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Shelley Long Biography (1949-)

Born August 23, 1949, in Fort Wayne, IN; married second husband, Bruce Tyson(an investment adviser), 1981; children: Juliana. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

August 23, 1949

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• That Second Thing on ABC, ABC, 1978
• Diane Chambers, Cheers, NBC, 1982-87
• Susan DeRuzza, Good Advice, CBS, 1993-94
• Kelly Novak Kelly, Kelly Kelly, The WB, 1998
• Cohost of Sorting It Out, Chicago, IL, c. 1970s.
• Movies
• Cara, The Cracker Factory, 1979
• Lorraine, The Promise of Love, 1980
• Carol, The Princess and the Cabbie, 1981
• Eileen Franklin Lipsker, Fatal Memories (also known as The Eileen Franklin Story), NBC, 1992
• Kate Barnes, A Message from Holly, CBS, 1992
• Anne Winger, The Women of Spring Break (also known as Welcome to Paradise), CBS, 1995
• Ellen Andrews, Freaky Friday, ABC, 1995
• Penny Sands, Susie Q, The Disney Channel, 1996
• Elizabeth Gates, A Different Kind of Christmas, Lifetime, 1996
• Elizabeth Birch, Vanished without a Trace, NBC, 1999
• Specials
• That Thing on ABC, ABC, 1978
• Mia Mishugi, Young Guy Christian, 1979
• Lucy Bennett, The Dooley Brothers, 1979
• All-Star Party for Lucille Ball, 1984
• The Second City 25th Anniversary Special, 1985
• NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, 1986
• The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, 1986
• Secrets Women Never Share, NBC, 1987
• Happy Birthday, Bob--50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC, NBC,1988
• Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party, NBC, 1989
• Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989
• The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ... Fun 'n' Games, CBS,1989
• The 75th Anniversary of Beverly Hills, 1989
• Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1990
• The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic, ABC, 1991
• Host, Memories of M*A*S*H, CBS, 1991
• Count on Me, PBS, 1993
• Last Call! A Cheers' Celebration, NBC, 1993
• Fay Sommerfield, Sex, Shock, and Censorship in the 90's, MTV,1993
• Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995
• Comic Relief American Comedy Festival, ABC, 1996
• Disney's Melinda: First Lady of Magic, ABC, 1997
• Host, TV's All-Time Number 1's, Fox, 1997
• Intimate Portrait: Lindsay Wagner, Lifetime, 1999
• Episodic
• Heather, "Computer Man," The Love Boat, 1978
• Joan Phillips, "Sleeping Over," Family, 1979
• Lauren, "The Shattered Image," Trapper John, M.D., 1979
• Nurse Mendenhall, "Bottle Fatigue," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1980
• Diane Chambers, "Cheers 200th Anniversary Special," Cheers, NBC, 1990
• Narrator, "Ruby the Copy Cat," Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, Showtime, 1992
• Diane Chambers, "One for the Road," Cheers, NBC, 1993
• Diane Chambers, "Adventures in Paradise: Part 2," Frasier, NBC, 1994
• Lucille Newtrich, "Ultra Woman," Lois and Clark: The New Adventures ofSuperman, ABC, 1995
• Dottie Wilcox, "Dick and Dottie," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1995
• Dottie Wilcox, "Son of Dottie," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1996
• Diane Chambers, "The Show Where Diane Comes Back," Frasier, NBC, 1996
• Louise Holmes, "Trustee and Sympathy," Boston Common, NBC, 1996
• Narrator, Sex and the Silver Screen, four episodes, Showtime, 1996
• Wicked witch, "Sabrina and the Beanstalk," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1998
• Kay Ludlow, "Write, She Murdered," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998
• Mrs. Robertson, "The Green Boots," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX,1999
• Pamela Marston, "Fasten Your Seatbelts," Beggars and Choosers, 2000
• Awards Presentations
• Cohost, The 38th Annual Emmy Awards, 1986
• The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1991
• The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1996
• Presenter, The 18th Annual CableACE Awards, 1996
• Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the 8th American Teacher Awards, 1998
• Other Television Appearances
• Jenny Clifford, Ghost of a Chance (pilot; never broadcast), 1981
• Title role, Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (miniseries),ABC, 1990
• Home (pilot), ABC, 1996
• Voice, Jingle Bells, 1999
• Television Work
• Series
• Coexecutive producer, Kelly Kelly, The WB, 1998
• Also associate producer of Sorting It Out, c. 1970s.
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Alice, A Small Circle of Friends, United Artists, 1980
• Tala, Caveman, United Artists, 1981
• Belinda Keaton, Nightshift (also known as Night Shift), Warner Bros., 1982
• Kathy, Losin' It, Embassy, 1983
• Lucy Van Patten Brodsky, Irreconcilable Differences, Warner Bros.,1984
• Anna Crowley, The Money Pit, Universal, 1986
• Lauren, Outrageous Fortune, Touchstone, 1986
• Lucy Chadman, Hello Again, Touchstone, 1987
• Phyllis Nefler, Troop Beverly Hills, 1989
• Lizzie Potts, Don't Tell Her It's Me (also known as Boyfriend School), 1990
• Dr. Grace Murdock, Frozen Assets, 1992
• Carol Brady, The Brady Bunch Movie, 1995
• Carol Brady, A Very Brady Sequel, Paramount, 1996
• Sam, The Adventures of Ragtime, Showcase Entertainment, 1998
• Carolyn, Dr. T and the Women, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Ladies' Home Journal, March, 1995, p. 90.
• People Weekly, September 2, 1996, p. 20.

Other:

• Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, October 12, 2000, p. K1667.