INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ';Come for the Gilmore Girls anecdotes, stay for the revealing truths about what it takes to build a lifelong career in and out of Hollywood' (The A.V. Club) in this candid and captivating memoir from award-winnin...
Remarkably candid... the great raconteuse recalls her Dirty Dancing fears and the sharp suits and sharper barbs of Emily Gilmore * Guardian * Kelly Bishop is a remarkable person with remarkable stories to tell. I cherish every long lunch and late work night Ive ever had with Kelly, sharing stories of our careers and love lives, our ups and downs, our disappointments and hopes. This book feels like one of those special encountersits a satisfying conversation with a treasured friend. -- Lauren Graham, author of 'Talking As Fast As I Can' The Third Gilmore Girl is a Number One.I loved it! Shes sassy, shes funny shes honest... shes a winner! -- Priscilla Lopez, Tony Award-winning actor Bold, unapologetic, and inspiring, Kelly tells her story exactly as she lives her life: on her own terms. Gee I wish I could be like her when I grow up. -- Sutton Foster, Tony Award-winning actress and author of Hooked: A Memoir in Crafts TouchingI admired Bishops agency and dignity throughout * Lady *
Kelly Bishop (Author) Kelly Bishop is a Tony Award-winning dancer and actress best known for her roles as matriarch Emily Gilmore in the beloved Emmy Award-winning show Gilmore Girls and as Marjorie Houseman in the hit film Dirty Dancing. Born in Colorado Springs in 1944, Bishop first moved to New York at age 18 to pursue a career in ballet. Years later, her breakthrough performance originating the role of Sheila Bryant in the iconic musical A Chorus Line earned her a Tony as well as a Drama Desk Award. Pivoting from dancing to acting, Bishop's onscreen experience has also included the films Six Degrees of Separation and Private Parts, as well as television roles on Law & Order: SVU, The Good Wife, The Thorns, and the Amazon Prime sensation The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, among others. She lives in New Jersey.