Kelly Bishop and Lauren Graham HaveGilmore GirlsReunion in N.Y.C.: ‘So Lucky I Get to Be Your Pretend Daughter’

Mar. 15, 2025

Lauren Graham (left) and Kelly Bishop at 92NY on Sept. 17.Photo:Hatnim Lee/Getty

Hatnim Lee/Getty

Graham and Bishop played a mother-daughter duo — with Graham as the fast-talking Lorelai and Bishop as her no-nonsense mother, Emily — on the beloved CW show, which aired from 2000 to 2007. And though Lorelai and Emily often butted heads throughout the series, Bishop and Graham were beyond excited to see each other again in real life.

“I feel so happy and proud,” Grahamsaid onstage. “This book is just incredible, you are just incredible. Any excuse to see you — but to be here together is just something I would never miss.”“Every day, I’m so lucky I get to be your pretend daughter,” Graham said before the two embracedin another TikTok.

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Bishop’s memoir, out now, details her time as Emily Gilmore on the series, as well as her acclaimed career onstage and screen. After she trained as a dancer, Bishop originated the Tony-winning role of Sheila in the Broadway musicalA Chorus Line, and has also appeared in fan-favorite shows and movies likeThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselandDirty Dancing.

Kelly Bishop (left) and Lauren Graham on ‘Gilmore Girls’.Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Bishop creditsGilmore Girlsas a pivotal role for her, and looks back fondly on the bond she had with late actorEdward Herrmann, who played her on-screen husband, Richard.

“We were just so comfortable with each other,” Bishop told PEOPLE of Herrmann. “I might’ve done one or two episodes that he wasn’t in … but it was when I went back, I’d have the script before I even got there and [I’d] know that I was working with him again.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The actress, who had a real life love story with her late husband, ESPN and CNN hostLee Leonard, is also reflecting on her career with gratitude.“What impressed me probably about the whole thing is how very, very fortunate I’ve been, not only in the jobs I’ve gotten, but what happened to those jobs,” Bishop said. “I wasn’t looking for a gift. I was looking for an interesting job … I’ve been very, very fortunate.”

source: people.com