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Kelly Bishop

(1944) Dancer United States

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Kelly Bishop is a dancer from the United States, best known for Third Gilmore Girl.

Quick Facts About Kelly Bishop

Born: February 27, 1944
Nationality: United States
Profession: Dancer
Notable works: Third Gilmore Girl
Spouse: Lee Leonard

About Kelly Bishop

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. In 2023, she starred as Mrs. Ivey in The Watchful Eye (2023).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Quotes by Kelly Bishop

I do have a mouth - I will say. I speak up when I see things I don't care for.

Care

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One of the greatest pleasures of working on shows is that I enjoy watching the actors - who are all younger than…

Actors

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I love stage actors. There's something special about all people who have to do a performance eight shows a week, and musical…

Actors

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I've been lucky enough to play some funny, nasty ladies in my day, and if you can make them foolish, they're even…

Enough

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It's always a thrill to walk through a Broadway stage door.

Adventure

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I accredit animals for keeping me going when times were bad.

Animal

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As much as I love to dance, and I still take class, aerobics and that sort of thing, and I still move…

Class

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There is nothing more joyful to me than hearing a live audience laugh. Especially when I planned it that way!

Audience

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