Kirstie Alley has passed away at age 71.
The Emmy award-winning actress died after a short battle with “recently discovered” cancer in an announcement posted on social media today.
Alley’s children True and Lillie Parker said the “fierce” actress was surrounded by loved ones when she died.
“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,” the siblings said.
“As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother.”
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) December 6, 2022
Kirstie had a career that spanned more than three decades, as she starred opposite Ted Danson as Rebecca Howe on Cheers, the beloved NBC sitcom about a Boston bar, from 1987 to 1993.
Alley went on win an Emmy for best lead actress in a comedy series for the role in 1991, before taking home 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 David’s Mother.
In the 1989 comedy Look Who’s Talking, which gave her a major career boost, she played the mother of a baby who’s inner thoughts were voiced by Bruce Willis.
She would also appear in the 1990 sequel Look Who’s Talking Too, which she starred in with John Travolta who paid tribute to Alley online.
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“Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I’ve ever had,” Travolta said, along with a photo of Alley. “I love you Kirstie. I know we will see each other again.”
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