on My Wildest Dreams (1995). She has guest-starred on Kate & Allie, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Murphy Brown. From 2000 to 2007, Bishop starred in The WB/CW series Gilmore Girls as wealthy New England matriarch Emily Gilmore. She reprised her role in the 2016 miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life on Netflix. She would later reunite with Amy Sherman-Palladino, the show's creator, on the ABC Family show Bunheads, which aired from 2012 to 2013 and was cancelled after the first season. Following the end of Gilmore Girls, Bishop returned to theater, performing in Becky Shaw at the Second Stage Theatre in 2008 and briefly as the character Evangeline Harcourt in the 2011 revival of Anything Goes alongside Sutton Foster and Joel Grey, as well as appearing in the 2011 movie Friends with Kids. Bishop has also since had one episode appearances and recurring guest roles in shows like Army Wives, Mercy, The Good Wife and playing Benedetta in the Golden Globe winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, in which she once again reunited with Gilmore Girls show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. Bishop currently stars in the TV drama series The Watchful Eye as Mrs. Ivey, which premiered on January 30, 2023. Personal life Bishop resides in South Orange, New Jersey. She was married to the TV talk show host Lee Leonard until his death in 2018. Credits Film Television Theater References External links Kelly Bishop cast bio on The CW American female dancers Dancers from New Jersey American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Denver Actresses from New Jersey Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School alumni Drama Desk Award winners Actresses from Boulder, Colorado Actresses from Colorado Springs, Colorado People from South Orange, New Jersey Theatre World Award winners Tony Award winners Living people American stage actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Dancers from Colorado 1944 births