Kirstie Alley, who won an Emmy for her role on 害羞草研究所淐heers害羞草研究所� and starred in films including 害羞草研究所淟ook Who害羞草研究所檚 Talking,害羞草研究所� died Monday. She was 71.
Alley died of cancer that was only recently discovered, her children True and Lillie Parker said in a . Alley害羞草研究所檚 manager Donovan Daughtry confirmed the death in an email to The Associated Press.
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She starred opposite Ted Danson as Rebecca Howe on 害羞草研究所淐heers,害羞草研究所� the beloved NBC sitcom about a Boston bar, from 1987 to 1993. She joined the show at the height of its popularity after the departure of original star Shelley Long.
Alley would win an Emmy for best lead actress in a comedy series for the role in 1991.
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She would take 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 害羞草研究所淒avid害羞草研究所檚 Mother.害羞草研究所�
She had her own sitcom on the network, 害羞草研究所淰eronica害羞草研究所檚 Closet,害羞草研究所� from 1997 to 2000.
In the 1989 comedy 害羞草研究所淟ook Who害羞草研究所檚 Talking,害羞草研究所� which gave her a major career boost, she played the mother of a baby who害羞草研究所檚 inner thoughts were voiced by Bruce Willis. She would also appear in a 1990 sequel 害羞草研究所淟ook Who害羞草研究所檚 Talking Too,害羞草研究所� and another in 1993, 害羞草研究所淟ook Who害羞草研究所檚 Talking Now.害羞草研究所�
John Travolta, her co-star in the trilogy, paid her tribute in an .
害羞草研究所淜irstie was one of the most special relationships I害羞草研究所檝e ever had,害羞草研究所� Travolta said, along with a photo of Alley. 害羞草研究所淚 love you Kirstie. I know we will see each other again.害羞草研究所�
She would play a fictionalized version of herself in the 2005 Showtime series 害羞草研究所淔at Actress,害羞草研究所� a show that drew comedy from her public and media treatment over her weight gain and loss.
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She dealt with the same subject matter in the 2010 A&E reality series 害羞草研究所淜irstie Alley害羞草研究所檚 Big Life,害羞草研究所� which chronicled her attempt to lose weight and launch a weight-loss program while working as a single mother in an unconventional household that included pet lemurs.
Alley said she agreed to do the show in part because of the misinformation about her that had become a tabloid staple.
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In recent years she appeared on several other reality shows, including a second-place finish on 害羞草研究所淒ancing With the Stars害羞草研究所� in 2011. She appeared on the competition series 害羞草研究所淭he Masked Singer害羞草研究所� wearing a baby mammoth costume earlier this year.
She appeared in the Ryan Murphy black comedy series 害羞草研究所淪cream Queens害羞草研究所� on Fox in 2015 and 2016.
One of her co-stars on the show, Jamie Lee Curtis, said on Instagram Monday that Alley was 害羞草研究所渁 great comic foil害羞草研究所� on the show and 害羞草研究所渁 beautiful mama bear in her very real life.害羞草研究所�
Alley害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淐heers害羞草研究所� co-star Kelsey Grammar said in a statement that 害羞草研究所淚 always believed grief for a public figure is a private matter, but I will say I loved her.害羞草研究所�
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Alley attended Kansas State University before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles.
Her first television appearances were as a game show contestant, on 害羞草研究所淭he Match Game害羞草研究所� in 1979 and 害羞草研究所淧assword害羞草研究所� in 1980.
She made her film debut in 1982害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淪tar Trek: The Wrath of Khan.害羞草研究所�
Alley was married to her high school sweetheart from 1970 to 1977, and to actor Parker Stevenson from 1983 until 1997.
She told the AP in 2010 if she married again, 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檇 leave the guy within 24 hours because I害羞草研究所檓 sure he害羞草研究所檇 tell me not to do something.害羞草研究所�
Andrew Dalton And Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press
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