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