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Shelley Long
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<p>Shelley Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. For her role as <a href="/facts/Diane_Chambers/uemT3u1s">Diane Chambers</a> on the sitcom <i><a href="/facts/Cheers/4Db9ed3W">Cheers</a></i>, Long received five <a href="/facts/Emmy_Award/M6GvMDJc">Emmy</a> nominations, winning in 1983 for <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actress_in_a_Comedy_Series/L9sKaCsU">Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series</a>. She also won two <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Awards/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Awards</a> for the role. Long reprised her role as Diane Chambers in three episodes of the <a href="/facts/Spin-off_(media)/guqnLDLG">spin-off</a> <i><a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a></i>, 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 <i><a href="/facts/Modern_Family/TRN7pk92">Modern Family</a></i>. </p><p>Long has also starred in several films including <i><a href="/facts/Night_Shift_(1982_film)/zeCLocw3">Night Shift</a></i> (1982), <i><a href="/facts/Irreconcilable_Differences/dr9pR4nJ">Irreconcilable Differences</a></i> (1984), <i><a href="/facts/The_Money_Pit/D8eHLIEI">The Money Pit</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/facts/Outrageous_Fortune_(film)/UmNB37cn">Outrageous Fortune</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/facts/Hello_Again_(1987_film)/t1tdEqfR">Hello Again</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/facts/Troop_Beverly_Hills/DkaD3lQd">Troop Beverly Hills</a></i> (1989), <i><a href="/facts/The_Brady_Bunch_Movie/CPSMJQqP">The Brady Bunch Movie</a></i> (1995), <i><a href="/facts/A_Very_Brady_Sequel/mpJ3vQw9">A Very Brady Sequel</a></i> (1996), and <i><a href="/facts/Dr._T_%2526_the_Women/YNI7YwvB">Dr. T & the Women</a></i> (2000). </p>