Kelly Bishop | |
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Birth Name |
Carole Bishop |
Gender |
Female |
Birthday |
Febuary 28, 1944 |
Age |
68 |
Occupation |
Actress |
Years Active |
1962-Present |
Spouse(s) |
Peter Miller (divorced) |
Plays |
Kelly Bishop is an American stage and television actress, singer and dancer. Kelly bishop currently stars on the ABC Family program Bunheads as Fanny Flowers.
Biography[]
Kelly was born Carole Bishop in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Bishop trained as a ballet dancer and attended the American Ballet Theatre and the San Jose Ballet School. Bishop continued dancing until her first broadway role in 1967. She won her first Tony Award for "Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical)" and the "Outstanding Sctress in a Musical" Drama Desk Award in 1976 for her role as Sheila in A Chorus Line. Bishop started appearing in films later, one being Dirty Dancing as orginally Vivian Pressman, however actress Lynn Lipton fell ill and Bishop took over her role as Marjorie Houseman. Bishop continued to appear in several film and television programs as both a guest and main star. Bishop started starring in Gilmore Girls in 2000. She potrayed the mother of Lorelai Gilmore and continued to play her role until 2007. Bishop performed in the 2011 revivial of Anything Goes with Sutton Foster. Later in 2012, she rejoined forces with Sutton Foster and currently stars beside her Bunheads.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Film |
Role | Year |
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Step Out of Your Mind | Missy Linden | 1966 |
An Unmarried Woman | Elaine | 1973 |
Advice to the Lovelorn | Rita Borden | 1981 |
O'Hara's Wife | Beth Douglas | 1982 |
The Recovery Room | Kaye Brenner | 1985 |
Solarbabies | Tutor Nover | 1986 |
Dirty Dancing |
Marjorie Houseman | 1987 |
Ich und Er | Elanor Aramis | 1988 |
Queen's Logic | Maria | 1991 |
Six Degrees of Seperation | Adele | 1993 |
Miami Rhapsody | Zelda | 1995 |
Cafe Society | Mrs. Jelke | 1995 |
Private Parts | Ray Stern | 1997 |
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception | Sylvia Wienstein | 1999 |
Blue Moon | Peggy's Mother | 2000 |
Wonder Boys | Amanda Leer | 2000 |
Friends with Kids | Marcy Fryman | 2011 |
A Novel Romance | Lily Sparks | 2011 |
Television[]
Title | Role | Year |
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Hawaii Five-O | Char | 1976 |
The New Odd Couple | Charity | 1983 |
Kate & Allie | Paulette | 1984 |
As the World Turns | Grace Wescott Andrews | 1987 |
The Thorns | Ginger Thorn | 1988 |
One Life to Live | Dr. Robbins/Serena Wyman | 1989 |
The Baby-Sitters Club | Flora | 1990 |
ABC Afterschool Special | Roxanne Holden | 1992 |
Law & Order | Marian Borland | 1992 |
Murphy Brown | Connie Silverberg | 1992 |
My Wildest Dreams | Gloria James | 1995 |
All My Children | Freida Landau | 1995 |
Gilmore Girls | Emily Gilmore |
2000-2007 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Julia Zimmer/Registrar | 2000-2009 |
Army Wives | Jean Calhoun | 2009 |
Mercy | Lauren Kempton | 2010 |
The Good Wife | Mrs. Kent | 2010 |
Bunheads | Fanny Flowers | 2012-2013 |
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Emily Gilmore | 2016 |