Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), 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 (1990–1993), 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 (2011–2012), 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 (92 Appearances)

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

Scream Queens

2015

Accidental Love

2015

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

2015

Kirstie

2013

The Goldbergs

2013

Baby Sellers

2013

Syrup

2013

The Fran Drescher Show

2010

Hot in Cleveland

2010

Kirstie Alley's Big Life

2010

The Marriage Ref

2010

The Middle

2009

Write & Wrong

2007

The Hills

2006

Dancing with the Stars

2005

Fat Actress

2005

Family Sins

2005

Back By Midnight

2005

While I Was Gone

2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

Salem Witch Trials

2003

Profoundly Normal

2003

Salem Witch Trials

2002

Without a Trace

2002

Blonde

2001

Celebrity Big Brother

2001

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

1999

Drop Dead Gorgeous

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

The Wonderful World of Disney

1997

Veronica's Closet

1997

Dharma & Greg

1997

The Last Don

1997

Nevada

1997

Suddenly

1996

Sticks & Stones

1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

Radiant City

1996

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

1996

Peter and the Wolf

1995

It Takes Two

1995

Village of the Damned

1995

3 Chains o' Gold

1994

David's Mother

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

Sibling Rivalry

1990

The Earth Day Special

1990

Wings

1990

MadHouse

1990

Look Who's Talking

1989

Loverboy

1989

Clive James' Postcard from

1989

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

Shoot to Kill

1988

She's Having a Baby

1988

Summer School

1987

Infidelity

1987

Stark: Mirror Image

1986

Prince of Bel Air

1986

North and South

1985

A Bunny's Tale

1985

Runaway

1984

Champions

1984

Sins of the Past

1984

Blind Date

1984

Masquerade

1983

The Hitchhiker

1983

One More Chance

1983

Cheers

1982

Highway Honeys

1982

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982 Debut

Late Night with David Letterman

1982

The Love Boat

1977

Quark

1977

Saturday Night Live

1975

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Panorama

1953
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