Shelley with the cast of Night Court, 1984
Shelley was cast as public defender Christine Sullivan in the second season of the sitcom Night Court replacing Paula Kelly who played Liz Williams in the first season. Shelley said she was delighted with her character, a defense attorney who will eventually become romantically involved with Judge Harry Stone played by comedian Harry Anderson. "I liked the show. They offered me the role. I went and met with them and liked them," Shelley said in a 1984 interview. 'But what happened was the role was changed somewhere between that meeting and my first day on the set," she added. "Instead of being a funny lady, as she was in the reading, they had changed her into a straight woman," Shelley continued. Shelley didn't think it was working; so she and the producers of the show amicably parted ways without her completing a single episode. Promotional pics of Shelley with the cast (as well as her solo promo pics) were produced though.
Shelley as Christine Sullivan, 1984
