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Biography

Shelley Long established herself in feature films, became a star on TV, then returned to movies with decidedly mixed results. She worked in TV,…more

Born

8/23/1949, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Birth Name

Shelley Lee Long

Gender

Female

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Star (7)

Role
- Retrosexual: The '80s
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hotties
    11/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Turn Ons
    11/18/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Taboos
    11/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Teen Sex
    11/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sex Sells
    11/14/04
- Kelly Kelly
  Kelly Novack
  - S 1: Ep 7 Jealousy
    6/7/98
  - S 1: Ep 6 Doodler
    5/31/98
  - S 1: Ep 3 Junior Firefighters
    5/24/98
  - S 1: Ep 5 Bye Bye Baby
    5/17/98
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Wedding Show
    5/10/98
  - + 2 More Credits
- Good Advice
  Susan DeRuzza
  - S 2: Ep 10 A Chance of Showers
    8/10/94
  - S 2: Ep 9 Bill's As Is
    7/27/94
  - S 2: Ep 8 I'm Not Ready for my CloseUp, Dr ReRuzza
    7/20/94
  - S 2: Ep 7 Making Out is Hard to Do
    7/13/94
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Gay Divorcee
    7/6/94
  - + 14 More Credits
- Cheers
  Diane Chambers (1982-1987)
  - S 11: Ep 26 Last Call! A Cheers Celebration
    5/20/93
  - S 9: Ep 25 Home Malone
    4/25/91
  - S 9: Ep 24 Rat Girl
    4/4/91
  - S 9: Ep 23 Pitch It Again, Sam
    3/28/91
  - S 9: Ep 22 Carla Loves Clavin
    3/21/91
  - + 42 More Credits
- Cheers
  Diane Chambers
  - S 5: Ep 26 I Do and Adieu
    5/7/87
  - S 5: Ep 25 A House is Not a Home
    4/30/87
  - S 5: Ep 24 Cheers: the Motion Picture
    4/2/87
  - S 5: Ep 23 Norm's First Hurrah
    3/26/87
  - S 5: Ep 22 The Godfather, Part III
    3/19/87
  - + 115 More Credits
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Host
  - S 38: Ep 1 The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/86
- Second City TV
  Various characters (1976-1977)
  - S 2: Ep 11 SCTV's 30th Anniversary
    11/25/78
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Cheers
  Diane Chambers (1982-1987)
Guest Star (38)

Role
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 8 Episode #5.008
    9/13/11
- Family Guy
  Carol Brady
  - S 9: Ep 2 Excellence in Broadcasting
    10/3/10
- Modern Family
  Dede Pritchett
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Incident
    10/14/09
- Complete Savages
  Judy
  - S 1: Ep 18 Bad Reception
    6/10/05
- Yes, Dear
  Margaret
  - S 5: Ep 7 The New Neighbors
    4/6/05
- Boston Legal
  Miriam Watson
  - S 1: Ep 17 Death Be Not Proud
    3/20/05
- Complete Savages
  Judy Anderson
  - S 1: Ep 10 Thanksgiving With the Savages
    11/26/04
- Joan of Arcadia
  Miss Candy
  - S 1: Ep 21 Vanity, Thy Name Is Human
    5/7/04
- Strong Medicine
  Lauren Chase
  - S 4: Ep 12 Jeaneology
    10/5/03
- V Graham Norton
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 28 June 18th 2003
    6/18/03
- The View
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 61 November 27, 2002
    11/27/02
- 8 Simple Rules
  Mary Ellen Doyle
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 177 Bill Press, Shelley Long, John Fugelsang, Rebecca Hagelin
    6/5/02
  - S 9: Ep 98 Shelley Long, Calvin Trillin, Anne Robinson, John McWhorter
    1/31/02
- Frasier
  Diane Chambers
  - S 9: Ep 2 Don Juan in Hell (2)
    9/25/01
  - S 9: Ep 1 Don Juan in Hell (1)
    9/25/01
  - S 3: Ep 14 The Show Where Diane Comes Back
    2/13/96
  - S 2: Ep 9 Adventures in Paradise (2)
    11/22/94
- TVography
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Cheers
    9/4/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 133 Show #945
    3/22/01
  - S 1: Ep 112 Show #112
    12/5/96
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 52 Cheers
    11/26/00
- Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Green Boots/How Magic Helped a Blind Girl See/Lady, Are You Rich?...
    10/26/99
- Intimate Portrait
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 23 Lindsay Wagner
    4/25/99
- Diagnosis Murder
  Kay Ludlow
  - S 6: Ep 7 Write, She Murdered
    11/5/98
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Wicked Witch
  - S 2: Ep 16 Sabrina and the Beanstalk
    2/6/98
- Boston Common
  Louise Holmes
  - S 2: Ep 6 Trustee and Sympathy
    11/3/96
- Murphy Brown
  Dottie (Wilcox)
  - S 9: Ep 4 Son of Dottie
    10/7/96
  - S 8: Ep 11 Dick and Dottie
    11/27/95
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Lucille Newtrich
  - S 3: Ep 7 Ultrawoman
    11/12/95
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 186 June 2, 1994
    6/2/94
  - S 5: Ep 151 April 7, 1993
    4/7/93
  - S 1: Ep 142 March 23, 1989
    3/23/89
- Cheers
  Diane Chambers
  - S 11: Ep 27 One for the Road
    5/20/93
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 126 April 1, 1993
    4/1/93
  - S 5: Ep 25 October 13, 1992
    10/13/92
  - S 4: Ep 49 November 20, 1991
    11/20/91
- Cheers
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 7 Cheers 200th Anniversary Special (1 hr Episode)
    11/8/90
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 28: Ep 179 Show #4224
    9/18/90
  - S 27: Ep 18 Show #3945
    3/22/89
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 8 8/02/89
    8/2/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 19 Show #1104
    2/28/89
  - S 1: Ep 120 Show #0120 (820927)
    9/27/82
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 39: Ep 3 Bob Hope's Superbowl Party
    1/21/89
  - S 38: Ep 5 Happy Birthday Bob - 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years With NBC
    5/16/88
- M*A*S*H
  Lt. Mendenhall
  - S 8: Ep 16 Bottle Fatigue
    1/7/80
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Lauren
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Shattered Image
    10/28/79
- Family
  Joan
  - S 4: Ep 13 Sleeping Over
    2/1/79
- The Love Boat
  Heather McKenzie
  - S 1: Ep 20 Computerman/Parlez-Vous/Memories of You
    2/13/78
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 9 Ruby the Copycat
- ET In TV Land
  Herself
  - — Cheers
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- Modern Family
  DeDe Pritchett
  - S 2: Ep 15 Princess Party
    2/16/11
- 8 Simple Rules
  Mary Ellen Doyle
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Doyle Wedding
    5/6/03

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- Shelley Long is a graduate of South Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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- Shelly's role as Diane Chambers, Long was nominated for a total of six Emmys, five for Cheers and one for Frasier.
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- Shelly appears in the book 100 greatest TV stars of out time.
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- Shelley Long: I like men to be men and I like them to care about me and to take care of me. I'm willing to let them do that.
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- Shelley Long: If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
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