Shelley Long
Acting • Born 1949-08-23
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.
Filmography
90 credits
The Cleaner
Movie • 2021
Sharon Enderly
The Money Pit
Movie • 1986
Anna Crowley
Dr. T & the Women
Movie • 2000
Carolyn
Outrageous Fortune
Movie • 1987
Lauren Ames
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Movie • 1990
Lizzie Potts
Troop Beverly Hills
Movie • 1989
Phyllis Nefler
The Brady Bunch Movie
Movie • 1995
Carol Brady
Ghost of a Chance
Movie • 1980
Jenny Clifford
A Very Brady Sequel
Movie • 1996
Carol Brady
Losin' It
Movie • 1983
Kathy
Hello Again
Movie • 1987
Lucy Chadman
A Different Kind of Christmas
Movie • 1996
Elizabeth Gates
Night Shift
Movie • 1982
Belinda Keaton
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Movie • 2002
Carol Brady
Susie Q
Movie • 1996
Penny Sands
Irreconcilable Differences
Movie • 1984
Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
Caveman
Movie • 1981
Tala
Honeymoon with Mom
Movie • 2006
Marla (Mom)
Holiday Engagement
Movie • 2011
Meredith Burns
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Movie • 1984
Self
A Small Circle of Friends
Movie • 1980
Alice
Zombie Hamlet
Movie • 2012
Shine Reynolds
Ice Dreams
Movie • 2009
Harriet Clayton
Merry In-Laws
Movie • 2012
Mrs. Claus
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie • 1988
Self
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
Movie • 2012
Aunt Barbara
Frozen Assets
Movie • 1992
Dr. Grace Murdock
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Movie • 1991
Self
Freaky Friday
Movie • 1995
Ellen Andrews
Pizza Man
Movie • 2011
Mrs. Burns
Strawberry Summer
Movie • 2012
Eileen Landon
The Wedding Chapel
Movie • 2013
Jeanie Robertson
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
Fatal Memories
Movie • 1992
Eileen Franklin Lipsker
Jingle Bells
Movie • 1999
Mom (voice)
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
Movie • 2007
Barbara
The Adventures of Ragtime
Movie • 1998
Sam
The Cracker Factory
Movie • 1979
Clara
The Princess and the Cabbie
Movie • 1981
Carol
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
Movie • 1991
Dame (voice)
The Promise of Love
Movie • 1980
Lorraine
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
Movie • 2006
Betsy Lucas
The Santa Trap
Movie • 2002
Molly Emerson
TV's All-Time #1s
Movie • 1997
Self/Host
Different Flowers
Movie • 2017
Grandma Mildred
Love Again
Movie • 2014
Nona
Holiday Road Trip
Movie • 2013
Cynthia
Vanished Without a Trace
Movie • 1999
Elizabeth Porterson
Christmas in the Heartland
Movie • 2017
Judy Wilkins
Welcome to Paradise
Movie • 1995
Anne
A Message from Holly
Movie • 1992
Kate
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Movie • 1993
Fay Sommerfield
Trust Me
Movie • 2007
Mitzi Robinson
Memories of M*A*S*H
Movie • 1991
Self / Host
Best Man Down
Movie • 2012
Gail
The Frasier Story
Movie • 1999
Self
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie • 1985
Young Guy Christian
Movie • 1979
Mia Mishugi
M*A*S*H
TV • 1972
Modern Family
TV • 2009
DeDe Pritchett
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Carol Brady (voice)
Trapper John, M.D.
TV • 1979
Joan of Arcadia
TV • 2003
Miss Candy
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Frasier
TV • 1993
Diane Chambers
8 Simple Rules
TV • 2002
Mary Ellen
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Miriam Watson
Kelly Kelly
TV • 1998
Kelly Novack
Good Advice
TV • 1993
Susan DeRuzza
Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993
Kay Ludlow
Retired at 35
TV • 2011
Switched at Birth
TV • 2011
Rya Bellows
Cheers
TV • 1982
Diane Chambers
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Wicked Witch
Family
TV • 1976
Joan "Harpo"
Life with Louie
TV • 1994
Sally Tubbs (voice)
Complete Savages
TV • 2004
Judy
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV • 1992
Narrator (voice)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV • 2009
Self
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Heather McKenzie
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV • 1993
Lucille Newtrich
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Lauren Chase
A.N.T. Farm
TV • 2011
Mrs. Busby
Boston Common
TV • 1996
Louise Holmes
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
TV • 1990
Truddi Chase