Shelley Long
Shelley Lee Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. For her role as Diane Chambers on the hit sitcom Cheers, Long 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. 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.
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| Full name at birth | Shelley Lee Long
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Diane Chambers in the NBC comedy series Cheers, Lucy Chadman in the 1987 romantic fantasy-comedy film Hello Again, Carol Brady in the 1995 comedy film The Brady Bunch Movie and its 1996 sequel film A Very Brady Sequel, and DeDe Pritchett in the ABC family comedy series Modern Family
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| Date of birth | 23 August 1949
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| Place of birth | Indian Village, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Comedian
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| Height | 5' 7½" (171 cm)
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| Weight | 126 lbs (57 kg)
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| Shoe size | 9
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| Residence | Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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| High school | South Side High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
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| University | Drama, Northwestern University (Dropped Out)
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- Shelley was offered the character of Mary in the iconic 1982 science fiction film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial but she declined the role as she had already agreed to appear in the comedy film Night Shift.
- She won the Joseph Jefferson Award in 1977 in the category ‘Principal Role in a Musical’ for her work in the theater production of Wellsapoppin, which used to run at the Second City Theatre in Chicago.
- In 1975, she wrote, produced, and co-hosted the TV show Sorting It Out. The show won 3 Regional Emmy Awards.
- She got her first break in acting after she moved to Chicago and began working in commercials. While there, she had also joined The Second City comedy troupe.
- Shelley was very active on her high school’s speech team and often used to participate in the Indiana High School Forensic Association where she won the National Forensic League’s ‘National Championship in Original Oratory’ in 1967.
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