Cast & creator
Kirstie Alley
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, she starred in the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Alley appeared in various 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), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). She won her second Emmy Award in 1994 for the television film David's Mother. In 1997, Alley received another Emmy nomination for her work in the crime drama series The Last Don. In 2005, she played a fictionalized version of herself on Showtime's Fat Actress. She later appeared on Kirstie Alley's Big Life (2010), and was a contestant on the 12th season of Dancing with the Stars (2011–2012), finishing in second place. In 2013, Alley returned to acting with the title role on the sitcom Kirstie. In 2016, she appeared on the Fox comedy horror series Scream Queens. In 2018, she was a contestant on the 22nd series of the British reality show Celebrity Big Brother, in which she finished as runner-up.
Also known as: Kirstie Louise Alley, Kristie Alley, کرستی آلی
52
film credits
51
television credits
98
1944–2021 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (103)
Showing 103 of 103 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - "Mean Tweets"
2003
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
2005
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Cheers
Rebecca Howe
1982
The Middle
Pam Staggs
2009
The Love Boat
Marion Stevens
1977
Without a Trace
Noreen Raab
2002
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
The Goldbergs
Janice Bartlett
2013
The King of Queens
Kirstie Alley
1998
Panorama
Herself (archive footage)
1953
Wings
Rebecca Howe
1990
The Masked Singer
Baby Mammoth
2019The Masked Singer
Baby Mammoth (archive footage)
2019
Hot in Cleveland
Maddie Banks
2010Hot in Cleveland
Kirstie Alley
2010
Celebrity Big Brother
Self
2001
The Hitchhiker
Angelica
1983The Hitchhiker
Jane L.
1983
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
Dharma & Greg
Dr. Trish (uncredited)
1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
Katherine Lewis
1997
North and South
Virgilia Hazard
1985North and South
Virgilia Hazard Grady
1985
Scream Queens
Ingrid Marie Hoffel
2015
Veronica's Closet
Veronica Chase
1997
The Hills
Self
2006The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist
2010
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Look Who's Talking
Mollie
1989
Masquerade
Casey Collins
1983
Flaked
Jackie
2016
It Takes Two
Diane Barrows
1995
Tucker Carlson Today
Self
2021
Fat Actress
Kirstie Alley
2005Fat Actress
Producer
2005Fat Actress
Creator
2005
Look Who's Talking Now!
Mollie Ubriacco
1993
The Last Don
Rose Marie Clericuzio
1997
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Lt. Saavik
1982
Village of the Damned
Susan Verner
1995
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Gladys Leeman
1999
Kirstie
Maddie Banks
2013Kirstie
Executive Producer
2013
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Accidental Love
Aunt Rita
2015
Look Who's Talking Too
Mollie
1990Flesh 'n' Blood
Starr Baxter
1991
Deconstructing Harry
Joan
1997
Quark
Handmaiden (uncredited)
1977
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Self (archive footage)
2015
Salem Witch Trials
Ann Putnam
2003
Summer School
Robin Bishop
1987
The Last Don II
Rose Marie Clericuzio
1998
For Richer or Poorer
Caroline Sexton
1997
Clive James' Postcard from
Self
1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Rebecca Howe
1988
Blonde
Elsie
2001
Loverboy
Dr. Joyce Palmer
1989
Sibling Rivalry
Marjorie Turner
1990
She's Having a Baby
Kirstie Alley (uncredited)
1988
Shoot to Kill
Sarah Renell
1988
Toothless
Katherine Lewis
1997
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Newlywed (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
The Earth Day Special
Rebecca Howe
1990
Runaway
Jackie Rogers
1984
MadHouse
Jessie Bannister
1990
Kirstie Alley's Big Life
2010
Nevada
McGill
1997
Prince of Bel Air
Jamie Harrison
1986
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Self
1996
Syrup
Herself
2013Highway Honeys
Draggin' Lady
1982
Blind Date
Claire Simpson
1984
Suddenly
Marty Doyle
1996
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self
1992
Sins of the Past
Patrice Cantwell
1984
While I Was Gone
Jo Beckett
2004
You Can't Take My Daughter
Suzanne
2020
A Bunny's Tale
Gloria Steinem
1985
Sticks & Stones
Joey's Mom (Mrs. Finley)
1996
Back By Midnight
Gloria Beaumont
2005
Family Sins
Benda Geck
2004
Peter and the Wolf
Annie / Narrator (voice) / Duck (voice) / Cat (voice)
1995
3 Chains o' Gold
1994
Champions
Barbara
1984
Baby Sellers
Carla Huxley
2013
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Self
1991
Radiant City
Gloria Goodman
1996
Write & Wrong
Byrdie Langdon
2007Write & Wrong
Executive Producer
2007
David's Mother
Sally Goodson
1994
Stark: Mirror Image
Maggie Carter
1986
Infidelity
Ellie Denato
1987
Profoundly Normal
Donna Lee Shelby Thornton
2003Profoundly Normal
Executive Producer
2003The Mao Game
1999
One More Chance
Shiela
1983