(NewsNation) — Actress Kelly Bishop, known for her role in “Gilmore Girls,” sat down with “Morning in America” to discuss her new book, “The Third Gilmore Girl,” which offers an inside look at her time on the show and shares personal and professional stories. 

The Tony Award winner expressed how much she loved working on the show, praising the writers and cast.  

Bishop played matriarch Emily Gilmore on the series, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary.  

“That time has passed very rapidly, and yet people are still watching the show, daily almost [I] run into people who say, ‘We never watched it before, but we just started watching it, and it’s a really good show,’” Bishop told “Morning in America” host Markie Martin. “Yeah, it is, it’s amazing.”  

She said that she never thought of someone ever having a book, but the “right people” approached her and convinced her that it was a good idea.  

Kelly Bishop on grief  

Bishop’s memoir dives into her 60-year career in show business but also loss as she writes about the death of her husband Leo Leonard, whom she was married to for 37 years until he died in 2018.  

Bishop said that fans of “Gilmore Girls” have told her that the show helped them while they were grieving their loved ones, including a woman who suddenly lost her husband.  

“She told me, ‘That’s what got me through those first few months was just watching that show over and over again,’” Kelly said.