Shelley Long
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Shelley Long, or one half of the love affair of “Sam and Diane” on Cheers. On Cheers, she played the delightfully frustrating cocktail waitress Diane Chambers. She earned an Emmy for her role on the great comedy sitcom in 1983 before leaving the show after 5 seasons.
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The grass was not particularly greener on the Cheers-less side of the fence for Long. She was in a few movies, such as The Brady Bunch Movie and Troop Beverly Hills. Recently she took up the role of DeDe Pritchett on the ABC sitcom Modern Family until the show’s final season in 2020.
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