
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
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 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.

as DeDe Pritchett

as Carol Brady (voice)
1999

as Self
1962

as DeDe Pritchett
2009

as Diane Chambers
1993

as Diane Chambers
1982

as Kay Ludlow
1993

1972

as Heather McKenzie
1977

as Miriam Watson
2004

as Self - Presenter
1944

as Wicked Witch
1996

as Lucille Newtrich
1993
as Grandma Mildred
2017

as Sharon Enderly
2021

as Judy Wilkins
2017

as Grandma Mildred
2017

as Self
2016

as Nona
2014

as Cynthia
2013

as Jeanie Robertson
2013

as Mrs. Claus
2012

as Aunt Barbara
2012

as Gail
2012

as Eileen Landon
2012

as Shine Reynolds
2012

as Meredith Burns
2011

as Mrs. Burns
2011

as Harriet Clayton
2009

as Barbara
2007

as Mitzi Robinson
2007

as Marla (Mom)
2006

as Betsy Lucas
2006

as Molly Emerson
2002

as Carol Brady
2002

as Self
2002

as Carolyn
2000

as Elizabeth Porterson
1999
as DeDe Pritchett
8 ep.

as Carol Brady (voice)
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as DeDe Pritchett
8 episodes

as Diane Chambers
4 episodes

as Diane Chambers
122 episodes

as Kay Ludlow
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Heather McKenzie
1 episodes

as Miriam Watson
1 episodes

as Self - Presenter
1 episodes

as Wicked Witch
1 episodes

as Lucille Newtrich
1 episodes

as Lauren Chase
1 episodes

as Rya Bellows
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Mary Ellen
1 episodes

as Miss Candy
1 episodes

as Joan "Harpo"
1 episodes

as Mrs. Busby
1 episodes

as Louise Holmes
1 episodes

as Sally Tubbs (voice)
1 episodes

as Judy
2 episodes

as Susan DeRuzza
19 episodes
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