Carole “Kelly” Bishop (born
February 28,
1944) is an
American actress.
Biography
Early life
Bishop was born in
Colorado Springs,
Colorado to Jane Lenore (
née Wahtola) and Lawrence Boden Bishop.
She grew up in
Denver,
Colorado, where she trained to be a
ballet dancer, attending the American Ballet Theatre School and the San Jose Ballet School.
At eighteen, she headed to
New York and landed her first job dancing in a year-round ballet company at
Radio City Music Hall. Bishop continued to dance in
Las Vegas, summer stock and on television until she was cast in 1967 in
Golden Rainbow, her first
Broadway role.
