Kirstie Alley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

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

  • Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Middle

    The Middle

  • The King of Queens

    The King of Queens

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • Celebrity Big Brother

    Celebrity Big Brother

  • Panorama

    Panorama

  • North and South

    North and South

  • North and South

    North and South

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • Scream Queens

    Scream Queens

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • The Hills

    The Hills

  • Veronica's Closet

    Veronica's Closet

  • Village of the Damned

    Village of the Damned

  • The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

    The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Sibling Rivalry

    Sibling Rivalry

  • Drop Dead Gorgeous

    Drop Dead Gorgeous

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

  • Flaked

    Flaked

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • The Marriage Ref

    The Marriage Ref

  • Deconstructing Harry

    Deconstructing Harry

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • One More Chance

    One More Chance

  • Summer School

    Summer School

  • The Last Don

    The Last Don

  • David's Mother

    David's Mother

  • Write & Wrong

    Write & Wrong

  • Champions

    Champions

  • Look Who's Talking

    Look Who's Talking

  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials

  • Peter and the Wolf

    Peter and the Wolf

  • Runaway

    Runaway

  • 3 Chains o' Gold

    3 Chains o' Gold

  • Fat Actress

    Fat Actress

  • Look Who's Talking Now!

    Look Who's Talking Now!

  • Flesh 'n' Blood

    Flesh 'n' Blood

  • The Mao Game

    The Mao Game

  • Loverboy

    Loverboy

  • The Fran Drescher Show

    The Fran Drescher Show

  • Quark

    Quark

  • Radiant City

    Radiant City

  • Look Who's Talking Too

    Look Who's Talking Too

  • Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

  • Prince of Bel Air

    Prince of Bel Air

  • A Bunny's Tale

    A Bunny's Tale

  • Blonde

    Blonde

  • Back By Midnight

    Back By Midnight

  • Family Sins

    Family Sins

  • The Last Don II

    The Last Don II

  • Toothless

    Toothless

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • Kirstie

    Kirstie

  • Blind Date

    Blind Date

  • Syrup

    Syrup

  • Suddenly

    Suddenly

  • For Richer or Poorer

    For Richer or Poorer

  • Shoot to Kill

    Shoot to Kill

  • Sticks & Stones

    Sticks & Stones

  • MadHouse

    MadHouse

  • Infidelity

    Infidelity

  • Sins of the Past

    Sins of the Past

  • Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

    Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

  • Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

    Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

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

    Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You

  • Nevada

    Nevada

  • Profoundly Normal

    Profoundly Normal

  • Highway Honeys

    Highway Honeys

  • SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

    SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • While I Was Gone

    While I Was Gone

  • You Can't Take My Daughter

    You Can't Take My Daughter

  • Kirstie Alley's Big Life

    Kirstie Alley's Big Life

  • Baby Sellers

    Baby Sellers

  • Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

  • Stark: Mirror Image

    Stark: Mirror Image