[PAR] [TLE] Shelley Long [SEP] Shelley Lee Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American actress.  She is best known for her role as Diane Chambers on the sitcom "Cheers", for which she received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.  She won two Golden Globe Awards for the role.  Long reprised her role as Diane Chambers in four episodes of the spinoff "Frasier", for which she received an additional guest star Emmy nomination.  In 2009, she began playing a recurring role as DeDe Pritchett on the ABC comedy series "Modern Family". [PAR] [TLE] Rebecca Howe [SEP] Rebecca Howe is a fictional character of the American television sitcom "Cheers", portrayed by Kirstie Alley and created by Glen and Les Charles.  Rebecca appeared in 147 episodes of "Cheers" between 1987 and 1993 and in one episode of "Wings".  She debuts in the season six episode "Home Is the Sailor" after Shelley Long—who played waitress Diane Chambers—left the show to pursue a movie career.  Much of the show's humor in previous seasons had been based around the interaction and sexual tension between the womanizing, working-class main character, bartender Sam Malone, and the high-class, snobbish Diane.  Rebecca was intended to fill the gap as Sam's new female foil.
[PAR] [TLE] Shelley Long [ SEP ] Shelley Lee Long ( born August 23 , 1949 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her role as Diane Chambers on the sitcom " Cheers " , for which she received five Emmy nominations , winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series . She won two Golden Globe Awards for the role . Long reprised her role as Diane Chambers in four episodes of the spinoff " Frasier " , for which she received an additional guest star Emmy nomination . In 2009 , she began playing a recurring role as DeDe Pritchett on the ABC comedy series " Modern Family " . [PAR] [TLE] Rebecca Howe [ SEP ] Rebecca Howe is a fictional character of the American television sitcom " Cheers " , portrayed by Kirstie Alley and created by Glen and Les Charles . Rebecca appeared in 147 episodes of " Cheers " between 1987 and 1993 and in one episode of " Wings " . She debuts in the season six episode " Home Is the Sailor " after Shelley Long — who played waitress Diane Chambers — left the show to pursue a movie career . Much of the show 's humor in previous seasons had been based around the interaction and sexual tension between the womanizing , working - class main character , bartender Sam Malone , and the high - class , snobbish Diane . Rebecca was intended to fill the gap as Sam 's new female foil .
Who portrayed the character that replaced Shelley Long's character that she reprised on the spinoff "Frasier"?
Who portrayed the character that replaced Shelley Long 's character that she reprised on the spinoff " Frasier " ?
Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley