Person · Actress · Active since 1966
Kelly Bishop
b. 1944, Colorado Springs
American actress, born in Colorado Springs. Appeared in 11 films on this site, including Dirty Dancing (1987), Wonder Boys (2000) and An Unmarried Woman (1978).
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.
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Bishop went on to play mothers to high-profile stars in features: Howard Stern's in the Betty Thomas-directed comedy Private Parts (1997), and Tobey Maguire's in Wonder Boys (2000).
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Films in this guide
Best known
- Dirty Dancing 1987actress
- Wonder Boys 2000actress
- An Unmarried Woman 1978actress
- Friends with Kids 2011actress
- Six Degrees of Separation 1993actress
- Private Parts 1997actress
1970s
- An Unmarried Woman (1978)actress
1980s
- Dirty Dancing (1987)actress
- Me and Him (1988)actress
1990s
- Queens Logic (1991)actress
- Six Degrees of Separation (1993)actress
- Cafe Society (1995)actress
- Miami Rhapsody (1995)actress
- Private Parts (1997)actress
2000s
- Wonder Boys (2000)actress
2010s
- A Novel Romance (2011)actress
- Friends with Kids (2011)actress