Kelly Bishop Biography

Fast Facts

• Appeared as Sheila in the Broadway production of "A Chorus Line," which earned her a Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical
• Trained to be a ballet dancer at the American Ballet Theatre School, and later had her first dancing job at Radio City Music Hall at the year-round ballet company
• Quote: "(On her character on "Bunheads") "I love the character․ I think she is so far removed from Emily Gilmore, and I really kind of want - as much as I totally enjoyed that character - this one's a completely different kind of woman and she has the dance background, which I have, and it just seemed kind of like a nice fit․""
• Quote: "(On "Gilmore Girls") "When you look at the basic show itself including the opening titles and closing it's a very sweet show․․․The show is very clever and very irreverent and yet still ended up being a very nice show about people doing the best they can․ I really enjoyed being a part of it․""
• Appeared in the 2011 revival of "Anything Goes" alongside her future "Bunheads" co-star Sutton Foster
• Starred on the CW series "Gilmore Girls" for all seven seasons it aired, playing the character Emily Gilmore
• Originally cast in a small role in "Dirty Dancing," but after Lynn Lipton became ill she took over her role of Baby's mother