
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.
Acting (55 movies)

The Cleaner
2021

The Money Pit
1986

Dr. T & the Women
2000

Outrageous Fortune
1987

Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990

Troop Beverly Hills
1989

The Brady Bunch Movie
1995

Ghost of a Chance
1980

A Very Brady Sequel
1996

Losin' It
1983

Hello Again
1987

A Different Kind of Christmas
1996

Night Shift
1982

The Brady Bunch in the White House
2002

Susie Q
1996

Irreconcilable Differences
1984

Caveman
1981

Honeymoon with Mom
2006

Holiday Engagement
2011

A Small Circle of Friends
1980

Zombie Hamlet
2012

Ice Dreams
2009

Merry In-Laws
2012

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988

The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
2012

Frozen Assets
1992

The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
1991

Freaky Friday
1995

Pizza Man
2011

Strawberry Summer
2012

The Wedding Chapel
2013

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002

Fatal Memories
1992

Jingle Bells
1999

A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
2007

The Adventures of Ragtime
1998

The Cracker Factory
1979

The Princess and the Cabbie
1981

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016

The Promise of Love
1980

Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
2006

The Santa Trap
2002

Different Flowers
2017

Love Again
2014

Holiday Road Trip
2013

Vanished Without a Trace
1999

Christmas in the Heartland
2017

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
1990

Welcome to Paradise
1995

A Message from Holly
1992

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993

Trust Me
2007

Memories of M*A*S*H
1991

Best Man Down
2012

The Frasier Story
1999
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Different Flowers | 2017 | Producer |