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Aliases: Shelley Lee Long , شلی لانگ

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

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Movie Involvements: 22

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Diagnosis: Murder
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7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Kay Ludlow
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
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7
Switched at Birth
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8

Switched at Birth

(2011) Rya Bellows
Celebrity Ghost Stories
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7
Family
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7

Family

(1976) Joan "Harpo"
Christmas in the Heartland
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6

Christmas in the Heartland

(2017) Judy Wilkins
The Cleaner
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6

The Cleaner

(2021) Sharon Enderly
The Wedding Chapel
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5

The Wedding Chapel

(2013) Jeanie Robertson

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Sharon Enderly
2017 Judy Wilkins
Grandma Mildred
2016 Self
2014 Nona
2013 Cynthia
Jeanie Robertson
2012 Mrs. Claus
Aunt Barbara
Gail
Eileen Landon
Shine Reynolds
2011 Meredith Burns
Mrs. Burns
Rya Bellows
Mrs. Busby
N/A
2009 Self
DeDe Pritchett
Harriet Clayton
2007 Mitzi Robinson
2006 Marla (Mom)
Betsy Lucas
2004 Miriam Watson
Judy
2003 N/A
2002 Molly Emerson
Carol Brady
Mary Ellen
Self
2000 Carolyn
1999 Elizabeth Porterson
Carol Brady (voice)
Mom (voice)
1998 Kelly Novack
Sam
1996 Elizabeth Gates
Penny Sands
Wicked Witch
Carol Brady
N/A
Louise Holmes
1995 Ellen Andrews
Carol Brady
Anne
1994 Sally Tubbs (voice)
1993 Kay Ludlow
Diane Chambers
Lucille Newtrich
Fay Sommerfield
Susan DeRuzza
1992 Kate
Eileen Franklin Lipsker
Dr. Grace Murdock
1991 Self / Host
N/A
1990 Lizzie
Truddi Chase
1989 Phyllis Nefler
1988 Self
1987 Lucy Chadman
Lauren Ames
1986 Anna Crowley
1984 Self
Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
1982 Diane Chambers
Kathy
Belinda Keaton
1981 Carol
Tala
1980 Lorraine
Jenny Clifford
Alice
1979 N/A
Clara
1977 Heather McKenzie
1976 Joan "Harpo"
1972 N/A
Barbara
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Producer
2012 Co-Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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