Cast & creator
Shelley Long
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Family Guy, Modern Family
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.
Also known as: Shelley Lee Long, شلی لانگ
61
film credits
31
television credits
90
1944–2021 · acting roles
6.5
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (92)
Showing 92 of 92 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Family Guy
Carol Brady (voice)
1999
Modern Family
DeDe Pritchett
2009
Frasier
Diane Chambers
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Kay Ludlow
1993
Cheers
Diane Chambers
1982
The Love Boat
Heather McKenzie
1977
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
M*A*S*H
1972
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Wicked Witch
1996
Strong Medicine
Lauren Chase
2000
Boston Legal
Miriam Watson
2004
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lucille Newtrich
1993
Switched at Birth
Rya Bellows
2011
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
8 Simple Rules
Mary Ellen
2002
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Joan of Arcadia
Miss Candy
2003
Family
Joan "Harpo"
1976
A.N.T. Farm
Mrs. Busby
2011
Life with Louie
Sally Tubbs (voice)
1995
Complete Savages
Judy
2004
Boston Common
Louise Holmes
1996
Good Advice
Susan DeRuzza
1993
The Money Pit
Anna Crowley
1986
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
1992
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Brady Bunch Movie
Carol Brady
1995
Retired at 35
2011
Caveman
Tala
1981
Night Shift
Belinda Keaton
1982
Dr. T & the Women
Carolyn
2000
A Very Brady Sequel
Carol Brady
1996
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
Truddi Chase
1990
Hello Again
Lucy Chadman
1987
Troop Beverly Hills
Phyllis Nefler
1989
Outrageous Fortune
Lauren Ames
1987
Kelly Kelly
Kelly Novack
1998
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Carol Brady
2002
Christmas in the Heartland
Judy Wilkins
2017
Losin' It
Kathy
1983
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Lizzie Potts
1990
Best Man Down
Gail
2012
The Cleaner
Sharon Enderly
2021
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
Aunt Barbara
2012The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
Co-Producer
2012
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
Betsy Lucas
2006
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Pizza Man
Mrs. Burns
2011
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Self
1991
Freaky Friday
Ellen Andrews
1995
Irreconcilable Differences
Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
1984
Memories of M*A*S*H
Self / Host
1991
The Wedding Chapel
Jeanie Robertson
2013
Frozen Assets
Dr. Grace Murdock
1992
A Message from Holly
Kate
1992
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Fay Sommerfield
1993
Ghost of a Chance
Jenny Clifford
1980
Holiday Engagement
Meredith Burns
2011
Fatal Memories
Eileen Franklin Lipsker
1992
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
1988The Princess and the Cabbie
Carol
1981
A Different Kind of Christmas
Elizabeth Gates
1996
The Promise of Love
Lorraine
1980
Trust Me
Mitzi Robinson
2007
Strawberry Summer
Eileen Landon
2012
The Adventures of Ragtime
Sam
1998
A Small Circle of Friends
Alice
1980All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Self
1984
Holiday Road Trip
Cynthia
2013The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
Dame (voice)
1991
Love Again
Nona
2014
Zombie Hamlet
Shine Reynolds
2012
Different Flowers
Grandma Mildred
2017Different Flowers
Producer
2017
Jingle Bells
Mom (voice)
1999
The Santa Trap
Molly Emerson
2002
The Cracker Factory
Clara
1979
Honeymoon with Mom
Marla (Mom)
2006
Merry In-Laws
Mrs. Claus
2012
Ice Dreams
Harriet Clayton
2009
The Frasier Story
Self
1999
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
Barbara
2007
Vanished Without a Trace
Elizabeth Porterson
1999
Welcome to Paradise
Anne
1995
Susie Q
Penny Sands
1996Young Guy Christian
Mia Mishugi
1979TV's All-Time #1s
Self/Host
1997