Kirstie Alley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Female

Birthday

1951-01-12

Day of death

2022-12-05 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Kirstie Alley

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The King of Queens

    The King of Queens

  • Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • The Middle

    The Middle

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • North and South

    North and South

  • North and South

    North and South

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Wings

    Wings

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • Champions

    Champions

  • Scream Queens

    Scream Queens

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Celebrity Big Brother

    Celebrity Big Brother

  • Panorama

    Panorama

  • Toothless

    Toothless

  • Radiant City

    Radiant City

  • Deconstructing Harry

    Deconstructing Harry

  • Suddenly

    Suddenly

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Loverboy

    Loverboy

  • Highway Honeys

    Highway Honeys

  • Infidelity

    Infidelity

  • Blind Date

    Blind Date

  • The Last Don II

    The Last Don II

  • Family Sins

    Family Sins

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

  • Veronica's Closet

    Veronica's Closet

  • The Marriage Ref

    The Marriage Ref

  • The Hills

    The Hills

  • For Richer or Poorer

    For Richer or Poorer

  • Nevada

    Nevada

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • The Last Don

    The Last Don

  • MadHouse

    MadHouse

  • Profoundly Normal

    Profoundly Normal

  • While I Was Gone

    While I Was Gone

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Flaked

    Flaked

  • Look Who's Talking

    Look Who's Talking

  • Fat Actress

    Fat Actress

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • Drop Dead Gorgeous

    Drop Dead Gorgeous

  • The Fran Drescher Show

    The Fran Drescher Show

  • Blonde

    Blonde

  • Summer School

    Summer School

  • Kirstie

    Kirstie

  • Flesh 'n' Blood

    Flesh 'n' Blood

  • Runaway

    Runaway

  • Village of the Damned

    Village of the Damned

  • Look Who's Talking Too

    Look Who's Talking Too

  • Look Who's Talking Now!

    Look Who's Talking Now!

  • Quark

    Quark

  • Shoot to Kill

    Shoot to Kill

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • Syrup

    Syrup

  • Tucker Carlson Today

    Tucker Carlson Today

  • Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

  • Clive James' Postcard from

    Clive James' Postcard from

  • Kirstie Alley's Big Life

    Kirstie Alley's Big Life

  • Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You

    Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials

  • Back By Midnight

    Back By Midnight

  • SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

    SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

  • Baby Sellers

    Baby Sellers

  • Sibling Rivalry

    Sibling Rivalry

  • Write & Wrong

    Write & Wrong

  • A Bunny's Tale

    A Bunny's Tale

  • Prince of Bel Air

    Prince of Bel Air

  • You Can't Take My Daughter

    You Can't Take My Daughter

  • Sticks & Stones

    Sticks & Stones

  • Sins of the Past

    Sins of the Past

  • David's Mother

    David's Mother

  • Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

    Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

  • Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

    Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

  • Stark: Mirror Image

    Stark: Mirror Image

  • One More Chance

    One More Chance

  • 3 Chains o' Gold

    3 Chains o' Gold

  • The Mao Game

    The Mao Game

  • Peter and the Wolf

    Peter and the Wolf