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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Kelly Bishop Biography (1944-)
Born Carole Bishop, February 28, 1944, in Colorado Springs, CO; began using the name Kelly Bishop, c. 1975-76; daughter of Lawrence Boden and Jane Lenore(maiden name, Wahtola) Bishop; married Peter Miller (divorced); married Lee Leonard. Addresses: Agent: Abrams Artist Agency, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1130, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- February 28, 1944
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut; as Carole Bishop) Corps de ballet, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1962
- (Broadway debut; as Carole Bishop) Golden Rainbow, Shubert Theatre, 1968
- (As Carole Bishop) Company nurse, Promises, Promises, Shubert Theatre, 1968
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On the Town, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1971
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Rachael Lily Rosenblum, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1973
- Anita, West Side Story, Chateau de Ville Theatre, 1974
- (As Carole Bishop) Sheila, A Chorus Line, Newman Theatre, then Shubert Theatre, both New York City, 1975-76
- Mary, Vanities, Westside Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1977
- Julie, Piano Bar, Chelsea Westside Theatre, New York City, 1978
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Night of the Iguana, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1981 , thenVirginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA, 1984
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Precious Sons, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1986
- Grace, Bus Stop, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1996
- Annie Robbins, Proposals, Broadway production, 1997
- Vera Charles, Mame, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1999
- Also appeared in Six Degrees of Separation, Broadway production; Death Defying Acts, off-Broadway production; Pterodactyls, off-Broadway production; A Lady Needs a Change, off-Broadway production; It Changes Every Year;
The Last Girl Singer;
The Fourth Wall;
A Little Night Music;
The Voice of the Turtle;
The ThreePenny Opera;
Perfectly Frank;
Pal Joey.
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Major Tours
- (As Carole Bishop) Helen McFudd, Irene, U.S. cities, 1974
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Elaine, An Unmarried Woman, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
- Beth Douglas, O'Hara's Wife, 1982
- Tutor Nover, Solarbabies (also known as Solar Warriors), 1986
- Eleanor Karamis, Ich und Er (also known as Me and Him), 1987
- Marjorie Houseman, Dirty Dancing, Vestron, 1987
- Maria, Queens Logic, 1991
- Adele, Six Degrees of Separation, 1993
- Zelda, Miami Rhapsody, 1995
- Ray Stern, Private Parts (also known as Howard Stern's Private Parts), Paramount, 1997
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Wedding Band, Atmosphere Films, 1999
- Amanda Leer, Wonder Boys, Paramount, 2000
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Ginger Thorn, The Thorns, ABC, 1988
- Serena Wyman, One Life to Live, ABC, 1989
- Gloria, My Wildest Dreams (also known as Something's GottaGive), Fox, 1995
- Dr. Robbins, One Life to Live, ABC, 1996
- Emily Gilmore, The Gilmore Girls, The WB, 2000-
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Movies
- Rita Borden, Advice to the Lovelorn, 1981
- Mrs. Jelke, Cafe Society, Showtime, 1995
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Episodic
- Dee Dee, the devil's daughter, A Year at the Top, 1977
- Marian Borland, "Intolerance," Law & Order, NBC, 1992
- Connie Silverberg, "Me Thinks My Parents Doth Protest Too Much," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1992
- "Slaves," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC, 2000
- Dorothy, Talk to Me, ABC, 2000
- Also appeared in Hawaii Five-0, CBS; The New Odd Couple; and Kate & Allie.
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Specials
- Denise Pfeiffer, a student of Jason's, Love and Learn, 1979
- Kaye Brenner, The Recovery Room, CBS, 1985
- Roxanne Holden, Summer Stories: The Mall, ABC, 1992
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