Acting · Wichita, Kansas, USA · Born January 12, 1951
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.
TVTucker Carlson Today
2021
as Self - Guest
MovieYou Can't Take My Daughter
2020
as Suzanne
TVThe Masked Singer
2019
as Baby Mammoth
TVMatch Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
TVTo Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
TVFlaked
2016
as Jackie
TVScream Queens
2015
as Ingrid Marie Hoffel
MovieAccidental Love
2015
as Aunt Rita
MovieGoing Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015
as Self (archive footage)
TVKirstie
2013
as Maddie Banks
TVThe Goldbergs
2013
as Janice Bartlett
MovieBaby Sellers
2013
as Carla Huxley
MovieSyrup
2013
as Herself
TVThe Fran Drescher Show
2010
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Maddie Banks
TVKirstie Alley's Big Life
2010
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
TVThe Middle
2009
as Pam Staggs
MovieWrite & Wrong
2007
as Byrdie Langdon
TVThe Hills
2006
as Self
TVDancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
TVFat Actress
2005
as Kirstie Alley
MovieFamily Sins
2005
as Benda Geck
MovieBack By Midnight
2005
as Gloria Beaumont
MovieWhile I Was Gone
2004
as Jo Beckett
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self - Guest
TVSalem Witch Trials
2003
as Ann Putnam
MovieProfoundly Normal
2003
as Donna Lee Shelby Thornton
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Noreen Raab
TVBlonde
2001
as Elsie
TVCelebrity Big Brother
2001
as Self
MovieSNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999
as Newlywed (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieDrop Dead Gorgeous
1999
as Gladys Leeman
The Mao Game
1999
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Kirstie Alley
TVThe Last Don II
1998
as Rose Marie Clericuzio
MovieDeconstructing Harry
1997
as Joan
MovieFor Richer or Poorer
1997
as Caroline Sexton
MovieToothless
1997
as Katherine Lewis
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997
as Katherine Lewis
TVVeronica's Closet
1997
as Veronica Chase
TVDharma & Greg
1997
as Dr. Trish (uncredited)
TVThe Last Don
1997
as Rose Marie Clericuzio
MovieNevada
1997
as McGill
MovieSuddenly
1996
as Marty Doyle
MovieSticks & Stones
1996
as Joey's Mom (Mrs. Finley)
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieRadiant City
1996
as Gloria Goodman
MovieOrientation: A Scientology Information Film
1996
as Self
MoviePeter and the Wolf
1995
as Annie / Narrator (voice) / Duck (voice) / Cat (voice)
MovieIt Takes Two
1995
as Diane Barrows
MovieVillage of the Damned
1995
as Susan Verner
Movie3 Chains o' Gold
1994
MovieDavid's Mother
1994
as Sally Goodson
MovieLook Who's Talking Now!
1993
as Mollie Ubriacco
MovieTime Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
1992
as Self
MovieDoris Day: A Sentimental Journey
1991
as Self
Flesh 'n' Blood
1991
as Starr Baxter
MovieLook Who's Talking Too
1990
as Mollie
MovieSibling Rivalry
1990
as Marjorie Turner
MovieThe Earth Day Special
1990
as Rebecca Howe
TVWings
1990
as Rebecca Howe
MovieMadHouse
1990
as Jessie Bannister
MovieLook Who's Talking
1989
as Mollie
MovieLoverboy
1989
as Dr. Joyce Palmer
TVClive James' Postcard from
1989
as Self
MovieMickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Rebecca Howe
MovieShoot to Kill
1988
as Sarah Renell
MovieShe's Having a Baby
1988
as Kirstie Alley (uncredited)
MovieSummer School
1987
as Ms. Robin Elizabeth Bishop
MovieInfidelity
1987
as Ellie Denato
MovieStark: Mirror Image
1986
as Maggie Carter
MoviePrince of Bel Air
1986
as Jamie Harrison
TVNorth and South
1985
as Virgilia Hazard
MovieA Bunny's Tale
1985
as Gloria Steinem
MovieRunaway
1984
as Jackie Rogers
MovieChampions
1984
as Barbara
MovieSins of the Past
1984
as Patrice Cantwell
MovieBlind Date
1984
as Claire Simpson
TVMasquerade
1983
as Casey Collins
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as Angelica
MovieOne More Chance
1983
as Shiela
TVCheers
1982
as Rebecca Howe
Highway Honeys
1982
as Draggin' Lady
MovieStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
as Lt. Saavik
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Marion Stevens
TVQuark
1977
as Handmaiden (uncredited)
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVPanorama
1953
as Herself (archive footage)
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
