Kirstie Alley
Acting
Born: January 12, 1951 · Wichita, Kansas, USA
Died: December 5, 2022 (aged 71)
Highest Rated
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
Look Who's Talking
1989
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Scream Queens
2015
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
Deconstructing Harry
1997
It Takes Two
1995
Village of the Damned
1995
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015
The Middle
2009
The King of Queens
1998
Cheers
1982
Photos (6)
Movies (43)
Village of the Damned
Susan Verner
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Lt. Saavik
Look Who's Talking
Mollie
Look Who's Talking Now!
Mollie Ubriacco
Look Who's Talking Too
Mollie
It Takes Two
Diane Barrows
Deconstructing Harry
Joan
For Richer or Poorer
Caroline Sexton
Accidental Love
Aunt Rita
Shoot to Kill
Sarah Renell
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Gladys Leeman
Summer School
Robin Bishop
Runaway
Jackie Rogers
She's Having a Baby
Kirstie Alley (uncredited)
Loverboy
Dr. Joyce Palmer
Family Sins
Benda Geck
MadHouse
Jessie Bannister
The Earth Day Special
Rebecca Howe
Toothless
Katherine Lewis
Nevada
McGill
Sibling Rivalry
Marjorie Turner
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Newlywed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Rebecca Howe
Blind Date
Claire Simpson
Suddenly
Marty Doyle
Radiant City
Gloria Goodman
Sticks & Stones
Joey's Mom (Mrs. Finley)
Prince of Bel Air
Jamie Harrison
While I Was Gone
Jo Beckett
Champions
Barbara
Write & Wrong
Byrdie Langdon
Infidelity
Ellie Denato
Baby Sellers
Carla Huxley
Profoundly Normal
Donna Lee Shelby Thornton
You Can't Take My Daughter
Suzanne
David's Mother
Sally Goodson
Back By Midnight
Gloria Beaumont
A Bunny's Tale
Gloria Steinem
Stark: Mirror Image
Maggie Carter
Sins of the Past
Patrice Cantwell
Peter and the Wolf
Annie / Narrator (voice) / Duck (voice) / Cat (voice)
3 Chains o' Gold
1994
One More Chance
Shiela
TV Shows (30)
The Love Boat
Marion Stevens · 1 eps
The Middle
Pam Staggs · 1 eps
Cheers
Rebecca Howe · 148 eps
The Goldbergs
Janice Bartlett · 1 eps
Without a Trace
Noreen Raab · 1 eps
The King of Queens
Kirstie Alley · 1 eps
Wings
Rebecca Howe · 1 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Maddie Banks · 1 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Kirstie Alley · 1 eps
The Masked Singer
Baby Mammoth · 1 eps
The Masked Singer
Baby Mammoth (archive footage) · 1 eps
North and South
Virgilia Hazard · 3 eps
North and South
Virgilia Hazard Grady · 7 eps
Dharma & Greg
Dr. Trish (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Angelica · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Jane L. · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Katherine Lewis · 1 eps
Scream Queens
Ingrid Marie Hoffel · 10 eps
Veronica's Closet
Veronica Chase · 66 eps
Flaked
Jackie · 1 eps
Masquerade
Casey Collins · 13 eps
The Last Don
Rose Marie Clericuzio · 3 eps
Fat Actress
Kirstie Alley · 7 eps
The Last Don II
Rose Marie Clericuzio · 2 eps
The Fran Drescher Show
1 eps
Kirstie
Maddie Banks · 12 eps
Quark
Handmaiden (uncredited) · 1 eps
Blonde
Elsie · 2 eps
Salem Witch Trials
Ann Putnam · 2 eps
Kirstie Alley's Big Life
12 eps
Self / Appearances (21)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 4 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - "Mean Tweets" · 1 eps
Panorama
Herself (archive footage) · 1 eps
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant · 35 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Celebrity Big Brother
Self · 1 eps
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
Match Game
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
The Hills
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tucker Carlson Today
Self · 1 eps
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Self (archive footage)
Clive James' Postcard from
Self · 1 eps
Syrup
Herself
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Self
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Self