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Acting

Shelley Long

Career: Active from 1979 to 2021, busiest in 2012 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 37
top three billing

Average score: 52/100

Highest rated: Cheers
84/100

Characters

2

The characters Shelley Long played, best-known titles first.

Shelley Long as Diane Chambers

Shelley Long as Susan DeRuzza

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Shelley Long Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.1, average 4.1
Tension
4.0, average 5.9
Historical
0.8, average 2.6
Adrenaline
3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Lighthearted 8
Situational Humor 6
Character-Driven 5
Romantic Comedy 5
Family-Friendly 5
Nostalgic 4
Heartwarming 3
Family Comedy 3
Comfort Watch 3
Feel-Good Movie 3
Wholesome 3
Feel-Good 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 65

The Cleaner

65

as Sharon Enderly

2010s

15 titles · average score 54

Christmas in the Heartland

57

as Judy Wilkins

Love Again

58

as Nona

The Wedding Chapel

43

as Jeanie Robertson

Holiday Road Trip

51

as Cynthia

Strawberry Summer

49

as Eileen Landon

Merry In-Laws

55

as Mrs. Claus

Best Man Down

43

as Gail

The Dog Who Saved the Holidays

40

as Aunt Barbara

Holiday Engagement

51

as Meredith Burns

Switched at Birth

77

TV show · as Rya Bellows

A.N.T. Farm

62

TV show · as Mrs. Busby

Pizza Man

44

as Mrs. Burns

2000s

14 titles · average score 59

Modern Family

85

TV show · as DeDe Pritchett

Ice Dreams

62

as Harriet Clayton

A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser

as Barbara

Honeymoon with Mom

30

as Marla (Mom)

Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door

44

as Betsy Lucas

Boston Legal

80

TV show · as Miriam Watson

Joan of Arcadia

82

TV show · as Miss Candy

The Brady Bunch in the White House

39

as Carol Brady

The Santa Trap

42

as Molly Emerson

8 Simple Rules

60

TV show · as Mary Ellen

Dr. T & the Women

53

as Carolyn

Strong Medicine

70

TV show · as Lauren Chase

1990s

27 titles · average score 58

Family Guy

64

TV show · as Carol Brady (voice)

Kelly Kelly

TV show · as Kelly Novack

A Very Brady Sequel

55

as Carol Brady

Susie Q

67

as Penny Sands

A Different Kind of Christmas

44

as Elizabeth Gates

The Brady Bunch Movie

59

as Carol Brady

Freaky Friday

49

as Ellen Andrews

Good Advice

TV show · as Susan DeRuzza

Frozen Assets

18

as Dr. Grace Murdock

A Message from Holly

67

as Kate

Don't Tell Her It's Me

56

as Lizzie Potts

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

75

TV show · as Truddi Chase

1980s

13 titles · average score 52

Troop Beverly Hills

43

as Phyllis Nefler

Hello Again

31

as Lucy Chadman

Outrageous Fortune

51

as Lauren Ames

The Money Pit

56

as Anna Crowley

Irreconcilable Differences

47

as Lucy Van Patten Brodsky

Losin' It

40

as Kathy

Cheers

84

TV show · as Diane Chambers

Night Shift

65

as Belinda Keaton

Caveman

50

as Tala

The Princess and the Cabbie

as Carol

Ghost of a Chance

as Jenny Clifford

A Small Circle of Friends

50

as Alice

1970s

6 titles · average score 70

Trapper John, M.D.

65

TV show

Young Guy Christian

as Mia Mishugi

The Cracker Factory

79

as Clara

The Love Boat

53

TV show · as Heather McKenzie

Family

74

TV show · as Joan "Harpo"

M*A*S*H

78

TV show