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Kelly Bishop

ActorBorn 1944On stage 1975 to 20116 productions on this page

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).

On stage

6 productions, 36 years

1975

A Chorus LineBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Bennett

6,137 performances

1990

Six Degrees of SeparationBroadway Vivian Beaumont Theater. Original. Directed by Jerry Zaks

485 performances

1996

Bus StopBroadway Circle In The Square Theatre. Revival. Directed by Josephine R. Abady

29 performances

1997

ProposalsBroadway Broadhurst Theatre. Original. Directed by Joe Mantello

77 performances

1997

The Last Night of BallyhooBroadway Helen Hayes Theatre. Original. Directed by Ron Lagomarsino

556 performances

2011

Anything GoesBroadway Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Revival. Directed by Kathleen Marshall

521 performances

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