Kelly Bishop

Birth Name:

Carole Bishop

Birth Place:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

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

2003OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2003Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
2004Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Supporting Actress:Winner
2004OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2004Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
2005Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Supporting Actress:Nominated
2005OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2006Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Supporting Actress:Nominated
2010Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Supporting Actress of the Decade:Nominated
2017INOCA TV - Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie:Nominated

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