Kirstie Alley American Actress (1951–2022)

Kirstie Alley was an American actress born on 12 January 1951 in Wichita. She died on 5 December 2022, aged 71. The recorded cause of death is colorectal cancer. Her best-known titles on this site are Deconstructing Harry (1997) and Look Who's Talking (1989).

Early life

Kirstie Alley was educated at Wichita Southeast High School, finishing in 1969 and Kansas State University.

Career

The earliest credit on record for Kirstie Alley is Cheers (1982), as Rebecca Howe. During the 1980s, she worked on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982, as Saavik) and North and South (1985). Work from the 1990s includes Look Who's Talking Too (1990) and It Takes Two (1995). Fat Actress (2005) and The Middle (2009) are among her 2000s credits. In the 2010s, she appeared in Syrup (2013) and Accidental Love (2015).

Her filmography here covers 35 films and 8 TV series from 1982 to 2015. Comedy is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (4), followed by drama (3) and romantic comedy (3). Her last credit during her lifetime is Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (2015). Look Who's Talking (1989) is recorded with a worldwide box office of $297 million.

John Travolta appears in four of her listed titles, including Look Who's Talking Now (1993) and Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996). Another co-star who recurs in her credits is Carrie Fisher (two titles). Notable work listed for her includes Veronica's Closet.

Recognition

In 1991, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Cheers. She also won the Golden Globes (1991) and two Primetime Emmy Awards (1991 and 1994). The records list 7 awards won by her.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Parker Stevenson (1983 to 1997, divorced). She had 2 children on record.