Kelly Bishop Age, Family, Relationship, Weight, Height, Net Worth, Wiki, Nationality, Career, Kids

Who is Kelly Bishop?

Kelly Bishop is one of the famous American actresses and dancers. She is well recognized for her roles in Gilmore Girls as Emily Gilmore and Dirty Dancing as Marjorie Houseman, Jennifer Grey’s Frances “Baby” Houseman. Kelly won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Sheila in A Chorus Line. She also played Fanny Flowers in the ABC Family comedy-drama series Bunheads.

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Kelly Bishop Biography TimeLine

Kelly Bishop is an American actress best known for her roles in the television series “Gilmore Girls” and the Broadway musical “A Chorus Line.” Throughout her career, she has won critical acclaim for her performances on stage, television, and film. Throughout her career, Bishop has also appeared in numerous other television shows, films, and stage productions, including “Law & Order,” “Murphy Brown,” “Quantum Leap,” “Wonderful Town,” “Cafe Crown,” and “Six Degrees of Separation.” In addition to her work as an actress, Bishop has also been a vocal advocate for dance education and serves on the board of the American Ballet Theatre. Her contributions to the world of entertainment and the performing arts have made her one of the most respected and beloved figures in the industry.

February 28, 1944: Kelly Bishop is born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

1964: Bishop graduates from the American Ballet Theatre School and joins the corps de ballet of the American Ballet Theatre.

1967: Bishop makes her Broadway debut in the chorus of the musical “Golden Rainbow.”

1976: Bishop wins a Tony Award for her performance as Sheila in the original Broadway production of “A Chorus Line.”

1981: Bishop appears in the film “Private Lessons” and receives critical acclaim for her performance.

1990-1991: Bishop stars in the television series “The Trials of Rosie O’Neill” as Rosie O’Neill’s best friend, Joanne Halloran.

2000-2007: Bishop stars as Emily Gilmore in the television series “Gilmore Girls,” for which she earns critical acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

2012: Bishop appears as Fanny Flowers in the television series “Bunheads.”

2016: Bishop reprises her role as Emily Gilmore in the Netflix revival of “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.”

Early Life

Bishop was born to Jane Lenore (née Wahtola) and Lawrence Boden Bishop in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was raised in Denver, Colorado, where she studied ballet at the San Jose Ballet School. Kelly moved to New York City at the age of eighteen and earned her first job dancing in a year-round ballet company at Radio City Music Hall. Bishop continued to perform in Las Vegas, summer stock, and television until she was cast in her first Broadway role, Golden Rainbow, in 1967.

Career

Bishop got her big break when she was cast as the seductive, tough-guy Sheila in the Broadway version of A Chorus Line. Her performance garnered her a Tony Award for “Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical)” in 1976. She has also been on Broadway in Six Degrees of Separation, Neil Simon’s Proposals, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, and Bus Stop. She was cast opposite Jill Clayburgh in Paul Mazursky’s big-screen drama An Unmarried Woman not long after (1978). Bishop was initially slated in a much lesser role in the 1987 picture Dirty Dancing but was called upon to portray Mrs Houseman after the actress allocated to the part, Lynne Lipton, became unwell during the first week of filming.

Bishop then played “mom” to two high-profile actors in films: Howard Stern in Betty Thomas’s comedy Private Parts (1997) and Tobey Maguire in Wonder Boys (2000). Ich und Er (USA: Me and Him, 1988), Queens Logic (1991), Café Society (1995), Miami Rhapsody (1995), and Blue Moon (1995) are among his other film credits (2002). Bishop appeared on television in Mike Nichols’ The Thorns, alongside Tony Roberts and Marilyn Cooper. On My Wildest Dreams, she portrayed Lisa Ann Walter’s mother. Kelly has appeared as a guest star on Kate & Allie, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Murphy Brown. Bishop featured as affluent New England matriarch Emily Gilmore, mother of Lorelai and grandmother of Rory, in The CW Television Network series Gilmore Girls from 2000 to 2007.

In 2008, Bishop appeared with Becky Shaw at the Second Stage Theatre. She later appeared in a brief revival of Anything Goes in 2011, with Sutton Foster and Joel Grey. She took over the role of Evangeline Harcourt from Jessica Walter. Bishop co-starred as Fanny Flowers on Amy Sherman-Bunheads Palladino’s on ABC Family, where she reconnected with Sutton Foster. After one season, the show was cancelled. Kelly reprised her role as Emily Gilmore in the Netflix miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016).

Filmography

Film

• Step Out of Your Mind (1966)
• An Unmarried Woman (1978)
• O’Hara’s Wife (1982)
• Solarbabies (1986)
• Dirty Dancing (1987)
• Me and Him (1988)
• Queens Logic (1991)
• Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
• Miami Rhapsody (1995)
• Cafe Society (1995)
• Private Parts (1997)
• My X-Girlfriend’s Wedding Reception (1999)
• Blue Moon (2000)
• Wonder Boys (2000)
• Friends with kids (2011)
• A Novel Romance (2011)
• Saint Janet (2014)

Height, weight, measurements

Kelly Bishop’s height is approximately 5 feet 6 inches, and she weighs 65 kg. Likewise, her physical dimensions are 32-26-32 inches. Bishop’s hair colour is light brown, and her eyes are brown.

Did you know?

1. Kelly Bishop is a dancer and actor from the United States.
2. Bishop was born in Colorado Springs on February 28, 1944.
3. Her parents were Lawrence Boden Bishop and Jane Lenore Bishop.
4. Bishop featured as affluent New England matriarch Emily Gilmore, mother of Lorelai and grandmother of Rory, in The CW Television Network series Gilmore Girls from 2000 to 2007.
5. Kelly’s height is 5 feet 6 inches, and she weighs 65 kg.
6. Bishop’s hair colour is light brown, and her eyes are brown.