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2->''"You'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be challenged and growing and having fun."''
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4Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American [[https://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'', ''Film/{{Toothless}}'', 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}}.
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6She died of cancer on December 5, 2022. The cancer was just recently discovered at the time of her death.
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8!!Some tropes associated with Kirstie Alley include:
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10* AwesomeDearBoy: She jumped at the chance to be in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', especially playing a Vulcan.[[note]]She plays Lt. Saavik, a Vulcan (half-Vulcan according to the [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]] book and record set).[[/note]]
11* TheChewToy: To varying degrees. She played comedic angst and comeuppance very well.
12* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Frequently delivered to her characters, once her underlings are tired of being pushed around.
13* DeadpanSnarker: Either her characters or the characters around her.
14* LargeHam: Her characters are known for being over-the-top and making grand/pompous remarks, especially on ''Kirstie'' and ''Fat Actress''.
15* 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 raise from Paramount for the return. The role was instead [[TheOtherDarrin switched to Robin Curtis]].
16* PopCultureUrbanLegends: 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 she 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."

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