She was active on her high school speech team, competing in the Indiana High School Forensic Association. She was raised in the Presbyterian faith. She is the only child of Ivadine (née Williams), a school teacher, and Leland Long who worked in the rubber industry before becoming a teacher.
Shelley Long was born on August 23, 1949, in Indian Village, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Long has also starred in several films including Night Shift (1982), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Outrageous Fortune (1987), Hello Again (1987), Troop Beverly Hills (1989), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), A Very Brady Sequel (1996), and Dr. In 2009, she began playing the recurring role of DeDe Pritchett on the ABC comedy series Modern Family. 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.
She also won two Golden Globe Awards for the role. 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. Shelley Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and comedian.
