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Kirstie Alley has punctuated her career with multiple awards and success in top-grossing films and highly acclaimed television programs. Alley most recently appeared in the CBS Movie of the Week "Family Sins," to rave reviews. She is best known for her portrayal of "Rebecca Howe" on NBC's "Cheers," one of the most critically and commercially beloved sitcoms of all time. During her six years on the show, she garnered Emmy®, Golden Globe®, and People's Choice® Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Alley continued her sitcom success as the producer and star of NBC's "Veronica's Closet," for which she earned a People's Choice award, as well as Emmy®, SAG®, and Golden Globe® nominations. Other television credits include CBS movie "David's Mother," for which she won an Emmy®, and the miniseries "The Last Don," adapted from the novel by Mario Puzo.
Alley made her film debut in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," and starred opposite John Travolta in the wildly successful "Look Who's Talking" series. Other film credits include Woody Allen's "Deconstructing Harry," "Drop Dead Gorgeous,"" For Richer or Poorer," and "Summer School."
In 2003, Alley portrayed the mentally disabled Donna Lee Shelby Thornton in the CBS film "Profoundly Normal" She also played Ann Putnam CBS miniseries "Salem Witch Trials."
She most recently starred in The CBS film, "Family Sins" and "While I Was Gone." |