Kirstie Alley was an American actress.

Her first feature film role came in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, before her later breakout role as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers. Alley received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991 for her portrayal.

From 1997 to 2000, she starred in the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

Alley 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, something she would also do on episodes of King of Queens and Hot in Cleveland, as well as in Syrup.

In 2013, Alley returned in the title role on the sitcom Kirstie. In 2016, she appeared on the Fox comedy horror series Scream Queens.

She also appeared in reality television including Kirstie Alley's Big Life and served as a contestant on the 12th season of Dancing with the Stars, where she finished in second place, behind Hines Ward. She also appeared on the British reality show Celebrity Big Brother.

In early 2022, she appeared on The Masked Singer.

Alley died December 5, 2022, in Tampa Florida. She was 71.