Shelley Long

Not to be confused with Shellie Long.

Shelley Long
Long in 1996
Born (1949-08-23) August 23, 1949 (age 75)[1]
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materNorthwestern University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • comedian
Years active1971–2022
Known for
Spouses
  • Ken Solomon
    (div. 1970s)
Bruce Tyson
​
​
(m. 1981; div. 2004)​
Children1

Shelley Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. For her role as Diane Chambers on the sitcom Cheers,[2] Long received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.[3] She also won two Golden Globe Awards for the role.[4] Long reprised her role as Diane Chambers in three episodes of the spin-off Frasier, for which she received an additional guest star Emmy nomination. In 2009, she began playing the recurring role of DeDe Pritchett on the ABC comedy series Modern Family.

Long has also 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).

  1. ^ "Famous birthdays for Aug. 23: Andrew Rannells, Shelley Long". UPI. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Where Everybody Knows Your Name". Cheersboston.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  3. ^ Shelley Long Primetime Emmy Award database, Emmy.com
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal (2013). "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2012.