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Kirstie Alley(1951-2022)

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Kirstie Alley
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Kirstie Louise Alley was an American actress. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987-1993), receiving an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991 for the role. From 1997 to 2000, she starred in the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
BornJanuary 12, 1951
DiedDecember 5, 2022(71)
BornJanuary 12, 1951
DiedDecember 5, 2022(71)
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,0001309
  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 6 wins & 36 nominations total

Remembering Kirstie Alley: 1951-2022

Remembering Kirstie Alley: 1951-2022

Celebrate the life and career of Kirstie Alley, best known for her Emmy-winning performance as Rebecca Howe on "Cheers."
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Kirstie Alley in TCM Remembers 2022 (2022)
Kirstie Alley and Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Kirstie Alley and Alison La Placa in Madhouse (1990)
Kirstie Alley, Alison La Placa, and John Larroquette in Madhouse (1990)
Kirstie Alley, Bradley Gregg, and John Larroquette in Madhouse (1990)
Kirstie Alley, Woody Harrelson, and Ted Danson in Cheers (1982)
Kirstie Alley in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Kirstie Alley in The Roseanne Show (1997)
Kirstie Alley and Roseanne Barr in The Roseanne Show (1997)
Kirstie Alley in The Roseanne Show (1997)
Kirstie Alley, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Bibi Besch, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, Merritt Butrick, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Kirstie Alley in Blonde (2001)

Known for

Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
7.7
  • Saavik
  • 1982
Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst, and Denise Richards in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Drop Dead Gorgeous
6.6
  • Gladys Leeman
  • 1999
Bruce Willis and Jacob Haines in Look Who's Talking (1989)
Look Who's Talking
5.9
  • Mollie
  • 1989
Village of the Damned (1995)
Village of the Damned
5.6
  • Dr. Susan Verner
  • 1995

Credits

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Actress

  • L'Impressionniste
    • Grandma
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • You Can't Take My Daughter (2020)
    You Can't Take My Daughter
    • Suzanne
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, and Sean Giambrone in The Goldbergs (2013)
    The Goldbergs
    • Janice Bartlett
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele, Emma Roberts, Abigail Breslin, Glen Powell, Keke Palmer, and Billie Lourd in Scream Queens (2015)
    Scream Queens
    • Ingrid Hoffel
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Will Arnett in Flaked (2016)
    Flaked
    • Jackie
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Paul Reubens, Catherine Keener, Jessica Biel, James Marsden, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tracy Morgan in Accidental Love (2015)
    Accidental Love
    • Aunt Rita
    • 2015
  • The Middle (2009)
    The Middle
    • Pam Staggs
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White in Hot in Cleveland (2010)
    Hot in Cleveland
    • Kirstie Alley
    • Maddie Banks
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, Michael Richards, and Eric Petersen in Kirstie (2013)
    Kirstie
    • Maddie Banks
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Baby Sellers (2013)
    Baby Sellers
    • Carla Huxley
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Shiloh Fernandez in Syrup (2013)
    Syrup
    • Kirstie Alley
    • 2013
  • The Manzanis
    • Angela
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • The Minister of Divine
    • Sydney Hudson
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Write & Wrong (2007)
    Write & Wrong
    • Byrdie Langdon
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Jerry Stiller, Kevin James, and Leah Remini in The King of Queens (1998)
    The King of Queens
    • Kirstie Alley
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Kirstie Alley in Fat Actress (2005)
    Fat Actress
    • Kirstie Alley
    • TV Series
    • 2005

Producer

  • Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, Michael Richards, and Eric Petersen in Kirstie (2013)
    Kirstie
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Kirstie Alley in Kirstie Alley's Big Life (2010)
    Kirstie Alley's Big Life
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Write & Wrong (2007)
    Write & Wrong
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Kirstie Alley in Fat Actress (2005)
    Fat Actress
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Profoundly Normal (2003)
    Profoundly Normal
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Kirstie Alley, Kathy Najimy, Dan Cortese, Wallace Langham, Daryl Mitchell, and Ron Silver in Veronica's Closet (1997)
    Veronica's Closet
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2000
  • Amy Brenneman in Nevada (1997)
    Nevada
    • co-producer
    • 1997
  • Suddenly
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1996

Writer

  • Kirstie Alley in Fat Actress (2005)
    Fat Actress
    • creator
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2005

Videos55

Look Who's Talking
Clip 1:25
Look Who's Talking
Official Trailer
Trailer 0:31
Official Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 2:04
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:36
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:37
Trailer
Teaser Trailer
Trailer 0:59
Teaser Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 0:28
Official Trailer
Theatrical Version
Trailer 1:41
Theatrical Version
Look Who's Talking
Trailer 2:06
Look Who's Talking
Summer School
Trailer 2:16
Summer School
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Celebrating 50 Years
Trailer 1:19
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Celebrating 50 Years
Madhouse
Trailer 1:50
Madhouse

Personal details

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    • Facebook
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  • Alternative name
    • Kristie Alley
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • January 12, 1951
    • Wichita, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • December 5, 2022
    • Tampa, Florida, USA(colon cancer)
  • Spouses
      Parker StevensonDecember 22, 1983 - December 1997 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      William True Stevenson
  • Parents
      Robert Deal
  • Relatives
      Colette Alley(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Pantene Pro-V Shampoo
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 6 Interviews
    • 16 Articles
    • 6 Pictorials
    • 155 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Her character Rebecca Howe is the only regular character from Cheers (1982) - with the exception of Coach Ernie Pantusso (Nicholas Colasanto) - not to guest star on Frasier (1993).
  • Quotes
    [on acting] You are not in business to be popular.
  • Trademarks
      Natural brunette hair
  • Nickname
    • Kirstie L. Alley

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