Kirstie Alley, an American actress best known for her roles in “Cheers” and “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” has died at age 71 after a short battle with cancer.
On Monday night, Alley’s children, William True Stevenson and Lillie Price Stevenson, posted a statement on her Twitter account confirming her demise. Later, her manager also announced her death separately.
“We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce, and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered,” They said.
Her family revealed that she was receiving treatment at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida after getting a recent cancer diagnosis.
Her children remembered in the statement how their mother’s eagerness and passion for life, her children, grandchildren, and her many animals, not to mention her unending delight in creation, were unparalleled and left them encouraged to live life to the fullest just as she did.
They also thanked the doctors and nurses at Moffitt Cancer Center for taking good care of their mother by mentioning them as an “incredible team.”
Parker Stevenson, Alley’s ex-husband said, “I am so grateful for our years together and for the two incredibly beautiful children and grandchildren that we have. You will be missed.”
Alley’s friend and co-star in “Look Who’s Talking,” John Travolta said that Kirstie was one of the most special relationships that she had. She added that she loves Kirstie and hopes to see each other again.
Kirstie Alley was born as the daughter of Robert Deal Alley, a timber company owner, and Lillian Alley in Wichita, Kansas. Colette and Craig were two of her siblings. Alley attended Wichita Southeast High School and graduated in 1969. She attended Kansas State University but left after her second year. After relocating to Los Angeles to study Scientology and become an interior designer.
Bob Alley and Kirstie Alley married in 1970 after meeting in high school; they later divorced. Later, she married Stevenson in 1983, and the couple adopted two kids. They got divorced in 1997.
She made her debut on television as a contestant on “The Match Game” in 1979 and “Password” in 1980.
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, which came out in 1982, was her film debut.
Alley began her fame after playing Rebecca Howe on the NBC television series “Cheers” in 1987. In 1991, she was awarded a Golden Globe for best actress and an Emmy for outstanding lead actress for her incredible performance in the Boston-based series.
In 1994, she went on to win her second Emmy for the role of Sally Goodson in “David’s Mother.” In 1995, Alley received a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Alley acted in several movies such as, “Look Who’s Talking,” “Summer School,” “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” and “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.” After “Cheers,” she primarily acted in comedic parts on television, such as “Veronica’s Closet” title character, the short-lived sitcom Kirstie, and the horror-comedy anthology series “Scream Queens.”
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In the 2005 Showtime series “Fat Actress,” which took humor from her treatment in the public and media regarding her weight gain and loss, she would portray a fictionalized version of herself.
Later, Alley entered the world of reality television. She competed in season 12 of “Dancing with the Stars,” the “Uk’s Celebrity Big Brother,” and season 7 of “The Masked Singer” while documenting her attempts to lose 75 pounds in the A&E reality TV show “Kirstie Alley’s Big Life” in which her own life was chronicled.
With the title role in the sitcom “Kirstie,” Alley made a comeback to acting in 2013. She made an appearance in Fox’s comedy-horror program “Scream Queens” in 2016. She participated in the 22nd season of the British reality series “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2018, where she placed second.
Alley received criticism in recent years from people who believed she made unfavorable political views, particularly regarding January 6, 2001, uprising and the war in Ukraine.
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