The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir

The Playbill bio that accompanied Bishop’s first starring stage role (playing Sheila in the original 1975 Broadway production of A Chorus Line) emphasized the actor’s “survival” in show business for, at that point, 12 years. Bishop went on to win a Tony for that role and have a successful career on the stage and screen. Today, she’s most known for playing Emily Gilmore, the matriarch of The Gilmore Girls. Bishop’s memoir fills in all the scenes of her fascinating life leading up to that role. From her childhood study of ballet to her steep climb to Broadway and Hollywood, her story is one of perseverance and good old-fashioned chutzpah. Though Bishop describes herself as a private person who’s not nosy or interested in gossip, her book is a definitively dishy read, written with warmth and refreshing frankness about the hard work and luck that contributed to her career.