Kirstie Alley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 12, 1951
- Died
- December 5, 2022
- Birthplace
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
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.
Filmography
You Can't Take My Daughter 2020
as Suzanne
Accidental Love 2015
as Aunt Rita
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Baby Sellers 2013
as Carla Huxley
Syrup 2013
as Herself
Write & Wrong 2007
as Byrdie Langdon, Executive Producer
Back By Midnight 2005
as Gloria Beaumont
While I Was Gone 2004
as Jo Beckett
Family Sins 2004
as Benda Geck
Profoundly Normal 2003
as Donna Lee Shelby Thornton, Executive Producer
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler 1999
as Newlywed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drop Dead Gorgeous 1999
as Gladys Leeman
- The Mao Game
The Mao Game 1999
Actor
Deconstructing Harry 1997
as Joan
For Richer or Poorer 1997
as Caroline Sexton
Toothless 1997
as Katherine Lewis
Nevada 1997
as McGill
Suddenly 1996
as Marty Doyle
Sticks & Stones 1996
as Joey's Mom (Mrs. Finley)
Radiant City 1996
as Gloria Goodman
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film 1996
as Self
Peter and the Wolf 1995
as Annie / Narrator (voice) / Duck (voice) / Cat (voice)
It Takes Two 1995
as Diane Barrows
Village of the Damned 1995
as Susan Verner
3 Chains o' Gold 1994
Actor
David's Mother 1994
as Sally Goodson
Look Who's Talking Now! 1993
as Mollie Ubriacco
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You 1992
as Self
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey 1991
as Self
Look Who's Talking Too 1990
as Mollie
Sibling Rivalry 1990
as Marjorie Turner
The Earth Day Special 1990
as Rebecca Howe
MadHouse 1990
as Jessie Bannister
Look Who's Talking 1989
as Mollie
Loverboy 1989
as Dr. Joyce Palmer
Mickey's 60th Birthday 1988
as Rebecca Howe
Shoot to Kill 1988
as Sarah Renell
She's Having a Baby 1988
as Kirstie Alley (uncredited)
Summer School 1987
as Robin Bishop
Infidelity 1987
as Ellie Denato
Stark: Mirror Image 1986
as Maggie Carter
Prince of Bel Air 1986
as Jamie Harrison
A Bunny's Tale 1985
as Gloria Steinem
Runaway 1984
as Jackie Rogers
Champions 1984
as Barbara
Sins of the Past 1984
as Patrice Cantwell
Blind Date 1984
as Claire Simpson
One More Chance 1983
as Shiela
- Highway Honeys
Highway Honeys 1982
as Draggin' Lady
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982
as Lt. Saavik
Credits from TMDB.