Birthday: August 23, 1949

Northwestern University drama student Shelley Long began picking up work in Chicago TV commercials in the mid-1970s. She went on to host the WMAQ-TV "magazine" program Sorting it Out, and honed her comic timing with the Second City troupe. While her actual film debut was in 1980's A Small Circle of Friends, Long prefers to list the 1981 spoof Caveman as her first film. After a ...more
  • 1982
  • Golden Globe
  • Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or TV Movie
  • Cheers (TV Series)
  • win


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