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Shelley Long(I)

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Shelley Long in Modern Family (2009)
A broken heart consumes Nathan with bitterness blinding him from the true love of his life and stifling all his dreams. Sometimes finding love and happiness is as simple as opening up your heart.
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Love Again (2014)
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Shelley Lee Long was born at 7:15 am on Tuesday, August 23, 1949 in Indian Village, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, the only child of Ivadine (Williams), a schoolteacher, and Leland Long, a teacher who had previously worked in the rubber industry. Shelley attended school at Kekionga Junior High for grades 6-9 and at South Side High School for grades 10-12. She enrolled at Northwestern University in 1967 as an undergraduate studying drama. Her first job was at the university as a meal plan checker. She left Northwestern to pursue a dual career in acting and modeling. She also had a brief marriage to her first husband that ended in divorce. In Chicago, she became a member of the celebrated Second City troupe, in addition to writing, producing and co-hosting a popular Chicago magazine program called "Sorting It Out" in 1975. The show ran for three years on a local NBC station and won three Emmy Awards for Best Entertainment Show.

She met her second husband, Bruce Tyson (a securities broker), on a blind date in 1979. They were married in October, 1981. In 1982, she played the character Diane Chambers in the new NBC comedy series, Cheers (1982). She played the part for five years, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1983, winning Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1983, for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 1985 and a Quality TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986. She gave birth to a daughter, Juliana, on March 27, 1985. On her summer hiatus from "Cheers", Long made feature films, receiving a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress for Irreconcilable Differences (1984). In 1987, she starred in the hit comedy Outrageous Fortune (1987) with Bette Midler. Soon after, she left "Cheers" after five years to embark on a film career. However, her films Hello Again (1987) and Troop Beverly Hills (1989) were not hits, and she returned to television appearing in the final episode of Cheers in 1993. That same year, she appeared in her own television series "Good Advice" (1993) which was canceled. She returned to feature films playing Carol Brady in the The Brady Bunch Movie (1995). The film became a hit and spawned a sequel, A Very Brady Sequel (1996), which wasn't a hit. She returned to television playing the title role in "Kelly Kelly" (1998), which was canceled after a few episodes. She also played Diane Chambers a few times on "Frasier", the spinoff of Cheers. Her personal life took a huge blow when her husband divorced her in 2004 after more than 20 years of marriage. She recovered and continued on with her career, appearing in guest-starring roles on television, including a recurring role on Modern Family (2009). She supported her daughter Juliana Long Tyson's decision to follow in her footsteps as an actress. She also encouraged Juliana to get married, which she did in 2015, to management consultant Ryan Kissick. Shelley herself never remarried after her two divorces but continues to work in television.
BornAugust 23, 1949
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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Shelley Long and Bonnie Somerville in Holiday Engagement (2011)
Shelley Long, Jordan Bridges, Haylie Duff, Sam McMurray, Bonnie Somerville, and Carrie Wiita in Holiday Engagement (2011)
Shelley Long and Larry Miller in Frozen Assets (1992)
Corbin Bernsen and Shelley Long in Frozen Assets (1992)
Corbin Bernsen and Shelley Long in Frozen Assets (1992)
Shelley Long and Gerrit Graham in Frozen Assets (1992)
Shelley Long and Gerrit Graham in Frozen Assets (1992)
Corbin Bernsen and Shelley Long in Frozen Assets (1992)
Shelley Long in Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Shelley Long, Emma Bell, and Hope Lauren in Different Flowers (2017)
Shelley Long and Jesse Tyler Ferguson in Modern Family (2009)
Shelley Long and Jesse Tyler Ferguson in Modern Family (2009)

Known for

Kirstie Alley, Woody Harrelson, Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
Cheers
7.9
TV Series
  • Diane Chambers
Tom Hanks and Shelley Long in The Money Pit (1986)
The Money Pit
6.4
  • Anna Crowley
  • 1986
Shelley Long in Hello Again (1987)
Hello Again
5.2
  • Lucy Chadman
  • 1987
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
The Brady Bunch Movie
6.2
  • Carol Brady
  • 1995

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Actress

  • Shelley Long, Lynda Carter, Luke Wilson, King Orba, Shiloh Fernandez, and Eden Brolin in The Cleaner (2021)
    The Cleaner
  • Milo Murphy's Law (2016)
    Milo Murphy's Law
  • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
    Modern Family
  • Sierra McCormick and Brighton Sharbino in The Christmas Trap (2018)
    The Christmas Trap
  • Emma Bell and Hope Lauren in Different Flowers (2017)
    Different Flowers
  • Instant Mom (2013)
    Instant Mom
  • Shelley Long, Kevin Sorbo, Kelsey Sanders, Jason Burkey, and Ben Davies in Love Again (2014)
    Love Again
  • George Hamilton, Shelley Long, Patrick Muldoon, and Ashley Scott in Holiday Road Trip (2013)
    Holiday Road Trip
  • Shelley Long, Mark Deklin, and Emmanuelle Vaugier in The Wedding Chapel (2013)
    The Wedding Chapel
  • Shelley Long, George Wendt, Lucas Bryant, and Kassia Warshawski in Merry In-Laws (2012)
    Merry In-Laws
  • The Dog Who Saved the Holidays (2012)
    The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
  • Tyler Labine, Justin Long, Jess Weixler, and Addison Timlin in Best Man Down (2012)
    Best Man Down
  • Julie Mond and Trevor Donovan in Strawberry Summer (2012)
    Strawberry Summer
  • June Lockhart, Shelley Long, John Amos, Vanessa Evigan, Jason Mewes, Travis Wester, and Emmalee Wilson in Zombie Hamlet (2012)
    Zombie Hamlet
  • Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc in Switched at Birth (2011)
    Switched at Birth

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  • Emma Bell and Hope Lauren in Different Flowers (2017)
    Different Flowers
  • The Dog Who Saved the Holidays (2012)
    The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
  • June Lockhart, Shelley Long, John Amos, Vanessa Evigan, Jason Mewes, Travis Wester, and Emmalee Wilson in Zombie Hamlet (2012)
    Zombie Hamlet
  • Robert Hays and Shelley Long in Kelly Kelly (1998)
    Kelly Kelly

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  • The Santa Trap (2002)
    The Santa Trap
  • Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Chad Doreck, Ashley Eckstein, Blake Foster, Max Morrow, Autumn Reeser, and Sofia Vassilieva in The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002)
    The Brady Bunch in the White House

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Personal details

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    • August 23, 1949
    • Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
    • Bruce TysonOctober 16, 1981 - November 14, 2004 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Juliana Long Tyson
    • (Grandchild)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Homemakers furniture store, Downers Grove, IL.
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 5 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 12 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Wore a wig on the set of Cheers (1982) because she didn't want the hot set lights to damage her hair.
  • Quotes
    I don't get bothered about statistics. If somebody had pointed out to me the odds of my being a working actress getting paid for what she does, I probably would have quit early in the game.

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