Shelley Long
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1949-08-23 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Shelley Lee Long · شلی لانگ
Biography
Shelley Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American retired actress, singer, and comedian. For her role as Diane Chambers on the hit sitcom Cheers, she received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She also won two Golden Globe Awards for the role. She reprised her role as Diane Chambers in three episodes of the spin-off Frasier, for which she received an additional guest star Emmy nomination.
She has starred in several films including Night Shift (1982), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Outrageous Fortune (1987), Hello Again (1987), Troop Beverly Hills (1989), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), A Very Brady Sequel (1996), and Dr. T & the Women (2000). While working on Cheers, she continued to appear in motion pictures. In 1984, she was nominated for a Best Leading Actress Golden Globe for her performance in Irreconcilable Differences. She also starred in the comedies The Money Pit and Outrageous Fortune. She was offered lead roles in Working Girl, Jumpin' Jack Flash, and My Stepmother Is an Alien but did not accept them. She was also offered the role of Mary, the mother in Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, but turned it down because she had already signed on to appear in Night Shift.
She left the series Cheers in 1987, but returned for the 200th Anniversary Special in 1990. She then returned as Diane in the last season (1992-1993), for which she picked up another Emmy nomination. She later reprise her role as Diane in several episodes of the Kelsey Grammer spinoff series Frasier, for which she was nominated for another Emmy Award.
She appeared as Carol Brady in the 1995 hit film The Brady Bunch Movie which is a campy take of the popular television show. In 1996, she reprised the role in A Very Brady Sequel which had modest success, and again in the 2002 television film sequel—The Brady Bunch in the White House.
She had a recurring role on the popular ABC sitcom Modern Family as DeDe Pritchett, the ex-wife of Jay Pritchett.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as Carol Brady (voice)
Modern Family
2009
as DeDe Pritchett
Frasier
1993
as Diane Chambers
The Love Boat
1977
as Heather McKenzie
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Boston Legal
2004
as Miriam Watson
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Lucille Newtrich
Switched at Birth
2011
as Rya Bellows
M*A*S*H
1972
Strong Medicine
2000
as Lauren Chase
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Kay Ludlow
Cheers
1982
as Diane Chambers
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Wicked Witch
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Joan of Arcadia
2003
as Miss Candy
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Mary Ellen
Family
1976
as Joan "Harpo"
A.N.T. Farm
2011
as Mrs. Busby
Life with Louie
1994
as Sally Tubbs (voice)
Boston Common
1996
as Louise Holmes
Complete Savages
2004
as Judy
Good Advice
1993
as Susan DeRuzza
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Retired at 35
2011
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Kelly Kelly
1998
as Kelly Novack
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
1990
as Truddi Chase
Movies (59)
The Money Pit
1986
as Anna Crowley
Hello Again
1987
as Lucy Chadman
Caveman
1981
as Tala
Dr. T & the Women
2000
as Carolyn
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
as Carol Brady
Troop Beverly Hills
1989
as Phyllis Nefler
Night Shift
1982
as Belinda Keaton
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990
as Lizzie Potts
A Very Brady Sequel
1996
as Carol Brady
Losin' It
1983
as Kathy
Irreconcilable Differences
1984
as Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
Fatal Memories
1992
as Eileen Franklin Lipsker
Christmas in the Heartland
2017
as Judy Wilkins
Outrageous Fortune
1987
as Lauren Ames
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
A Small Circle of Friends
1980
as Alice
The Santa Trap
2002
as Molly Emerson
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Holiday Engagement
2011
as Meredith Burns
Honeymoon with Mom
2006
as Marla (Mom)
Best Man Down
2012
as Gail
Love Again
2014
as Nona
The Wedding Chapel
2013
as Jeanie Robertson
Jingle Bells
1999
as Mom (voice)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Frozen Assets
1992
as Dr. Grace Murdock
The Brady Bunch in the White House
2002
as Carol Brady
Freaky Friday
1995
as Ellen Andrews
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
2006
as Betsy Lucas
The Cleaner
2021
as Sharon Enderly
A Different Kind of Christmas
1996
as Elizabeth Gates
Ice Dreams
2009
as Harriet Clayton
Holiday Road Trip
2013
as Cynthia
Susie Q
1996
as Penny Sands
Trust Me
2007
as Mitzi Robinson
Strawberry Summer
2012
as Eileen Landon
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
2012
as Aunt Barbara
Pizza Man
2011
as Mrs. Burns
Zombie Hamlet
2012
as Shine Reynolds
Different Flowers
2017
as Grandma Mildred
Young Guy Christian
1979
as Mia Mishugi
TV's All-Time #1s
1997
as Self/Host
A Message from Holly
1992
as Kate
Welcome to Paradise
1995
as Anne
Merry In-Laws
2012
as Mrs. Claus
The Adventures of Ragtime
1998
as Sam
Memories of M*A*S*H
1991
as Self / Host
The Promise of Love
1980
as Lorraine
Vanished Without a Trace
1999
as Elizabeth Porterson
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993
as Fay Sommerfield
The Frasier Story
1999
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984
as Self
The Princess and the Cabbie
1981
as Carol
The Cracker Factory
1979
as Clara
Ghost of a Chance
1980
as Jenny Clifford
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
2007
as Barbara
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991
as Dame (voice)
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
1991
as Self
About Shelley Long
Shelley Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American retired actress, singer, and comedian. For her role as Diane Chambers on the hit sitcom Cheers, she received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She also won two Golden Globe Awards for the role. She reprised her role as Diane Chambers in three episodes of the spin-off Frasier, for which she received an additional guest star Emmy nomination. She has starred in several films including Night Shift (1982), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), The… With 88 credits spanning from 1944 to 2021, Shelley Long has appeared in 59 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shelley Long Movies
- The Money Pit (1986) — as Anna Crowley
- Hello Again (1987) — as Lucy Chadman
- Caveman (1981) — as Tala
- Dr. T & the Women (2000) — as Carolyn
- The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) — as Carol Brady
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