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

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • The Middle

    The Middle

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

  • The King of Queens

    The King of Queens

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • Wings

    Wings

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • North and South

    North and South

  • North and South

    North and South

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

    Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You

  • Celebrity Big Brother

    Celebrity Big Brother

  • Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Scream Queens

    Scream Queens

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Panorama

    Panorama

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • The Hills

    The Hills

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • Veronica's Closet

    Veronica's Closet

  • Look Who's Talking Now!

    Look Who's Talking Now!

  • Blind Date

    Blind Date

  • Suddenly

    Suddenly

  • Look Who's Talking

    Look Who's Talking

  • Deconstructing Harry

    Deconstructing Harry

  • Toothless

    Toothless

  • Write & Wrong

    Write & Wrong

  • MadHouse

    MadHouse

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

    Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

  • The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

    The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

  • Look Who's Talking Too

    Look Who's Talking Too

  • Syrup

    Syrup

  • Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

    Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

  • The Marriage Ref

    The Marriage Ref

  • The Last Don

    The Last Don

  • Loverboy

    Loverboy

  • Flaked

    Flaked

  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials

  • Radiant City

    Radiant City

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

  • Village of the Damned

    Village of the Damned

  • Fat Actress

    Fat Actress

  • 3 Chains o' Gold

    3 Chains o' Gold

  • Sibling Rivalry

    Sibling Rivalry

  • Kirstie

    Kirstie

  • Highway Honeys

    Highway Honeys

  • Nevada

    Nevada

  • Drop Dead Gorgeous

    Drop Dead Gorgeous

  • Family Sins

    Family Sins

  • Champions

    Champions

  • For Richer or Poorer

    For Richer or Poorer

  • The Last Don II

    The Last Don II

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • Infidelity

    Infidelity

  • Summer School

    Summer School

  • Runaway

    Runaway

  • Profoundly Normal

    Profoundly Normal

  • The Fran Drescher Show

    The Fran Drescher Show

  • Tucker Carlson Today

    Tucker Carlson Today

  • Quark

    Quark

  • Blonde

    Blonde

  • You Can't Take My Daughter

    You Can't Take My Daughter

  • Prince of Bel Air

    Prince of Bel Air

  • David's Mother

    David's Mother

  • Back By Midnight

    Back By Midnight

  • Peter and the Wolf

    Peter and the Wolf

  • Shoot to Kill

    Shoot to Kill

  • Flesh 'n' Blood

    Flesh 'n' Blood

  • A Bunny's Tale

    A Bunny's Tale

  • While I Was Gone

    While I Was Gone

  • Sins of the Past

    Sins of the Past

  • One More Chance

    One More Chance

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • The Mao Game

    The Mao Game

  • Sticks & Stones

    Sticks & Stones

  • Baby Sellers

    Baby Sellers

  • Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

  • Clive James' Postcard from

    Clive James' Postcard from

  • SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

    SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

  • Kirstie Alley's Big Life

    Kirstie Alley's Big Life

  • Stark: Mirror Image

    Stark: Mirror Image