Shelley Long

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

Sharon Enderly

The Cleaner

Anna Crowley

The Money Pit

Carolyn

Dr. T & the Women

Lauren Ames

Outrageous Fortune

Lizzie Potts

Don't Tell Her It's Me

Phyllis Nefler

Troop Beverly Hills

Carol Brady

The Brady Bunch Movie

Jenny Clifford

Ghost of a Chance

Carol Brady

A Very Brady Sequel

Kathy

Losin' It

Lucy Chadman

Hello Again

Elizabeth Gates

A Different Kind of Christmas

Belinda Keaton

Night Shift

Carol Brady

The Brady Bunch in the White House

Penny Sands

Susie Q

Lucy Van Patten Brodsky

Irreconcilable Differences

Tala

Caveman

Marla (Mom)

Honeymoon with Mom

Meredith Burns

Holiday Engagement

Self

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

Alice

A Small Circle of Friends

Shine Reynolds

Zombie Hamlet

Harriet Clayton

Ice Dreams

Mrs. Claus

Merry In-Laws

Self

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Aunt Barbara

The Dog Who Saved the Holidays

Dr. Grace Murdock

Frozen Assets

Self

The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

Ellen Andrews

Freaky Friday

Mrs. Burns

Pizza Man

Eileen Landon

Strawberry Summer

Jeanie Robertson

The Wedding Chapel

Self

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Eileen Franklin Lipsker

Fatal Memories

Mom (voice)

Jingle Bells

Barbara

A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser

Sam

The Adventures of Ragtime

Clara

The Cracker Factory

Carol

The Princess and the Cabbie

Self

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Dame (voice)

The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

Lorraine

The Promise of Love

Betsy Lucas

Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door

Molly Emerson

The Santa Trap

Self/Host

TV's All-Time #1s

Grandma Mildred

Different Flowers

Nona

A Place In The Heart

Cynthia

Holiday Road Trip

Elizabeth Porterson

Vanished Without a Trace

Judy Wilkins

Christmas in the Heartland

Truddi Chase

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

Anne

Welcome to Paradise

Kate

A Message from Holly

Fay Sommerfield

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

Mitzi Robinson

Trust Me

Self / Host

Memories of M*A*S*H

Gail

Best Man Down

Self

The Frasier Story

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

Mia Mishugi

Young Guy Christian