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