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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Without a Trace

The Love Boat

Dancing with the Stars

The Middle

Saturday Night Live

Wings

Cheers

All Movies (51)

• You Can't Take My Daughter2020 · as Suzanne
• Accidental Love2015 · as Aunt Rita
• Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• Baby Sellers2013 · as Carla Huxley
• Syrup2013 · as Herself
• Write & Wrong2007 · as Byrdie Langdon
• Family Sins2005 · as Benda Geck
• Back By Midnight2005 · as Gloria Beaumont
• While I Was Gone2004 · as Jo Beckett
• Profoundly Normal2003 · as Donna Lee Shelby Thornton
• Salem Witch Trials2002 · as Ann Putnam
• SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler1999 · as Newlywed (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Drop Dead Gorgeous1999 · as Gladys Leeman
• The Mao Game1999
• Deconstructing Harry1997 · as Joan
• For Richer or Poorer1997 · as Caroline Sexton
• Toothless1997 · as Katherine Lewis
• Nevada1997 · as McGill
• Suddenly1996 · as Marty Doyle
• Sticks & Stones1996 · as Joey's Mom (Mrs. Finley)
• Radiant City1996 · as Gloria Goodman
• Orientation: A Scientology Information Film1996 · as Self
• Peter and the Wolf1995 · as Annie / Narrator (voice) / Duck (voice) / Cat (voice)
• It Takes Two1995 · as Diane Barrows
• Village of the Damned1995 · as Susan Verner
• 3 Chains o' Gold1994
• David's Mother1994 · as Sally Goodson
• Look Who's Talking Now!1993 · as Mollie Ubriacco
• Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You1992 · as Self
• Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey1991 · as Self
• Look Who's Talking Too1990 · as Mollie
• Sibling Rivalry1990 · as Marjorie Turner
• The Earth Day Special1990 · as Rebecca Howe
• MadHouse1990 · as Jessie Bannister
• Look Who's Talking1989 · as Mollie
• Loverboy1989 · as Dr. Joyce Palmer
• Mickey's 60th Birthday1988 · as Rebecca Howe
• Shoot to Kill1988 · as Sarah Renell
• She's Having a Baby1988 · as Kirstie Alley (uncredited)
• Summer School1987 · as Ms. Robin Elizabeth Bishop
• Infidelity1987 · as Ellie Denato
• Stark: Mirror Image1986 · as Maggie Carter
• Prince of Bel Air1986 · as Jamie Harrison
• A Bunny's Tale1985 · as Gloria Steinem
• Runaway1984 · as Jackie Rogers
• Champions1984 · as Barbara
• Sins of the Past1984 · as Patrice Cantwell
• Blind Date1984 · as Claire Simpson
• One More Chance1983 · as Shiela
• Highway Honeys1982 · as Draggin' Lady
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982 · as Lt. Saavik

All TV Shows (47)

• Tucker Carlson Today2021 · as Self - Guest
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Baby Mammoth
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Baby Mammoth (archive footage)
• Match Game2016 · as Self - Panelist
• To Tell the Truth2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Flaked2016 · as Jackie
• Scream Queens2015 · as Ingrid Marie Hoffel
• Kirstie2013 · as Maddie Banks
• The Goldbergs2013 · as Janice Bartlett
• The Fran Drescher Show2010
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Maddie Banks
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Kirstie Alley
• Kirstie Alley's Big Life2010
• The Marriage Ref2010 · as Self - Panelist
• The Middle2009 · as Pam Staggs
• The Hills2006 · as Self
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Contestant
• Fat Actress2005 · as Kirstie Alley
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Salem Witch Trials2003 · as Ann Putnam
• Without a Trace2002 · as Noreen Raab
• Blonde2001 · as Elsie
• Celebrity Big Brother2001 · as Self
• The King of Queens1998 · as Kirstie Alley
• The Last Don II1998 · as Rose Marie Clericuzio
• The Wonderful World of Disney1997 · as Katherine Lewis
• Veronica's Closet1997 · as Veronica Chase
• Dharma & Greg1997 · as Dr. Trish (uncredited)
• The Last Don1997 · as Rose Marie Clericuzio
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• Flesh 'n' Blood1991 · as Starr Baxter
• Wings1990 · as Rebecca Howe
• Clive James' Postcard from1989 · as Self
• North and South1985 · as Virgilia Hazard
• North and South1985 · as Virgilia Hazard Grady
• Masquerade1983 · as Casey Collins
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Angelica
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Jane L.
• Cheers1982 · as Rebecca Howe
• Late Night with David Letterman1982 · as Self - Guest
• The Love Boat1977 · as Marion Stevens
• Quark1977 · as Handmaiden (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Panorama1953 · as Herself (archive footage)
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee