Emmy-winning actress Kirstie Alley dies of cancer at 71
Kirstie Alley, a two-time Emmy winner whose roles on the TV megahit 바카라 게임 웹사이트Cheers바카라 게임 웹사이트 and in the 바카라 게임 웹사이트Look Who's Talking바카라 게임 웹사이트 films made her one of the biggest stars in American comedy in the late 1980s and early 1990s, died Monday. She was 71.
Alley died of cancer that was only recently discovered, her children True and Lillie Parker said in a . Alley's manager Donovan Daughtry confirmed the death in an email to The Associated Press.
바카라 게임 웹사이트As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother,바카라 게임 웹사이트 her children's statement said.
She starred opposite Ted Danson as Rebecca Howe on 바카라 게임 웹사이트Cheers,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the beloved NBC sitcom about a Boston bar, from 1987 to 1993. She joined the show at the height of its popularity after the departure of original star Shelley Long.
Alley would win an Emmy for best lead actress in a comedy series for the role in 1991. She would take a second Emmy for best lead actress in a miniseries or television movie in 1993 for playing the title role in the CBS TV movie 바카라 게임 웹사이트David's Mother."
바카라 게임 웹사이트I only thank God I didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t have to wait as long as Ted,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Alley said in her acceptance, gently ribbing her 바카라 게임 웹사이트Cheers바카라 게임 웹사이트 co-star Ted Danson, who had finally won an Emmy for his role as Sam Malone in his eighth nomination the previous year.
She would take a second Emmy for best lead actress in a miniseries or television movie in 1993 for playing the title role in the CBS TV movie 바카라 게임 웹사이트David's Mother."
She had her own sitcom on the network, 바카라 게임 웹사이트Veronica's Closet,바카라 게임 웹사이트 from 1997 to 2000.
In the 1989 comedy 바카라 게임 웹사이트Look Who's Talking,바카라 게임 웹사이트 which gave her a major career boost, she played the mother of a baby whose inner thoughts were voiced by Bruce Willis. She would also appear in the 1990 sequel 바카라 게임 웹사이트Look Who's Talking Too."
John Travolta, her co-star in both films, paid her tribute in an .
"Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I바카라 게임 웹사이트ve ever had,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Travolta said, along with a photo of Alley. 바카라 게임 웹사이트I love you Kirstie. I know we will see each other again.바카라 게임 웹사이트
She would play a fictionalized version of herself in the 2005 Showtime series 바카라 게임 웹사이트Fat Actress,바카라 게임 웹사이트 a show that drew comedy from her public and media treatment over her weight gain and loss.
She dealt with the same subject matter in the 2010 A&E reality series "Kirstie Alley's Big Life," which chronicled her attempt to lose weight and launch a weight-loss program while working as a single mother in an unconventional household that included pet lemurs.
Alley said she agreed to do the show in part because of the misinformation about her that had become a tabloid staple.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Anything bad you can say about me, they say," Alley told the AP at the time. 바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트ve never collapsed, fainted, passed out. Basically, anything they바카라 게임 웹사이트ve said, I never. The only true thing is I got fat.바카라 게임 웹사이트
In recent years she appeared on several other reality shows, including a second-place finish on 바카라 게임 웹사이트Dancing With the Stars바카라 게임 웹사이트 in 2011. She appeared on the competition series 바카라 게임 웹사이트The Masked Singer,바카라 게임 웹사이트 wearing a baby mammoth costume earlier this year.
She appeared in the Ryan Murphy black comedy series 바카라 게임 웹사이트Scream Queens바카라 게임 웹사이트 on Fox in 2015 and 2016.
One of her co-stars on the show, Jamie Lee Curtis, said on Instagram Monday that Alley was 바카라 게임 웹사이트a great comic foil바카라 게임 웹사이트 on the show and 바카라 게임 웹사이트a beautiful mama bear in her very real life.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Alley's 바카라 게임 웹사이트Cheers바카라 게임 웹사이트 co-star Kelsey Grammar said in a statement that 바카라 게임 웹사이트I always believed grief for a public figure is a private matter, but I will say I loved her.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Another 바카라 게임 웹사이트Cheers바카라 게임 웹사이트 co-star, Rhea Pearlman, recounted how she and Alley became friends almost instantly after she joined the show. She said Alley organized large Easter and Halloween parties and invited everyone. 바카라 게임 웹사이트She wanted everyone to feel included. She loved her children deeply. I바카라 게임 웹사이트ve never met anyone remotely like her. I feel so thankful to have known her.바카라 게임 웹사이트
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Alley attended Kansas State University before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles.
Like Travolta, she would become a longtime member of the Church of Scientology.
Her first television appearances were as a game show contestant, on 바카라 게임 웹사이트The Match Game바카라 게임 웹사이트 in 1979 and "Password" in 1980.
She made her film debut in 1982's 바카라 게임 웹사이트Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan."
Other film roles included 1987's 바카라 게임 웹사이트Summer School,바카라 게임 웹사이트 1995's 바카라 게임 웹사이트Village of the Damned바카라 게임 웹사이트 and 1999's 바카라 게임 웹사이트Drop Dead Gorgeous.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Alley was married to her high school sweetheart from 1970 to 1977, and to actor Parker Stevenson from 1983 until 1997.
She told the AP in 2010 if she married again, 바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트d leave the guy within 24 hours because I바카라 게임 웹사이트m sure he바카라 게임 웹사이트d tell me not to do something.바카라 게임 웹사이트