| Kelly Bishop | ||
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| Date of birth 28 February 1944 | ||
| Place of birth Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||
| IMDb profile |
Kelly Bishop is an actress who played three different characters in Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Bishop's big break came when she was cast as the sexy, hard-edged Sheila in the Broadway production of A Chorus Line (with Robert LuPone and Priscilla Lopez). Her performance earned her the 1976 Tony Award as "Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical)", as well as the 1976 Drama Desk Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Musical". She also starred in the film Dirty Dancing (with Jerry Orbach).
From 2000 to 2007, Bishop starred in the CW Television Network series Gilmore Girls (with Edward Herrmann, Milo Ventimiglia, and Liza Weil) as the third "girl", Emily Gilmore. Emily is the mother of Lorelai (played by Lauren Graham) and grandmother of Rory. She plays a wealthy woman who is obsessed with the "proper" New England Society lifestyle. She focuses mainly on charitable functions and how other people view her. She returned to the role in 2016 for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
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| Marian Borland | Registrar | Defense Attorney Julia Zimmer |
| L&O: "Intolerance" | SVU: "Slaves" | SVU: "Persona" • "Zebras" |