Houseman in the hit film Dirty Dancing . Born in Colorado Springs in 1944, Bishop first moved to New York at age 18 to pursue a career in ballet. Years later, her breakthrough performance originating the role of Sheila Bryant in the iconic musical A Chorus Line earned her a Tony as well as a Drama Desk Award. Pivoting...See more

Kelly Bishop is a Tony Award-winning dancer and actress best known for her roles as matriarch Emily Gilmore in the beloved Emmy Award-winning show Gilmore Girls and as Marjorie Houseman in the hit film Dirty Dancing . Born in Colorado Springs in 1944, Bishop first moved to New York at age 18 to pursue a career in ballet. Years later, her breakthrough performance originating the role of Sheila Bryant in the iconic musical A Chorus Line earned her a Tony as well as a Drama Desk Award. Pivoting from dancing to acting, Bishop's onscreen experience has also included the films Six Degrees of Separation and Private Parts , as well as television roles on Law & Order: SVU , The Good Wife , The Thorns , and the Amazon Prime sensation The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, among others. She lives in New Jersey. See less