From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Shelby Chong, née Fiddis, (born 1 February 1948), is a comedian, American motion picture producer and actress. She was the executive producer of 2003's Best Buds and associate producer of Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984), Still Smokin' (1983), Things Are Tough All Over (1982), and Nice Dreams (1981). Her notable acting roles include "Nancy Reynolds" in 1993's Sandman. Chong is the wife of actor and comedian Tommy Chong. She performed as Tommy's opening act at his comedy shows from 1996–2000, when she became his comedy partner. Since Cheech and Chong's reunion in 2008, Shelby has been performing as their opening act at sold-out comedy shows across the country. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shelby Chong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 1, 1948 (78)
- Actor and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Shelby Chong's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Cheech in Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
- Shapeshifteras Prince Habib/Mr. Slyman in Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Shelby Chong's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Shelby Chong's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Homewrecker(2019)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
High Times Potluck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Sandman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Dead on: Relentless II(1992)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Hollywood Cabaret The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Spirit of '76(1990)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Far Out Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Tripwire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Still Smokin(1983)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Nice Dreams(1981)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 1980 to 2020; peak year 1981.
Biggest box office
Nice Dreams (1981)
Highest rated
Nice Dreams (1981)
Most popular right now
Still Smokin (1983)
Film career
Peak 1981 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1980Screen debut· Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Shelby Chong's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Shelby Chong work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shelby Chong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tommy Chong shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Tommy ChongShared titles: Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984), Still Smokin (1983), Things Are Tough All Over (1982), Nice Dreams (1981)See all 4 shared titles with Tommy Chong
Writers
- Cheech MarinShared titles: Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984), Still Smokin (1983), Things Are Tough All Over (1982), Nice Dreams (1981)See all 4 shared titles with Cheech Marin
Actors
- Rikki MarinShared titles: Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984), Still Smokin (1983), Things Are Tough All Over (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Rikki Marin
- Evelyn GuerreroShared titles: Things Are Tough All Over (1982), Nice Dreams (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Evelyn Guerrero
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Thomas K. AvildsenShared titles: Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984), Things Are Tough All Over (1982), Nice Dreams (1981)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas K. Avildsen
- George S. ClintonShared titles: Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984), Still Smokin (1983)See all 2 shared titles with George S. Clinton
- Harvey HarrisonShared titles: Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984), Still Smokin (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Harvey Harrison
Producers
- Joseph MannisShared titles: Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984), Still Smokin (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Mannis
- Peter Macgregor-ScottShared titles: Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984), Still Smokin (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Macgregor-Scott
- Howard BrownShared titles: Things Are Tough All Over (1982), Nice Dreams (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Brown