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Shelley Long
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Shelley Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American retired 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),âŠ
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Shelley Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American retired 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 sequelâThe 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.
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Shelley Long's Filmography
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The Cleaner
as Sharon Enderly
Christmas in the Heartland
as Judy Wilkins
Different Flowers
as Grandma Mildred
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
Love Again
as Nona
Holiday Road Trip
as Cynthia
The Wedding Chapel
as Jeanie Robertson
Merry In-Laws
as Mrs. Claus
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
as Aunt Barbara
Best Man Down
as Gail
Strawberry Summer
as Eileen Landon
Zombie Hamlet
as Shine Reynolds
Holiday Engagement
as Meredith Burns
Pizza Man
as Mrs. Burns
Ice Dreams
as Harriet Clayton
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
as Barbara
Trust Me
as Mitzi Robinson
Honeymoon with Mom
as Marla (Mom)
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
as Betsy Lucas
The Santa Trap
as Molly Emerson
The Brady Bunch in the White House
as Carol Brady
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
Dr. T & the Women
as Carolyn
Vanished Without a Trace
as Elizabeth Porterson
Jingle Bells
as Mom (voice)
The Frasier Story
as Self
The Adventures of Ragtime
as Sam
No Poster
TV's All-Time #1s
as Self/Host
A Different Kind of Christmas
as Elizabeth Gates
Susie Q
as Penny Sands
A Very Brady Sequel
as Carol Brady
Freaky Friday
as Ellen Andrews
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Carol Brady
Welcome to Paradise
as Anne
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
as Fay Sommerfield
A Message from Holly
as Kate
Fatal Memories
as Eileen Franklin Lipsker
Frozen Assets
as Dr. Grace Murdock
Memories of M*A*S*H
as Self / Host
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
as Self
No Poster
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Dame (voice)
Don't Tell Her It's Me
as Lizzie Potts
Troop Beverly Hills
as Phyllis Nefler
Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party!
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
Hello Again
as Lucy Chadman
Outrageous Fortune
as Lauren Ames
The Money Pit
as Anna Crowley
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
No Poster
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
as Self
Irreconcilable Differences
as Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
Losin' It
as Kathy
Night Shift
as Belinda Keaton
No Poster
The Princess and the Cabbie
as Carol
Caveman
as Tala
The Promise of Love
as Lorraine
Ghost of a Chance
as Jenny Clifford
A Small Circle of Friends
as Alice
No Poster
Young Guy Christian
as Mia Mishugi
The Cracker Factory
as Clara