Shelley Long
Acting
Born: August 23, 1949 (age 77) · Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Highest Rated
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
Family Guy
1999
Modern Family
2009
The Money Pit
1986
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Frasier
1993
M*A*S*H
1972
Cheers
1982
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Boston Legal
2004
Dr. T & the Women
2000
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
Night Shift
1982
Photos (10)
Movies (48)
The Money Pit
Anna Crowley
Dr. T & the Women
Carolyn
Night Shift
Belinda Keaton
Outrageous Fortune
Lauren Ames
Caveman
Tala
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Lizzie Potts
The Brady Bunch Movie
Carol Brady
Best Man Down
Gail
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
Aunt Barbara
A Very Brady Sequel
Carol Brady
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Carol Brady
Troop Beverly Hills
Phyllis Nefler
Irreconcilable Differences
Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
Hello Again
Lucy Chadman
Losin' It
Kathy
The Cleaner
Sharon Enderly
Christmas in the Heartland
Judy Wilkins
Love Again
Nona
The Adventures of Ragtime
Sam
Honeymoon with Mom
Marla (Mom)
Pizza Man
Mrs. Burns
Merry In-Laws
Mrs. Claus
Fatal Memories
Eileen Franklin Lipsker
Ice Dreams
Harriet Clayton
A Small Circle of Friends
Alice
The Promise of Love
Lorraine
Susie Q
Penny Sands
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
Betsy Lucas
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Holiday Road Trip
Cynthia
Freaky Friday
Ellen Andrews
Jingle Bells
Mom (voice)
Zombie Hamlet
Shine Reynolds
Frozen Assets
Dr. Grace Murdock
The Wedding Chapel
Jeanie Robertson
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Fay Sommerfield
Holiday Engagement
Meredith Burns
Trust Me
Mitzi Robinson
The Santa Trap
Molly Emerson
A Different Kind of Christmas
Elizabeth Gates
Welcome to Paradise
Anne
Strawberry Summer
Eileen Landon
A Message from Holly
Kate
Vanished Without a Trace
Elizabeth Porterson
Ghost of a Chance
Jenny Clifford
The Cracker Factory
Clara
Different Flowers
Grandma Mildred
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
Barbara
TV Shows (26)
Family Guy
Carol Brady (voice) · 1 eps
Modern Family
DeDe Pritchett · 8 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Kay Ludlow · 1 eps
Frasier
Diane Chambers · 4 eps
The Love Boat
Heather McKenzie · 1 eps
Cheers
Diane Chambers · 122 eps
M*A*S*H
1 eps
Boston Legal
Miriam Watson · 1 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Wicked Witch · 1 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lucille Newtrich · 1 eps
Strong Medicine
Lauren Chase · 1 eps
Switched at Birth
Rya Bellows · 1 eps
A.N.T. Farm
Mrs. Busby · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
8 Simple Rules
Mary Ellen · 1 eps
Joan of Arcadia
Miss Candy · 1 eps
Family
Joan "Harpo" · 1 eps
Life with Louie
Sally Tubbs (voice) · 1 eps
Complete Savages
Judy · 2 eps
Boston Common
Louise Holmes · 1 eps
Good Advice
Susan DeRuzza · 19 eps
Retired at 35
1 eps
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
Truddi Chase · 2 eps
Kelly Kelly
Kelly Novack · 7 eps
Self / Appearances (12)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · 1 eps
Memories of M*A*S*H
Self / Host
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!
Self
The Frasier Story
Self