Biography
Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 β December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987β1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, she starred in the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Alley appeared in various films, including Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Summer School (1987), Shoot to Kill (1988), Look Who's Talking (1989) and its two sequels (1990β1993), Madhouse (1990), Sibling Rivalry (1990), Village of the Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). She won her second Emmy Award in 1994 for the television film David's Mother.
In 1997, Alley received another Emmy nomination for her work in the crime drama series The Last Don. In 2005, she played a fictionalized version of herself on Showtime's Fat Actress. She later appeared on Kirstie Alley's Big Life (2010), and was a contestant on the 12th season of Dancing with the Stars (2011β2012), finishing in second place. In 2013, Alley returned to acting with the title role on the sitcom Kirstie. In 2016, she appeared on the Fox comedy horror series Scream Queens. In 2018, she was a contestant on the 22nd series of the British reality show Celebrity Big Brother, in which she finished as runner-up.
Filmography (93)
Tucker Carlson Today
2021
You Can't Take My Daughter
2020
The Masked Singer
2019
Match Game
2016
To Tell the Truth
2016
Flaked
2016
Accidental Love
2015
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015
Scream Queens
2015
Syrup
2013
Baby Sellers
2013
Kirstie
2013
The Goldbergs
2013
The Marriage Ref
2010
Kirstie Alley's Big Life
2010
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Hot in Cleveland
2010
The Middle
2009
Write & Wrong
2007
The Hills
2006
Back By Midnight
2005
Family Sins
2005
Fat Actress
2005
Dancing with the Stars
2005
While I Was Gone
2004
Profoundly Normal
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Salem Witch Trials
2003
Salem Witch Trials
2002
Without a Trace
2002
Blonde
2001
Celebrity Big Brother
2001
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999
The Mao Game
1999
The King of Queens
1998
The Last Don II
1998
Deconstructing Harry
1997
For Richer or Poorer
1997
Toothless
1997
Nevada
1997
Dharma & Greg
1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
The Last Don
1997
Veronica's Closet
1997
Suddenly
1996
Radiant City
1996
Sticks & Stones
1996
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Village of the Damned
1995
It Takes Two
1995
Peter and the Wolf
1995
David's Mother
1994
3 Chains o' Gold
1994
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
1992
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
1991
Flesh 'n' Blood
1991
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
MadHouse
1990
Sibling Rivalry
1990
The Earth Day Special
1990
Wings
1990
Look Who's Talking
1989
Loverboy
1989
Clive James' Postcard from
1989
Shoot to Kill
1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
She's Having a Baby
1988
Summer School
1987
Infidelity
1987
Prince of Bel Air
1986
Stark: Mirror Image
1986
A Bunny's Tale
1985
North and South
1985
Runaway
1984
Blind Date
1984
Champions
1984
Sins of the Past
1984
One More Chance
1983
Masquerade
1983
The Hitchhiker
1983
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Highway Honeys
1982
Cheers
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Quark
1977
The Love Boat
1977
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Panorama
1953
Golden Globe Awards
1944
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