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