Kirstie Alley

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.

Cast

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Lt. Saavik
Deconstructing Harry
Joan
For Richer or Poorer
Caroline
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Gladys Leeman
Look Who's Talking Now!
Mollie Ubriacco
Village of the Damned
Susan Verner
Look Who's Talking
Mollie
Runaway
Jackie Rogers
Shoot to Kill
Sarah Renell
It Takes Two
Diane Barrows
Look Who's Talking Too
Mollie
Write & Wrong
Byrdie Langdon
Summer School
Ms. Robin Elizabeth Bishop
Back By Midnight
Gloria Beaumont
Loverboy
Dr. Joyce Palmer
Salem Witch Trials
Ann Putnam
MadHouse
Jessie Bannister
Blind Date
Claire Simpson
Toothless
Katherine Lewis
Syrup
Herself
Sibling Rivalry
Marjorie Turner
A Bunny's Tale
Gloria Steinem
Prince of Bel Air
Jamie Harrison
Profoundly Normal
Donna Lee Shelby Thornton
Family Sins
Benda Geck
Champions
Barbara
Nevada
McGill
Suddenly
Marty Doyle
Baby Sellers
Carla Huxley
David's Mother
Sally Goodson
While I Was Gone
Jo Beckett
One More Chance
Shiela
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self
Radiant City
Gloria Goodman
Sticks & Stones
Joey's Mom (Mrs. Finley)
Accidental Love
Aunt Rita
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Self
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Self (archive footage)
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Self
Highway Honeys
Draggin' Lady
3 Chains o' Gold
Unknown
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Newlywed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Rebecca Howe
She's Having a Baby
Kirstie Alley (uncredited)
Sins of the Past
Patrice Cantwell
Infidelity
Ellie Denato
You Can't Take My Daughter
Suzanne
Peter and the Wolf
Annie / Narrator (voice) / Duck (voice) / Cat (voice)
The Mao Game
Unknown
Stark: Mirror Image
Maggie Carter
The Earth Day Special
Rebecca Howe