Kelly Bishop
After "surviving" long 12 years in show business as a ballet and chorus dancer, she got her big break and a Tony Award as the tough-as-nails Shelia in Marvin Hamlisch and Michael Bennett's A Chorus Line. This led to a string of work on the stage and screen; Promises Promises, An Unmarried Woman, The Thorns, Dirty Dancing, Six Degrees of Separation, Miami Rhapsody, Central Park West, Law & Order, Cafe Society, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Proposals.
Then, in 2000 she landed the part she is most remembered for: the stern and regal matriarch Emily in hit WB series Gilmore Girls.
Now, at 80, she recently released her memoir, The Third Gilmore Girl. In her book, she describes her long marriage, her career, her love of golf and ballet, and the many lessons she's learned along the way.
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | September 30, 2024 4:58 AM
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A young "Carole Bishop" as Sheila in A Chorus Line
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 29, 2024 10:37 PM
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A scene from A Chorus Line
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 29, 2024 10:43 PM
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Daddy always said that he'd married beneath him....
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 29, 2024 10:44 PM
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Her nude scene with Paul Mazursky in Miami Rhapsody.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 29, 2024 10:44 PM
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She was such a great friend to Lily (and Holden) that summer in Wyoming.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 29, 2024 10:49 PM
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[quote]My favorite Gilmore Girl
Emily's journey through widowhood was literally the only thing I liked about the GG revival on Netflix.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 29, 2024 10:53 PM
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I'm 3/4 the way through the book. It's pleasant enough with no real surprises or candor. She remains somewhat guarded and very much a not so bright dancer and actor.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 29, 2024 10:54 PM
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Bishop and Edward Herrmann both won their first Tony's on the same night. They remained friends, but really bonded on the set of Gilmore Girls.
Both were "the gets" of the show, both lived on the East Coast and traveled to LA for filming, an they shared a trailer while on set. They competed with each other to see who could finish the NYT crossword the fastest.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 29, 2024 10:56 PM
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R9 Have you got to her pregnancy section?
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 29, 2024 10:57 PM
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She was in Private Parts too
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 30, 2024 12:02 AM
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She has the looks of Barbara Stanwyck and the voice of Lauren Bacall
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 30, 2024 12:37 AM
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R2- Golden Rainbow - a totally forgotten extravaganza
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | September 30, 2024 12:53 AM
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OP, don’t you know Carole Bishop became “Kelly Bishop” because of SAG RILES?
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | September 30, 2024 1:02 AM
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Great thread and glad to learn more about Kelly. I knew she was good but didn't know the details. Loved her on GG.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | September 30, 2024 1:24 AM
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I'm changing my name to Sag Riles.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | September 30, 2024 1:30 AM
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Who is Sag Riles, and why did he force her to change her name?
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | September 30, 2024 1:36 AM
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Sag Riles is back in town.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | September 30, 2024 1:39 AM
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I love her in An Unmarried Woman. I believe that was her first movie so she had to join SAG. Since there was already a Carole Bishop she changed her name to Kelly.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | September 30, 2024 1:41 AM
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She was great in Bunheads with Sutton Foster.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | September 30, 2024 1:44 AM
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The late 1990's/early 2000's were great for women of "a certain age"
Kelly Bishop was on Gilmore Girls
Susan Sullivan was on Dharma & Greg
Jessica Walter was on Arrested Development
Frances Conroy on Six Feet Under
Christine Baranski in Cybil
Wendie Malick in Just Shoot Me
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | September 30, 2024 1:47 AM
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I am surprised Bunheads only got one season.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | September 30, 2024 1:47 AM
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She was also in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | September 30, 2024 1:49 AM
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R24 I do love every single one of those women of a certain age. Excellent list.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | September 30, 2024 1:53 AM
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R27 YES! I'm sure there are others I am forgetting, but damn they delivered. Usually they were the best in the cast.
Although she is a few years younger than the above, Megan Mullaly gets an honorable mention.
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | September 30, 2024 2:09 AM
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[quote]Golden Rainbow - a totally forgotten extravaganza
The show may be forgotten, but its freewheeling patio number is still much-discussed on the theater thread!
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | September 30, 2024 2:49 AM
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I loved her as Howard Stern’s mother.
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | September 30, 2024 2:51 AM
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She just has good comic timing
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | September 30, 2024 3:02 AM
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She's a survivor, that's what she is...
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | September 30, 2024 3:05 AM
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Jezus, r6 … can’t you post a “HORSEFACE ALERT” ???
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | September 30, 2024 4:00 AM
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Was she Carole or Kelly when she won her Tony Award?
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | September 30, 2024 4:45 AM
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