Kelly Bishop is not a mom in real life, but that doesn't mean she doesn't know a thing or two about how to be one. Emily Gilmore was "kind of a tough piece of work," she said reflecting on her stand-out role as the matriarch on the perennially wholesome early aughts comedy-drama "Gilmore Girls." "She's going to say what she means and try to get what she wants, and I love a woman like that."
And that's exactly the sort of woman Bishop is during our "Salon Talks" conversation. Her sparkling verve — which fans know through her portrayal of Emily — has seen different iterations across her accomplished career.
