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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 23, 1949
Place of Birth
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
- Shelley Lee Long
- شلی لانگ
Shelley Long
2.4 Popularity
Biography
Shelley Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American 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
5.5
Sharon Enderly
The Cleaner
2021
6.1
Judy Wilkins
Christmas in the Heartland
2017
5.5
Grandma Mildred
Different Flowers
2017
4.1
Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
5.8
Nona
Love Again
2014
5.2
Cynthia
Holiday Road Trip
2013
5.3
Jeanie Robertson
The Wedding Chapel
2013
5.4
Mrs. Claus
Merry In-Laws
2012
4.6
Aunt Barbara
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
2012
6.7
Gail
Best Man Down
2012
Credits
The Cleaner
as Sharon Enderly
2021
5.5
Christmas in the Heartland
as Judy Wilkins
2017
6.1
Different Flowers
as Grandma Mildred
2017
5.5
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016
4.1
Love Again
as Nona
2014
5.8
Holiday Road Trip
as Cynthia
2013
5.2
The Wedding Chapel
as Jeanie Robertson
2013
5.3
Merry In-Laws
as Mrs. Claus
2012
5.4
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
as Aunt Barbara
2012
4.6
Best Man Down
as Gail
2012
6.7
Strawberry Summer
as Eileen Landon
2012
6.2
Zombie Hamlet
as Shine Reynolds
2012
5.5
Holiday Engagement
as Meredith Burns
2011
5.8
Pizza Man
as Mrs. Burns
2011
4.0
Switched at Birth
as Rya Bellows
2011
7.5
A.N.T. Farm
as Mrs. Busby
2011
7.2
Retired at 35
2011
3.7
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
7.3
Modern Family
as DeDe Pritchett
2009
7.9
Ice Dreams
as Harriet Clayton
2009
6.4
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
as Barbara
2007
0.0
Trust Me
as Mitzi Robinson
2007
5.0
Honeymoon with Mom
as Marla (Mom)
2006
2.3
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
as Betsy Lucas
2006
5.9
Boston Legal
as Miriam Watson
2004
7.9
Complete Savages
as Judy
2004
6.3
Joan of Arcadia
as Miss Candy
2003
7.3
The Santa Trap
as Molly Emerson
2002
5.5
The Brady Bunch in the White House
as Carol Brady
2002
4.1
8 Simple Rules
as Mary Ellen
2002
6.8
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
0.0
Dr. T & the Women
as Carolyn
2000
4.9
Strong Medicine
as Lauren Chase
2000
7.3
Vanished Without a Trace
as Elizabeth Porterson
1999
4.9
Family Guy
as Carol Brady (voice)
1999
7.4
Jingle Bells
as Mom (voice)
1999
6.0
The Frasier Story
as Self
1999
7.0
Kelly Kelly
as Kelly Novack
1998
0.0
The Adventures of Ragtime
as Sam
1998
0.0
🎬
TV's All-Time #1s
as Self/Host
1997
0.0
A Different Kind of Christmas
as Elizabeth Gates
1996
4.6
Susie Q
as Penny Sands
1996
5.6
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Wicked Witch
1996
7.8
A Very Brady Sequel
as Carol Brady
1996
5.8
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
Boston Common
as Louise Holmes
1996
6.9
Freaky Friday
as Ellen Andrews
1995
5.6
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Carol Brady
1995
6.1
Welcome to Paradise
as Anne
1995
4.5
Life with Louie
as Sally Tubbs (voice)
1994
6.8
Diagnosis: Murder
as Kay Ludlow
1993
7.1
Frasier
as Diane Chambers
1993
7.7
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Lucille Newtrich
1993
6.9
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
as Fay Sommerfield
1993
0.0
Good Advice
as Susan DeRuzza
1993
6.0
A Message from Holly
as Kate
1992
6.0
Fatal Memories
as Eileen Franklin Lipsker
1992
5.4
Frozen Assets
as Dr. Grace Murdock
1992
3.3
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
1992
10.0
Memories of M*A*S*H
as Self / Host
1991
0.0
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
as Self
1991
7.6
🎬
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Dame (voice)
1991
0.0
Don't Tell Her It's Me
as Lizzie Potts
1990
5.6
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
as Truddi Chase
1990
7.4
Troop Beverly Hills
as Phyllis Nefler
1989
5.7
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
1988
6.0
Hello Again
as Lucy Chadman
1987
5.7
Outrageous Fortune
as Lauren Ames
1987
6.0
The Money Pit
as Anna Crowley
1986
6.5
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
0.0
🎬
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
as Self
1984
6.0
Irreconcilable Differences
as Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
1984
5.6
Losin' It
as Kathy
1983
4.9
Cheers
as Diane Chambers
1982
7.6
Night Shift
as Belinda Keaton
1982
6.0
🎬
The Princess and the Cabbie
as Carol
1981
7.0
Caveman
as Tala
1981
6.5
The Promise of Love
as Lorraine
1980
5.0
Ghost of a Chance
as Jenny Clifford
1980
0.0
A Small Circle of Friends
as Alice
1980
5.9
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
6.5
The Cracker Factory
as Clara
1979
9.5
The Love Boat
as Heather McKenzie
1977
6.3
Family
as Joan "Harpo"
1976
7.2
M*A*S*H
1972
7.9
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2