Kirstie Alley

Acting

Born Jan 12, 1951

From Wichita, Kansas, USA

Died Dec 05, 2022

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.

Kirstie Alley

Known For

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Look Who's Talking

It Takes Two

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Look Who's Talking Now!

Summer School

Shoot to Kill

Village of the Damned

Deconstructing Harry

Runaway

Filmography — Acting

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Look Who's Talking

It Takes Two

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Look Who's Talking Now!

Summer School

Shoot to Kill

Village of the Damned

Deconstructing Harry

Runaway

Look Who's Talking Too

Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You

She's Having a Baby

Accidental Love

The Earth Day Special

Loverboy

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

For Richer or Poorer

Salem Witch Trials

Syrup

Toothless

Mickey's 60th Birthday

MadHouse

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

Sins of the Past

Sibling Rivalry

Back By Midnight

Radiant City

Champions

Write & Wrong

Prince of Bel Air

Suddenly

Family Sins

Sticks & Stones

Baby Sellers

You Can't Take My Daughter

Nevada

Profoundly Normal

Peter and the Wolf

Infidelity

Blind Date

Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

David's Mother

3 Chains o' Gold

A Bunny's Tale

While I Was Gone

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

Highway Honeys

Stark: Mirror Image

The Mao Game

One More Chance