ACTOR

Kelly Bishop

1944 - Today

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Kelly Bishop (born Carole Bishop; February 28, 1944) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kelly Bishop has received more than 3,507,806 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Kelly Bishop is the 1,536th most popular actor (down from 1,459th in 2019), the 2,581st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,521st in 2019) and the 719th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kelly Bishop ranks 1,536 out of 13,578. Before her are Christina Applegate, Sal Mineo, Terry Crews, Charles Napier, Paul Wegener, and Bonnie Bedelia. After her are Joan Cusack, Lily Tomlin, Graham Greene, Florence Lawrence, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Miguel Ferrer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Kelly Bishop ranks 197. Before her are Peter Cetera, Kay Parker, Dennis Farina, Oqil Oqilov, Igor Mitoraj, and Karen Armstrong. After her are John Glover, Adrian Smith, Rocío Dúrcal, Marie-France Pisier, Goukouni Oueddei, and Terry Brooks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kelly Bishop ranks 2,581 out of 20,380. Before her are Edward Weston (1886), William Henry Pickering (1858), Sal Mineo (1939), Terry Crews (1968), Charles Napier (1936), and Bonnie Bedelia (1948). After her are Wally Schirra (1923), Joan Cusack (1962), Lily Tomlin (1939), Pat Metheny (1954), Lewis Hine (1874), and Robert Gates (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kelly Bishop ranks 719. Before her are Chris Noth (1954), Christina Applegate (1971), Sal Mineo (1939), Terry Crews (1968), Charles Napier (1936), and Bonnie Bedelia (1948). After her are Joan Cusack (1962), Lily Tomlin (1939), Roscoe Arbuckle (1887), Miguel Ferrer (1955), Ben Johnson (1918), and John Glover (1944).

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Television and Movie Roles

Dirty Dancing
Marjorie Houseman
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
Aug 21o 19877.3 / 10
Gilmore Girls
Emily Gilmore
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
7.9 / 10
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Emily Gilmore
Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory and Emily Gilmore through four seasons of change.
7.3 / 10