Shelley Long
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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
Credits
The Money Pit (1986)
as Anna Crowley
Caveman (1981)
as Tala
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
as Carol Brady
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
as Phyllis Nefler
Night Shift (1982)
as Belinda Keaton
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
as Carol Brady
Hello Again (1987)
as Lucy Chadman
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
as Carolyn
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
as Self
Losin' It (1983)
as Kathy
Outrageous Fortune (1987)
as Lauren Ames
Best Man Down (2012)
as Gail
Christmas in the Heartland (2017)
as Judy Wilkins
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
as Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
The Cleaner (2021)
as Sharon Enderly
Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990)
as Lizzie Potts
The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002)
as Carol Brady
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
Actor
Jingle Bells (1999)
as Mom (voice)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self
Pizza Man (2011)
as Mrs. Burns
Freaky Friday (1995)
as Ellen Andrews
Frozen Assets (1992)
as Dr. Grace Murdock
The Wedding Chapel (2013)
as Jeanie Robertson
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
The Santa Trap (2002)
as Molly Emerson
Holiday Road Trip (2013)
as Cynthia
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (1991)
as Self
Holiday Engagement (2011)
as Meredith Burns
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays (2012)
as Aunt Barbara
Susie Q (1996)
as Penny Sands
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door (2006)
as Betsy Lucas
Zombie Hamlet (2012)
as Shine Reynolds
The Adventures of Ragtime (1998)
as Sam
Memories of M*A*S*H (1991)
as Self / Host
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser (2007)
as Barbara
Fatal Memories (1992)
as Eileen Franklin Lipsker
Trust Me (2007)
as Mitzi Robinson
A Different Kind of Christmas (1996)
as Elizabeth Gates
Ice Dreams (2009)
as Harriet Clayton
Strawberry Summer (2012)
as Eileen Landon
The Promise of Love (1980)
as Lorraine
Love Again (2014)
as Nona
Honeymoon with Mom (2006)
as Marla (Mom)
Welcome to Paradise (1995)
as Anne
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's (1993)
as Fay Sommerfield
A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
as Alice
Different Flowers (2017)
as Grandma Mildred
The Frasier Story (1999)
as Self
Merry In-Laws (2012)
as Mrs. Claus
A Message from Holly (1992)
as Kate
Vanished Without a Trace (1999)
as Elizabeth Porterson
All Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984)
as Self
The Cracker Factory (1979)
as Clara
The Princess and the Cabbie (1981)
as Carol
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep (1991)
as Dame (voice)
Ghost of a Chance (1980)
as Jenny Clifford
Young Guy Christian (1979)
as Mia Mishugi
TV's All-Time #1s (1997)
as Self/Host