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Actress Kirstie Alley, a star of the big and small screens known for her Emmy-winning roles in movies like “Cheers” and “Look Who’s Talking,” has died after a short battle with cancer, her children Drew and Lily Parker have announced. Social media.
She is 71 years old.
“We are saddened to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, recently diagnosed,” the statement read.
“Surrounded by her closest family, she fought with great strength, her never-ending happy life and what adventures lie ahead,” the family’s statement continued. “As much as she was on screen, she was an even more wonderful mother and grandmother.”
“Our mother’s passion and zest for life, her children, grandchildren and her many animals, not to mention the eternal joy of her creation, was unparalleled and inspired her to live life to the fullest as she did,” the statement said.
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Allie’s representative, Donovan Daughtry, also confirmed to CNN via email that the actress had died.
A two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, Alley was born in 1951 in Wichita, Kansas.
After a breakout role in 1982’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” she starred opposite Mark Harmon in 1984’s “Blind Dad” and 1987’s “Summer School.”
In the same year, Alley starred opposite Ted Danson in the late 1982 TV classic sitcom “Cheers,” following Shelley Long. Ally first appeared in 1987, playing the strong and independent bar manager Rebecca Howe. An acclaimed show that ended in 1993.
After winning the 1991 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for “Cheers” and 1994 for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special for “David’s Mother,” she found television success again in the late ’90s with the series “Veronica’s Closet.” ,” which scored her another Emmy nod.
In addition, Ally starred in several memorable films, including the films “Look Who’s Talking,” 1990’s “Madhouse” and 1999’s “Drop Dead Gorgeous” with Ellen Parkin.
In 2005, before breaking into reality TV, Alley co-wrote and starred in the Showtime comedy “Fate Actress.”
She appeared on “Kirsty Alley’s Big Life” in 2010, was a contestant on season 12 of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” the following year, and was runner-up on season 22 of the British version of “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2018. In 2022, she competed in Season 7 of Fox’s “The Masked Singer.”
Although he had an impressive body of work, the latter part of his career was marked by Ali’s penchant for stirring up controversy. Especially through social media.
In a 2007 interview, Ali said he was proud of his no-holds-barred ways.
“I always felt that if someone asked me something, they wanted a real answer,” Ally told Good Housekeeping. “I think there’s something about being from Kansas. People usually think I’m from New York. The only similarity between New Yorkers and the Midwest is that what you see is what you get.
John Travolta starred alongside Ally in the 1989 hit “Look Who’s Talking” and two sequels. Instagram On Monday, “Kirsty was one of the most special relationships I have ever had. I love you Kirsty. I know we will see each other again.
Jamie Lee Curtis – who worked with Ally on episodes of TV’s “Scream Queens” in 2016 – shared a statement on Facebook in tribute to the late actress, saying, “She was a great comic on @tvscreamqueens and a lovely mama bear her real life. My Christmas that year. She helped me buy onesies for the family. We disagreed on some things but had mutual respect and communication. Sad news.”
Josh Gad tweeted, “My heart breaks for Kirsty and her family. Was her brilliance in ‘Cheers’; Or his magnetic performance in the ‘Look Who’s Talking’ franchise, his smile was always contagious, his laugh was always infectious and his charisma was always iconic. to tear.”
“Friend of animals everywhere. Devoted analyst. Total alcohol scholar. Infuriatingly humble food trailblazer.”