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	Acting
Most Rating	12.604
Birthday	1949-08-23
Place of Birth	Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Also Known As	Shelley Lee Long,

The Cleaner

The Money Pit

Dr. T & the Women

Outrageous Fortune

Don't Tell Her It's Me

Troop Beverly Hills

The Brady Bunch Movie

Ghost of a Chance

A Very Brady Sequel

Losin' It

Hello Again

A Different Kind of Christmas

Night Shift

The Brady Bunch in the White House

Susie Q

Irreconcilable Differences

Caveman

Honeymoon with Mom

Holiday Engagement

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

A Small Circle of Friends

Zombie Hamlet

Ice Dreams

Merry In-Laws

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

The Dog Who Saved the Holidays

Frozen Assets

The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

Freaky Friday

Pizza Man

Strawberry Summer

The Wedding Chapel

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Fatal Memories

Jingle Bells

A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser

The Adventures of Ragtime

The Cracker Factory

The Princess and the Cabbie

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

The Promise of Love

Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door

The Santa Trap

TV's All-Time #1s

Different Flowers

Love Again

Holiday Road Trip

Vanished Without a Trace

Christmas in the Heartland

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

Welcome to Paradise

A Message from Holly

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

Trust Me

Memories of M*A*S*H

Best Man Down

Memories of MAS*H