Bishop and Herrmann played husband and wife on the series for eight years. Kelly Bishop and Edward Herrmann were quite close while filming Gilmore Girls together from 2000 to 2007, even sharing a trailer.

Bishop, who is best known for her role as the Gilmore family matriarch, wrote her new memoir “The Third Gilmore Girl” after encouragement from the show’s creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, who also wrote the foreword.

Known for her role as matriarch Emily Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls," Kelly Bishop told "CBS Mornings" she loves to play controversial characters.

Long before she ever took on the now-iconic role of Emily Gilmore in Amy Sherman-Palladino’s beloved comedy-drama “Gilmore Girls,” Kelly Bishop had a stunning résumé. From the mid-1960s and on, Bishop appeared in numerous Broadway shows,

Gilmore Girls star Kelly Bishop takes a trip down memory lane to recount her incredible life in her memoir, The Third Gilmore Girl. Bishop revisits so many major milestones in her life, from her childhood in Colorado to her rise on Broadway to playing Emily on Gilmore Girls.

Actror Kelly Bishop reveals details about her time on "Gilmore Girls" in her new autobiography, "The Third Gilmore Girl."

Acclaimed actress Kelly Bishop is known for her iconic roles in Broadway’s A Chorus Line, the hit movie Dirty Dancing, and the beloved TV series Gilmore Girls as Emily Gilmore, but she didn’t always plan to grace the silver screen.

Gilmore Girls star Kelly Bishop exclusively spoke to E! News about her time on the show working closely with Ed Herrmann, who played her on-screen husband.