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.

Cast

The Cleaner

(Sharon Enderly)

The Money Pit

(Anna Crowley)

Dr. T & the Women

(Carolyn)

Outrageous Fortune

(Lauren Ames)

Don't Tell Her It's Me

(Lizzie Potts)

Troop Beverly Hills

(Phyllis Nefler)

The Brady Bunch Movie

(Carol Brady)

Ghost of a Chance

(Jenny Clifford)

A Very Brady Sequel

(Carol Brady)

Losin' It

(Kathy)

Hello Again

(Lucy Chadman)

A Different Kind of Christmas

(Elizabeth Gates)

Night Shift

(Belinda Keaton)

The Brady Bunch in the White House

(Carol Brady)

Susie Q

(Penny Sands)

Irreconcilable Differences

(Lucy Van Patten Brodsky)

Caveman

(Tala)

Honeymoon with Mom

(Marla (Mom))

Holiday Engagement

(Meredith Burns)

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

(Self)

A Small Circle of Friends

(Alice)

Zombie Hamlet

(Shine Reynolds)

Ice Dreams

(Harriet Clayton)

Merry In-Laws

(Mrs. Claus)

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

(Self)

The Dog Who Saved the Holidays

(Aunt Barbara)

Frozen Assets

(Dr. Grace Murdock)

The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

(Self)

Freaky Friday

(Ellen Andrews)

Pizza Man

(Mrs. Burns)

Strawberry Summer

(Eileen Landon)

The Wedding Chapel

(Jeanie Robertson)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

(Self)

Fatal Memories

(Eileen Franklin Lipsker)

Jingle Bells

(Mom (voice))

A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser

(Barbara)

The Adventures of Ragtime

(Sam)

The Cracker Factory

(Clara)

The Princess and the Cabbie

(Carol)

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

(Self)

The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep

(Dame (voice))

The Promise of Love

(Lorraine)

Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door

(Betsy Lucas)

The Santa Trap

(Molly Emerson)

TV's All-Time #1s

(Self/Host)

Different Flowers

(Grandma Mildred)

Love Again

(Nona)

Holiday Road Trip

(Cynthia)

Vanished Without a Trace

(Elizabeth Porterson)

Christmas in the Heartland

(Judy Wilkins)

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

(Truddi Chase)

Welcome to Paradise

(Anne)

A Message from Holly

(Kate)

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

(Fay Sommerfield)

Trust Me

(Mitzi Robinson)

Memories of M*A*S*H

(Self / Host)

Best Man Down

(Gail)

M*A*S*H

Modern Family

(DeDe Pritchett)

Family Guy

(Carol Brady (voice))

Trapper John, M.D.

Joan of Arcadia

E! True Hollywood Story

Frasier

(Diane Chambers)

8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter

(Mary Ellen)

Boston Legal

(Miriam Watson)

Kelly Kelly

(Kelly Novack)

Good Advice

(Susan DeRuzza)

Diagnosis: Murder

(Kay Ludlow)

Retired at 35

Switched at Birth

(Rya Bellows)

Cheers

(Diane Chambers)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

(Wicked Witch)

Family

(Joan "Harpo")

Life with Louie

(Sally Tubbs (voice))

Complete Savages

(Judy)

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

(Narrator (Voice))

Celebrity Ghost Stories

(Self)

The Love Boat

(Heather McKenzie)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

(Lucille Newtrich)

Strong Medicine

(Lauren Chase)

A.N.T. Farm

(Mrs. Busby)

Boston Common

(Louise Holmes)

Golden Globe Awards

(Self - Presenter)