Shelley in a promo pic from 1983
Shelley was set to play public defender Kristine/Christine Sullivan in the second season of Night Court in 1984. But even before completing work for a single episode of the comedy series, she was out. She said she liked the show, met with them (the producers) and liked the them. "But what happened was the role was changed somewhere between that meeting and my first day on the set," Shelley explained. "Instead of being a funny lady, as she was in the reading, they had changed her into a straight woman," she added. Shelley was sad she wasn't doing the show but said that everyone was very supportive. "I love to do comedy. I wanted to do it. But the concept just didn't work," she concluded.
a writeup about Shelley from 1984
