Kirstie Alley
Acting
- Born:
- 1951-01-12
- Died:
- 2022-12-05
- Place of birth:
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Tucker Carlson Today
You Can't Take My Daughter
The Masked Singer
Match Game
To Tell the Truth
Flaked
Scream Queens
Accidental Love
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Kirstie
The Goldbergs
Baby Sellers
Syrup
The Fran Drescher Show
Hot in Cleveland
Kirstie Alley's Big Life
The Marriage Ref
The Middle
Write & Wrong
The Hills
Dancing with the Stars
Fat Actress
Back By Midnight
While I Was Gone
Family Sins
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Salem Witch Trials
Profoundly Normal
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Without a Trace
Blonde
Celebrity Big Brother
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Drop Dead Gorgeous
The Mao Game
The King of Queens
The Last Don II
Deconstructing Harry
For Richer or Poorer
Toothless
The Wonderful World of Disney
Veronica's Closet
Dharma & Greg
The Last Don
Nevada
Suddenly
Sticks & Stones
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Radiant City
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Peter and the Wolf
It Takes Two
Village of the Damned
3 Chains o' Gold
David's Mother
Look Who's Talking Now!
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Flesh 'n' Blood
Look Who's Talking Too
Sibling Rivalry
The Earth Day Special
Wings
MadHouse
Look Who's Talking
Loverboy
Clive James' Postcard from
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Shoot to Kill
She's Having a Baby
Summer School
Infidelity
Stark: Mirror Image
Prince of Bel Air
North and South
A Bunny's Tale
Runaway
Champions
Sins of the Past
Blind Date
Masquerade
The Hitchhiker
One More Chance
Cheers
Highway Honeys
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Late Night with David Letterman
The Love Boat
Quark
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Panorama
Golden Globe Awards