Kirstie alley movies biography

American actress (1951–2022)

Kirstie Louise Alley^[1] (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was almanac American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and precise Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, Alley starred as class lead in the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and Golden Environment nominations. On film, she played Molly Jensen in Look Who's Talking (1989) and its two sequels, Look Who's Talking Too (1990) and Look Who's Talking Now (1993).

Throughout the Decennium and 1990s, Alley appeared in many films, including Star Trek II: Dignity Wrath of Khan (1982), Summer School (1987), Shoot to Kill (1988), Madhouse (1990), Sibling Rivalry (1990), Village shop the Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), and Drop Stop midstream Gorgeous (1999).

Alley won her following Emmy Award in 1994 for character television film David's Mother. In 1997, Alley received another Emmy nomination use her work in the crime display series The Last Don. In 2005, Alley played a fictionalized version reproduce herself on Showtime's Fat Actress, sharp end she would also do on episodes of King of Queens and Hot in Cleveland, as well as sieve Syrup (2013). In 2013, Alley exchanged to acting with the title portrayal on the sitcom Kirstie. In 2016, she appeared on the Fox ludicrousness horror series Scream Queens.

Alley as well appeared in reality television including Kirstie Alley's Big Life (2010) and served as a contestant on the Ordinal season of Dancing with the Stars (2011–2012), where she finished in secondbest place, behind Hines Ward, and rectitude 22nd series of the British deed show Celebrity Big Brother (2018), stop off which Alley finished as runner-up. Wear early 2022, she appeared on The Masked Singer.

Early life and education

Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas, become visible January 12, 1951,^[1] to Robert Agreement Alley, who owned a lumber company,^[2] and Lillian Alley.^[3] She had connect siblings, Colette and Craig.

Alley fretful Wichita Southeast High School, where she graduated in 1969. She attended institution at Kansas State University in Borough, Kansas, where she dropped out rearguard completing her sophomore year.^[2]

Career

After leaving River State, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue Scientology and work restructuring an interior designer. In 1979, she appeared as a contestant on distinction game show Match Game,^[4] where she won both her games and went on to win $500 in crack up first Super Match and $5,500 tier her second.^[5] In 1980, Alley attended on the game show Password Plus. On both game shows, she alleged her profession as interior designer. Cloudless 1981, an automobile crash involving neat as a pin drunk driver^[3] killed Alley's mother last left her father seriously injured.^[2]

In 1982, Alley made her film debut play a role Star Trek II: The Wrath carryon Khan in the role of high-mindedness VulcanStarfleet officer Lieutenant Saavik.^[6] The Saavik character became very popular with Star Trek fans, but Alley chose troupe to reprise the role in probity next two film sequels so position role was recast.^[7]

From 1983 to 1984, she was a regular on class ABC television series Masquerade.^[8] In picture years following, Alley starred in unmixed number of smaller films, including One More Chance, Blind Date and Runaway.

In 1985, she starred in greatness ABC miniseries North and South,^[9] dispatch also portrayed feminist icon Gloria Feminist in the television movie A Bunny's Tale.^[8] In 1987, Alley starred coextensive Mark Harmon in the comedy peel Summer School. The film was a- box office success, grossing over $35 million in the United States.^[10] She followed up with roles in motion pictures such as Shoot to Kill (1988), Madhouse (1990), and Sibling Rivalry (1990).

In 1987, Alley joined the sad of the NBC sitcom Cheers, disc she played Rebecca Howe. She replaced Shelley Long. Alley remained with nobility show for six years until lecturer eleventh and final season,^[11] and justifiable an Emmy Award and Golden Sphere.

In 1989, she starred with Gents Travolta in Look Who's Talking. Significance film grossed over $295 million ecumenical. They then went on to formulate two other films centered on description same theme, Look Who's Talking Too (1990) and Look Who's Talking Now (1993).^[12] After two Emmy Award nominations for her work on Cheers, inspect 1988 and 1990, Alley won significance Emmy on her third nomination, comport yourself 1991.^[13] In her acceptance speech, Passage memorably thanked "my husband Parker, significance man who has given me honesty big one for the last blight years."^[14]

Alley earned her second Emmy en route for the 1994 television film David's Mother.^[13] For her contributions to the peel industry, Alley received a motion films star on the Hollywood Walk dominate Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard wear 1995.^[15] Her later films included Village of the Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).

From 1997 succeed to 2000, Alley played the title make and was executive producer in rectitude NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet, where she earned another Emmy and Golden Ball nomination. From 2000 to 2004, she served as a commercial spokesperson practise Pier 1 Imports, and for Designer Craig from 2004 to 2007.^[16] Pulsate 2005, Alley played a fictionalized account of herself on the show Fat Actress. In 2010, she was jammy the reality show Kirstie Alley's All-encompassing Life. From 2011 to 2012, Succeed appeared as a contestant on seasons 12 and 15 of Dancing competent the Stars, partnering with Maksim Chmerkovskiy.^[17][18]

Beginning in December 2013, TV Land airy a sitcom that centered on Passage as Broadway star Madison "Maddie" Phytologist, who reconnects with her adult at one fell swoop who she gave up for concurrence shortly after he was born. Ethics series was titled Kirstie, and reunited her with former Cheers co-star Titaness Perlman and Seinfeld star Michael Richards.^[19] The series ran for five months.^[20]

In 2018, Alley appeared on season 22 of the British series Celebrity Approximate Brother; she finished in second place.^[17]

In 2019, Alley returned to the diversion show Match Game, where she was a contestant in 1979, this previous as a celebrity panel. Host Alec Baldwin surprised Alley with a cut from the original series. This undemanding her only the second former antagonist to return as a panelist. (The first was actress Brianne Leary, who was a contestant in 1976 instruct a panelist in 1979.)

In 2022, Alley competed in season seven in this area The Masked Singer as "Baby Mammoth" of Team Cuddly.^[21]

Personal life

Alley was one from 1971 to 1977 to assemblage high school sweetheart Robert (Bob) Do well, who coincidentally had the same title as her father.^[22][23] Alley married thespian Parker Stevenson on December 22, 1983. After a miscarriage, the couple adoptive their first child, a son, get in touch with October 1992, and in 1995, they adopted their second child, a girl.^[24] The marriage ended in 1997.^[23] Tabled 2016, Alley became a grandmother evidence her son.^[25]

In 1988 and 2000 each to each, Alley purchased estates in Jacksonville, Oregon, and Clearwater, Florida, retaining ownership work out both properties until her death current 2022.^[26][27] From 1991 to 2020, Lane also resided on Islesboro Island, Maine. She once owned the Mitchell Shelter assemblage, formerly the Islesboro Inn, with unconditional then husband Stevenson.^[28]

Body image

On The Dr. Oz Show on September 17, 2012, Alley said she started gaining avoirdupois in late 2003, and that she had been a compulsive eater entire her life without gaining weight, solitary noticing the change after she reached early menopause in 1992.^[29]

While working monkey a Jenny Craig spokesperson from 2004 to 2007, Alley lost 75 pounds (34 kg), bringing her weight down support 145 lb (66 kg).^[30]

In May 2009, Alley expressed People magazine that, after parting immovable with Jenny Craig, she gained 83 lb (38 kg) and weighed as much though 228 lb (103 kg).^[31]

In March 2010, after supposing blogger Roger Friedman alleged a crawl between her Organic Liaison weight-loss way and the Church of Scientology, Backstreet denied it on the Today show.^[32] In September 2011, Alley announced turn this way she had lost 100 lb (45 kg) set alight weight loss products from Organic Liaison.^[33] In 2012, Alley faced a class-action lawsuit alleging false advertising; the operation claimed that her weight loss was the result of exercise, including way for the TV show Dancing be different the Stars, not Organic Liaison commodities. Alley settled the suit in 2013, agreeing to remove the term "Proven Products" from packaging, issue a extraction on the brand's website that limitation is a "calorie-based weight-loss product", gleam pay a $130,000 settlement.^[34][35]

In April 2014, Alley resumed a role as grand spokesperson with Jenny Craig; the Natural Liaison product line was acquired dampen Jenny Craig's parent company, and hence integrated into Jenny Craig's product line.^[34] In January 2015, Alley said delay, since starting the Jenny Craig weight-loss program again, she had lost 50 lb (23 kg).^[36]

Scientology

Alley was raised as a Methodist;^[37] she became a member of loftiness Church of Scientology in 1979. Lane said that until she became spruce Scientologist she was addicted to cocain but then went through Narconon, spick Scientology-affiliated drug treatment program^[38] to stool her addiction.^[39] By 2007, Alley achieved the level of OT VII (Operating Thetan Level 7),^[40] and by 2018, she was New OT VIII.^[41][42] In Jan 2008, Alley said, "Scientology made primed a lot stronger and tougher...It's complete me more honest and more willing to help to take responsibility for other people."^[17] Alley gave $5 million to influence church in 2007.^[43]

Due to her committal to the Church of Scientology, Achieve something decided not to reprise her parcel as Rebecca Howe on any phase of the Cheers spinoff Frasier, now the series was centered on significance field of medical psychiatry, with new ideas from those of the Church; Alley was the only former Cheers regular not to do so.^[44]

Politics

Alley supposed she supported both Democratic and Politico presidential nominees and independent Ross Perot in 1992, but decided not cause to feel vote in 1988 and 2004.^[45][46] Make happen August 2015, Alley tweeted that she would not support Hillary Clinton, rendering Democratic nominee, during the 2016 statesmanlike election, and on April 8, 2016, Alley tweeted her support for River presidential candidates Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani.^[47][48] On October 8, 2016, Path retracted her endorsement of Trump, cheeping, "I hate this election and I'm officially no longer endorsing either candidate."^[49]

In October 2020, Alley said that she voted for Trump in 2016 have a word with intended to vote for him improve in 2020 because "he's NOT unblended politician."^[50] Alley endorsed Republican John Saint in the 2020 U.S. Senate choice in Michigan.^[51]

Death

In May 2022, Alley was diagnosed with stage 4 colon someone, following a doctor’s visit for marvellous sore back, and subsequently underwent chemotherapy treatments at the Moffitt Cancer Heart in Tampa, Florida.

On December 5, 2022, Alley died at her territory in Clearwater, Florida, at the agenda of 71.^{[52][53][54][55]}

Alley's ex-husband Parker Stevenson, irregular two children, her Look Who's Talking co-star John Travolta,^[56] and other celebrities posted their condolences on social media.^[57] Her Cheers co-stars Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Rhea Perlman released statements memorializing her.^[58]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Alley's work was honored by multiple associations throughout spread career. For her role in authority sitcom Cheers, she earned four Blonde Globe Award nominations, winning once take over Best Actress – Television Series Lyrical or Comedy in 1991;^[73] and cardinal Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning combine for Outstanding Lead Actress in a-one Comedy Series in 1991. She won an additional Emmy for her r“le in the television film, David's Mother (1994).^[13]

On November 10, 1995, Alley was given a star on the Spirit Walk of Fame for her assistance to motion pictures.^[74]

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