History Creator / KirstieAlley

She died on December 5, 2022, of cancer. The cancer was just recently discovered at the time of her death.

Kirstie Alley (January 12, 1951 — December 5, 2022) was an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she had a long list of acting credits, she was best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Series/VeronicasCloset'', ''Film/SummerSchool'', and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. Her debut film role was as Lieutenant Saavik in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. Her reality series ''Series/FatActress'' ran for just seven episodes on Creator/{{Showtime}}.

Kirstie Alley (January 12, 1951 - December 5, 2022) was an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she had a long list of acting credits, she was best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Series/VeronicasCloset'', ''Film/SummerSchool'', and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. Her debut film role was as Lieutenant Saavik in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. Her reality series ''Series/FatActress'' ran for just seven episodes on Creator/{{Showtime}}.

Kirstie Alley (January 12, 1951 - December 5, 2022) was an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she had a long list of acting credits, she was best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Veronica's Closet'', ''Film/SummerSchool'', and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. Her debut film role was as Lieutenant Saavik in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. Her reality series ''Series/FatActress'' ran for just seven episodes on Creator/{{Showtime}}.

Kirstie Alley (January 12, 1951- December 5, 2022) was an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she had a long list of acting credits, she was best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Veronica's Closet'', ''Film/SummerSchool'', and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. Her debut film role was as Lieutenant Saavik in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. Her reality series ''Series/FatActress'' ran for just seven episodes on Creator/{{Showtime}}.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It's been said on many sites that the reason she never guest-starred on ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' is because she was a scientologist, and scientologists look down on psychiatry. However, writer Ken Levine and Alley herself have denied this. Levine states that they never considered having Alley reprise her role of Rebecca Howel primarily because they didn't know ''how'' to write her in the show, as her and Frasier hardly interacted on ''Series/{{Cheers}}''[[note]]A two-part episode in Season 11 did have them flirting quite a bit, though...and she also could have shown up in "Cheerful Goodbyes"[[/note]]; also, Kirstie claimed she auditioned to play one of Frasier's girlfriends, but was turned down by the producers. Alley once stated, "I don't know how the rumor got started. If I was the one who initially said it, though, I was probably just joking."

* TheChewToy: To varying degrees. She plays comedic angst and comeuppance very well.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It's been said on many sites that the reason she never guest-starred on ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' is because she was a scientologist, and scientologists look down on psychiatry. However, writer Ken Levine and Alley herself have denied this. Levine states that they never considered having Alley reprise her role of Rebecca Howel primarily because they didn't know ''how'' to write her in the show, as her and Frasier hardly interacted on ''Series/{{Cheers}}''[[note]]A two-part episode in Season 11 did have them flirting quite a bit, though...and she also could have shown up in "Cheerful Goodbyes"[[/note]]; also, Kirstie claims she auditioned to play one of Frasier's girlfriends, but was turned down by the producers. Alley once stated, "I don't know how the rumor got started. If I was the one who initially said it, though, I was probably just joking."

Kirstie Alley (born January 12, 1951 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she has a long list of acting credits, she is best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Veronica's Closet'', ''Film/SummerSchool'', and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. Her debut film role was as Lieutenant Saavik in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. Her reality series ''Series/FatActress'' ran for just seven episodes on Creator/{{Showtime}}.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Alley wanted to return for ''Star Trek III'' (she enjoyed playing Saavik in ''Star Trek II''), but her agent was not clued in on that, and demanded a huge raisey from Paramount for the return. The role was instead [[TheOtherDarrin switched to Robin Curtis]].

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It's been said on many sites that the reason she never guest-starred on ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', is because she was a scientologist, and scientologists look down on psychiatry. However, writer Ken Levine and Alley herself have denied this. Levine states that they never considered having Alley reprise her role of Rebecca Howel primarily because they didn't know ''how'' to write her in the show, as her and Frasier hardly interacted on ''Series/{{Cheers}}''[[note]]A two-part episode in Season 11 did have them flirting quite a bit, though...and she also could have shown up in "Cheerful Goodbyes"[[/note]]; also, Kirstie claims she auditioned to play one of Frasier's girlfriends, but was turned down by the producers. Alley once stated, "I don't know how the rumor got started. If I was the one who initially said it, though, I was probably just joking."

Kirstie Alley (born January 12, 1951) is an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she has a long list of acting credits, she is best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Veronica's Closet'', ''Film/SummerSchool'', and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. Her debut film role was as Lieutenant Saavik in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. Her reality series ''Series/FatActress'' ran for just seven episodes on Creator/{{Showtime}}.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It's been said on many sites that the reason she never guest-starred on ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', is because she was a scientologist, and scientologists look down on psychiatry. However, writer Ken Levine and Alley herself have denied this. Levine states that they never considered having Alley reprise her role of Rebecca Howel primarily because they didn't know ''how'' to write her in the show, as her and Frasier hardly interacted on ''Series/{{Cheers}}''[[note]]A two-part episode in Season 11 did have them flirting quite a bit, though...and she also could have shown up in "Cheerful Goodbyes"[[/note]]; also, Kirstie claims she auditioned to play one of Frasier's girlfriends, but was turned down by the producers. Alley recently stated, "I don't know how the rumor got started. If I was the one who initially said it, though, I was probably just joking."

* AwesomeDearBoy: She jumped at the chance to be in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', especially playing a Klingon.[[note]]She plays Lt. Saavik, a Vulcan (half-Vulcan according to the [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]] book and record set).[[/note]]

* TheChewToy : To varying degrees. She plays comedic angst and comeuppance very well.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech : Frequently delivered to her characters, once her underlings are tired of being pushed around.
* DeadpanSnarker : Either her characters or the characters around her.
* LargeHam : Her characters are known for being over-the-top and making grand/pompous remarks, especially on ''Kirstie'' and ''Fat Actress''.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It's been said on many sites that the reason she never guest-starred on ''Frasier'', is because she was a scientologist, and scientologists look down on psychiatry. However, writer Ken Levine and Alley herself have denied this. Levine states that they never considered having Alley reprise her role of Rebecca Howel primarily because they didn't know ''how'' to write her in the show, as her and Frasier hardly interacted on ''Cheers''[[note]]A two-part episode in Season 11 did have them flirting quite a bit, though...and she also could have shown up in "Cheerful Goodbyes"[[/note]]; also, Kirstie claims she auditioned to play one of Frasier's girlfriends, but was turned down by the producers. Alley recently stated, "I don't know how the rumor got started. If I was the one who initially said it, though, I was probably just joking."

Kirstie Alley is an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she has a long list of acting credits, she is best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Veronica's Closet'', ''Film/SummerSchool'', and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. Her debut film role was as Lieutenant Saavik in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. Her series ''Series/FatActress'' ran for just seven episodes on Creator/{{Showtime}}.

Kirstie Alley is an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she has a long list of acting credits, she is best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Veronica's Closet'' and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. Her debut film role was as Lieutenant Saavik in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. Her series ''Series/FatActress'' ran for just seven episodes on Creator/{{Showtime}}.

Kirstie Alley is an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she has a long list of acting credits, she is best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Veronica's Closet'' and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. Her debut film role was as Lieutenant Saavik in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. Her series ''Series/FatActress'' ran for just seven episodes on Creator/{{Showcase}}.

Kirstie Alley is an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she has a long list of acting credits, she is best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Veronica's Closet'' and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. Her debut film role was as Lieutenant Saavik in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It's been said on many sites that the reason she never guest-starred on ''Frasier'', is because she was a scientologist, and scientologists look down on psychiatry. However, writer Ken Levine and Alley herself have denied this. Levine states that they never considered having Alley reprise her role of Rebecca Howel primarily because they didn't know ''how'' to write her in the show, as her and Frasier hardly interacted on ''Cheers''[[note]]A two-part episode in Season 11 did have them flirting quite a bit, though...and she also could have shown up in "Cheerful Goodbyes"[[/notes]]; also, Kirstie claims she auditioned to play one of Frasier's girlfriends, but was turned down by the producers. Alley recently stated, "I don't know how the rumor got started. If I was the one who initially said it, though, I was probably just joking."

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It's been said on many sites that the reason she never guest-starred on ''Frasier'', is because she was a scientologist, and scientologists look down on psychiatry. However, writer Ken Levine and Alley herself have denied this. Levine states that they never considered having Alley reprise her role of Rebecca Howel primarily because they didn't know ''how'' to write her in the show, as her and Frasier hardly interacted on ''Cheers'', also Kirstie claims she auditioned to play one of Frasier's girlfriends, but was turned down by the producers. Alley recently stated, "I don't know how the rumor got started. If I was the one who initially said it, though, I was probably just joking."

Kirstie Alley is an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she has a long list of acting credits, she is best known for her roles in ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', ''Veronica's Closet'' and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It's been said on many sites that the reason she never guest-starred on ''Frasier'', is because she was a scientologist, and scientologists look down on psychiatry. However, writer Ken Levine and Alley herself have denied this. Levine states that they never considered having Alley reprise her role of Rebecca Howel primarily because they didn't know ''how'' to write her in the show, as her and Frasier hardly interacted on ''Cheers'', also Kirstie claims she auditioned to play one of Frasier's girlfriends, but was turned down by the producers. Alley recently stated, "I don't know how thew rumor got started. If I was the one who initially said it, though, I was probably just joking."

Kirstie Alley is an American comedy [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000263/ actress]]. Although she has a long list of acting credits, she is best known for her roles in ''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Cheers?from=Main.Cheers Cheers]]'', ''VeronicasCloset'' and ''Film/LookWhosTalking'', and her appearance on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars''. She has also had a well-publicized battle with [[FormerlyFat her weight]]. She is a Scientologist.

* HollywoodPudgy : Also to varying degrees. Although she's gorgeous at any size, she has gone from thin enough to wear a Playboy bunny costume as Gloria Steinem in ''Film/ABunnysTale'' to much heavier as a result of yo-yo dieting.