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Acting
Birthday:
January 12, 1951
Place of Birth:
Wichita, Kansas, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | You Can't Take My Daughter | Suzanne |
| 2015 | Accidental Love | Aunt Rita |
| 2015 | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Syrup | Herself |
| 2013 | Baby Sellers | Carla Huxley |
| 2007 | Write & Wrong | Byrdie Langdon |
| 2005 | Back By Midnight | Gloria Beaumont |
| 2005 | Family Sins | Benda Geck |
| 2004 | While I Was Gone | Jo Beckett |
| 2003 | Profoundly Normal | Donna Lee Shelby Thornton |
| 2002 | Salem Witch Trials | Ann Putnam |
| 1999 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Gladys Leeman |
| 1999 | SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler | Newlywed (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1999 | The Mao Game | |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Joan |
| 1997 | For Richer or Poorer | Caroline |
| 1997 | Toothless | Katherine Lewis |
| 1997 | Nevada | McGill |
| 1996 | Suddenly | Marty Doyle |
| 1996 | Radiant City | Gloria Goodman |
| 1996 | Sticks & Stones | Joey's Mom (Mrs. Finley) |
| 1996 | Orientation: A Scientology Information Film | Self |
| 1995 | Village of the Damned | Dr. Susan Verner |
| 1995 | It Takes Two | Diane Barrows |
| 1995 | Peter and the Wolf | Annie / Narrator (voice) / Duck (voice) / Cat (voice) |
| 1994 | David's Mother | Sally Goodson |
| 1994 | 3 Chains o' Gold | |
| 1993 | Look Who's Talking Now! | Mollie Ubriacco |
| 1992 | Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You | Self |
| 1991 | Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey | Self |
| 1990 | Look Who's Talking Too | Mollie |
| 1990 | MadHouse | Jessie Bannister |
| 1990 | Sibling Rivalry | Marjorie Turner |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Rebecca Howe |
| 1989 | Look Who's Talking | Mollie |
| 1989 | Loverboy | Dr. Joyce Palmer |
| 1988 | Shoot to Kill | Sarah Renell |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Rebecca Howe |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Kirstie Alley (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Summer School | Ms. Robin Elizabeth Bishop |
| 1987 | Infidelity | Ellie Denato |
| 1986 | Prince of Bel Air | Jamie Harrison |
| 1986 | Stark: Mirror Image | Maggie Carter |
| 1985 | A Bunny's Tale | Gloria Steinem |
| 1984 | Runaway | Jackie Rogers |
| 1984 | Blind Date | Claire Simpson |
| 1984 | Champions | Barbara |
| 1984 | Sins of the Past | Patrice Cantwell |
| 1983 | One More Chance | Shiela |
| 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Lt. Saavik |
| 1982 | Highway Honeys | Draggin' Lady |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek | Self |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Baby Mammoth |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Baby Mammoth (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | Flaked | Jackie |
| 2015 | Scream Queens | Ingrid Marie Hoffel |
| 2013 | Kirstie | Maddie Banks |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs | Janice Bartlett |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref | Self - Panelist |
| 2010 | Kirstie Alley's Big Life | |
| 2010 | The Fran Drescher Show | |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Maddie Banks |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Kirstie Alley |
| 2009 | The Middle | Pam Staggs |
| 2006 | The Hills | Self |
| 2005 | Fat Actress | Kirstie Alley |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Noreen Raab |
| 2001 | Blonde | Elsie |
| 2001 | Celebrity Big Brother | Self |
| 1998 | The King of Queens | Kirstie Alley |
| 1998 | The Last Don II | Rose Marie Clericuzio |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg | Dr. Trish (uncredited) |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Katherine Lewis |
| 1997 | The Last Don | Rose Marie Clericuzio |
| 1997 | Veronica's Closet | Veronica Chase |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Flesh 'n' Blood | Starr Baxter |
| 1990 | Wings | Rebecca Howe |
| 1985 | North and South | Virgilia Hazard |
| 1985 | North and South | Virgilia Hazard Grady |
| 1983 | Masquerade | Casey Collins |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Angelica |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Jane L. |
| 1982 | Cheers | Rebecca Howe |
| 1977 | Quark | Handmaiden (uncredited) |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Marion Stevens |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1953 | Panorama | Herself (archive footage) |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner |