'Cheers' actress Kirstie Alley dies at 71

'Cheers' actress Kirstie Alley dies at 71. All you need to know about this shocking and breaking news.

Date: 06-12-2022 Tuesday Photo: AFF-USA/Shutterstock

Kirstie Alley is an actor who has won two Emmys and became famous for her role as Rebecca Howe on the NBC comedy show "Cheers."

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On Monday, Kirstie Alley passed away after a long battle with cancer. Kirstie Alley was 71 years old.

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A message from Alley's children was posted to her official social media accounts to confirm her passing.

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Kirstie Louise Alley, an interior designer born in Wichita, Kansas in 1951, relocated to Los Angeles in the early 1980s.

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Alley was interested in the Church of Scientology and credited its Narconon program with her recovery.

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First appearing in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" in 1982, she went on to star in "Blind Date" and the "North and South" miniseries in 1985.

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It wasn't until Carl Reiner's smash comedy "Summer School" two years later that she acted alongside Mark Harmon.

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After working as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig's diet plan, Alley decided to go out on her own and found success with Organic Liaisons.

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Kirstie Alley has a son named William True Stevenson, a daughter named Lillie Price Stevenson, and a grandson.

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