About Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley was an American actress, producer, model, and television personality. Alley is best known for her role as Rebecca Howe on the NBC sitcom, "Cheers" for which she received her first Emmy award and also a Golden Globe Award. Alley also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995.
Her other notable television appearances are such as Veronica's Closet, Salem Witch Trials, Kirstie Alley's Big Life, Baby Sellers, Scream Queens, Time Crashers, and Celebrity Big Brother 22.
During her four-decade-long career, she has also starred in numerous 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), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Syrup (2013), and Accidental Love (2015).
Besides, she was also runner-up in two popular reality television shows, "Celebrity Big Brother" (season 22), and "Dancing With the Stars" (season 12).
Kirstie Alley's cause of death
Emmy award-winning actress, Kirstie Alley died on 5th December 2022. She died at the age of 71 after a brief battle with cancer. Her death news was announced by her children True and Lillie Parker through her social media.
"We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce, and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered," they said in a statement. "She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her never-ending joy of living and whatever adventures lie ahead," they continued. "As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother." “Our mother’s zest and passion for life, her children, grandchildren, and her many animals, not to mention her eternal joy of creating, were unparalleled and leave us inspired to live life to the fullest just as she did,” they said.
In addition, Alley's friend and former co-star, John Travolta paid tribute to the actress through social media. He wrote, "Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I've ever had. I love you Kirstie," "I know we will see each other again".
Early Life ana Family Background
Kirstie Alley was born on January 12, 1951, as Kirstie Louise Alley. Her birthplace is Wichita, Kansas, United States. Alley was born to her father Robert Deal Alley, who was an owner of a lumber company, and her mother Lillian Mickie who was a housewife. She has two siblings, a brother named Craig Alley, and a sister named Colette Alley. Alley was raised as a Methodist in her hometown Wichita along with her siblings. Likewise, she was American by nationality and her ethnicity was white. She had English, German, Scottish and Irish ancestry. Moreover, she was born with Capricorn as her zodiac sign.
Concerning her educational background, Alley did her schooling at the Wichita Southeast High School and got graduated in 1969. Later, she attended Kansas State University and left the University after her sophomore year.
Moreover, Alley moved to Los Angeles after dropping college to pursue Scientology and to continue her career as an interior designer. Later on, Alley made her television debut in 1979 as a contestant on the game show, "Match Game", where she earned a total of $6000 after winning two rounds. She then made an appearance on another game show, "Password Plus" in 1980. While working as an interior designer, she tried her luck giving an audition for an acting role and she got selected.
Kirstie Alley's married life: Husband and Children
Kirstie Alley was married twice in her life. Firstly, she was married to her high school sweetheart, Bob Alley. The couple got married in 1970, though their marriage ended in divorce in 1977, only seven years after their marriage.
Shortly after her divorce, Alley began dating actor, Parker Stevenson. After a few months of dating, they tied the knot on December 22, 1983. The couple had two children named William True, and Lillie Price together. However, her second marriage was also short-lived. After almost 14 years of marriage, they got divorced in 1977 and shared joint custody of their children.
Further, Alley became a grandmother following the birth of her grandson Waylon Tripp Parker from William in 2016.
Kirstie Alley Net Worth 2022
Kirstie Alley had quite great earnings from her professional career as an actress and television personality. She worked in numerous films and television series until her death. As a result, she probably made an astounding sum of money throughout her career. At the time of her death, her net worth was said to be around $40 million. However, her salary and other financial details are yet to be disclosed.
Kirstie Alley Height and Weight
Kirstie Alley was a gorgeous lady in her early 70s. She had a fair complexion with a pair of sparkling green eyes and brown hair. Likewise, she had an average height of 1.72m (5 feet 7 inches) while her body weight was around 65kg (143 lbs.) at the time of her death. Further, her sexual orientation was straight.
Filmography
Movies
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- One More Chance (1983)
- Champions (1984)
- Blind Date (1984)
- Runaway (1984)
- Summer School (1987)
- She's Having a Baby (1988)
- Shoot to Kill (1988)
- Loverboy (1989)
- Look Who's Talking (1089)
- Madhouse (1990)
- Sibling Rivalry (1990)
- Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
- Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
- Village of the Damned (1995)
- It Takes Two (1995)
- Sticks & Stones (1996)
- Nevada (1997)
- Deconstructing Harry (1997)
- For Richer or Poorer (1997)
- The Mao Game (1999)
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
- Back By Midnight (2004)
- Syrup (2013)
- Accidental Love (2015)
TV Shows
- Quark (1978)
- Match Game (1979)
- Highway Honeys (1983)
- The Love Boat (1983)
- Masquerade (1983-84)
- Sins of the Past (1984)
- A Bunny's Tale (1985)
- North and South (1985-86)
- The Hitchhiker (1985-87)
- Prince of Bel-Air (1986)
- Stark: Mirror Image (1986)
- Cheers (1987-93)
- Infidelity (1987)
- Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
- Masquerade (1990)
- Saturday Night Live (1991-93)
- Flesh 'n' Blood (1991)
- Wings (1993)
- David's Mother (1994)
- Peter and the Wolf (1995)
- Radiant City (1996)
- Suddenly (1996)
- Veronica's Closet (1997-2000)
- Ink (1997)
- Toothless (1997)
- The Last Don(1997)
- The Last Don II (1998)
- Blonde (2001)
- Dharma & Greg (2001)
- Glory Days (2002)
- Salem Witch Trials (2003)
- Profoundly Normal (2003)
- Without a Trace (2004)
- Family Sins (2004)
- While I Was Gone (2004)
- Fat Actress (2005)
- The King of Queens (2006)
- Write & Wrong (2007)
- The Minister of Divine (2007)
- The Hills (2008)
- KirstieAlley's Big Life (2010)
- Dancing With the Stars (2011-12)
- The Manzanis (2012)
- Baby Sellers (2013)
- Kirstie (2013-14)
- The Middle (2015)
- Time Crashers (2015)
- Flaked (2016)
- Scream Queens (2016)
- Celebrity Big Brother 22 (2018)
- The Goldbergs (2019)
- You Can't Take My Daughter (2020)
- The Masked Singer (2022)
Awards
- 1991- Won Golden Globe Awards-Best Actress in a Television Series-Comedy or Musical for "Cheers"
- 1991- Won People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female Television Performer for "Cheers"
- 1991- Won Primetime Emmy Awards-Outstanding Lead Actress in a comedy series for "Cheers"
- 1994- Won Primetime Emmy Awards-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for "David's Mother"
- 1998- Won People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female Performer in a New Television series for "Veronica's Closet"
