Kirstie Alley
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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
Credits
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
as Lt. Saavik
Look Who's Talking Now! (1993)
as Mollie Ubriacco
Look Who's Talking (1989)
as Mollie
Village of the Damned (1995)
as Susan Verner
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
as Joan
It Takes Two (1995)
as Diane Barrows
Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
as Mollie
Accidental Love (2015)
as Aunt Rita
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
as Gladys Leeman
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
as Caroline Sexton
Shoot to Kill (1988)
as Sarah Renell
Summer School (1987)
as Robin Bishop
Runaway (1984)
as Jackie Rogers
She's Having a Baby (1988)
as Kirstie Alley (uncredited)
Loverboy (1989)
as Dr. Joyce Palmer
MadHouse (1990)
as Jessie Bannister
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Sibling Rivalry (1990)
as Marjorie Turner
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Rebecca Howe
Toothless (1997)
as Katherine Lewis
Family Sins (2005)
as Benda Geck
Nevada (1997)
as McGill
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999)
as Newlywed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Prince of Bel Air (1986)
as Jamie Harrison
Blind Date (1984)
as Claire Simpson
Syrup (2013)
as Herself
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
as Rebecca Howe
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You (1992)
as Self
Sticks & Stones (1996)
as Joey's Mom (Mrs. Finley)
Suddenly (1996)
as Marty Doyle
Highway Honeys (1982)
as Draggin' Lady
Champions (1984)
as Barbara
While I Was Gone (2004)
as Jo Beckett
Baby Sellers (2013)
as Carla Huxley
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996)
as Self
Write & Wrong (2007)
as Byrdie Langdon
Back By Midnight (2005)
as Gloria Beaumont
You Can't Take My Daughter (2020)
as Suzanne
David's Mother (1994)
as Sally Goodson
Radiant City (1996)
as Gloria Goodman
Profoundly Normal (2003)
as Donna Lee Shelby Thornton
A Bunny's Tale (1985)
as Gloria Steinem
Sins of the Past (1984)
as Patrice Cantwell
Peter and the Wolf (1995)
as Annie / Narrator (voice) / Duck (voice) / Cat (voice)
Infidelity (1987)
as Ellie Denato
The Mao Game (1999)
Actor
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991)
as Self
Stark: Mirror Image (1986)
as Maggie Carter
3 Chains o' Gold (1994)
Actor
One More Chance (1983)
as Shiela