American actress Kirstie Louise Alley was born on January 12, 1951.
She passed away on December 5, 2022, at the age of 71 years. Her breakthrough role was Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she won a Golden Globe in 1991 and an Emmy Award. She was the lead in the sitcom Veronica’s Closet from 1997 to 2000, garnering more Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
Alley made her acting debut in 1982’s Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan as Lieutenant Saavik, a Vulcan Starfleet officer. Alley declined to return for the films’ subsequent two sequels, claiming she was given less money for the original film.
She appeared in a number of smaller movies in the years that followed, such as One More Chance, Blind Date, and Runaway. She appeared in the ABC miniseries North and South in 1985. Mark Harmon and Alley co-starred in the comedic movie Summer School in 1987. The movie was a box office hit, earning more than $35 million in the US.
Kirstie Alley health: What disease did Kirstie Alley have?
Alley had cancer. After a brief fight with cancer, Alley passed away on December 5, 2022, at the age of 71. Her children said in a statement that the cancer she suffered had just been identified.
