Kirstie Louise Alley ( Kansas , December as January as 1951 ), better known as Kirstie Alley is an actress , producer and screenwriter American , whose career began in the cinema during the 1980s , and has since appeared in films and television series where plays comic and dramatic roles.
She is known for playing the role of Rebecca Howe on the sitcom Cheers , which garnered positive reviews from various sources and was followed by millions of viewers around the world. He has also appeared in more than twenty films, including such blockbusters as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , Look Who’s Talking, and Look Who’s Talking Too . For her performances, she has been the recipient of numerous awards, including two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe .
As for her personal life, she married Robert Alley, from whom she separated in 1977, after seven years of marriage; Later, she married Parker Stevenson in 1983, with whom she was married until 1997 and with whom she adopted two children.
Summary
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- 1 Biographical synthesis
- 1 Early years
- 2 Professional career
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Filmography
- 1 Cinema
- 2 Television
- 4 Sources
Biographical synthesis
Early years
He was born on January 12, 1955 in the American city of Wichita ( Kansas ). [1] She was raised there and her mother, Lillian Mickie (maiden name: Heaton), was a homemaker, while her father, Robert Deal Alley, owned a lumber company. He has two brothers, Craig and Colette. [2]
Kristie Alley attended Wichita Southeast High School, and became a cheerleader. He graduated in 1969. He would later study at the University of Kansas , where he studied theater. [1] She dropped out of school to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. [2]
Raised as a Methodist, Alley declared to have had a cocaine addiction in her youth, and says that it was through Narconon – a pharmacological treatment of the Church of Scientology – that she ended her dependence, and how she joined that sect. the 24 years (1979). [3]
After moving to Los Angeles as a follower of Scientology, she worked as an interior designer. [1] She was first seen on screen as a contestant on the television game Match Game (1979) and in Password Plus (1980). On both shows she described her occupation as an interior decorator. [2]
In 1981, a car accident caused by a drunk driver killed his mother and left his father seriously injured. [3]
Career
Kirstie Alley at 34 years old.
In 1982, early in her career, she landed a role in the movie Star Trek, The Wrath of the Khan , playing the Vulcan Lieutenant (extraterrestrial, from Dr. Spock’s planet) Saavik. He would refuse to reinterpret this role, in the sequel Star Trek, the search for Spock due to disagreements with the producers , regarding his salary . She also didn’t want to be stereotyped as a science fiction actress. [2]
She had the role of secret agent in the television series Masquerade (1983), and in the acclaimed North and South (1985), which made her popular. [2]
In 1984 she starred in the theatrical film Blind Date , a low-budget production that, although a commercial and critical failure, became a minor cult film classic, thanks to a scene in which Alley appeared nude, in which it would be his first and last nude of his career. [2]
She rose in importance, in her role as the neurotic Rebecca Howe, in the television series Cheers (1987-1993), for which she won several awards, including the Emmy Award for “best actress in a comedy series” and the Golden Globe Award as “best actress in a television series (comedy or musical)”. [2]
Later, Mira who speaks (1989) would arrive with John Travolta and with the participation of Bruce Willis , who lent his voice. [4] [5] This film would gross over $ 100 million at the box office and would be followed by two sequels, Look Who’s Talking Too (1990) and Look Who’s Talking Now (1993). [2]
In 1993, she starred in the television movie David’s Mother , for which she received an Emmy Award for “Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie.” [1]
In 1992 she played a television reporter, in the Prince video My name is Prince . [2]
In 1995, she starred in The Village of the Damned , alongside Christopher Reeve and, in 1997, alongside Saffron Burrows , Nevada . This past year, he was part of Disassembling Harry , directed by and starring Woody Allen , and with Demi Moore and Billy Crystal . In this film Alley was appreciated by critics for showing an amazing talent for drama, stepping out of her typical comic roles. [2]
His second comic series, which was not to the liking of critics, was Verónica’s closet . This was broadcast for three seasons, on the NBC network, in the late nineties (1997-2000). [2]
Kristie was awarded two Emmy Awards during her career. His first nominations for the Cheers series did not get him the award, but his third, in 1991, gave him the statuette for this same program. His second Emmy would be for his performance in the television film David’s Mother in 1994. [2]
Other films in which she was seen were Back by Midnight (2002) with Randy Quaid , The Witches of Salem (2002-TV) with Alan Bates and Gloria Reuben, and Family sins (2004) with Will Patton, among others. [2]
For her contributions to the film industry, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [2]
In 2005, after reaching 200 pounds, he performed a comic self-criticism show called Fat Actress , which aired that year (2005). [6] [3] In it, she played herself in her daily life, trying to get a job in Hollywood. [2] She just walked as a model at New York Fashion Week. [3]
Alley has become an anti-obesity spokesperson and has been a member of Jenny Craig’s weight loss program. Since 2005, she started losing weight, making appearances and promoting herself on the Oprah Winfrey show . [2]
Personal life
Between 1970 and 1977 she was married to Bob Alley
Between 1983 and 1997 she was married to actor Parker Stevenson. During their marriage, the couple adopted two children: Lillie Price Stevenson and William True Stevenson. [1] During this time, Kirstie suffered a miscarriage. They were divorced in 1997, and maintain joint custody of their children. [2]
Alley has dedicated part of her time to supporting V-Day, a global movement against violence against women. [2]
Currently, he is a member of the Church of Scientology . She has admitted to being addicted to cocaine between 1976 and 1979, at which point she joined this creed.
In 2007 he reached the scientological level of OT VII (Operative Thetan level 7), for which he had to donate 5 million dollars to the Church. [1] [7]
On September 17, 2012, he appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, admitting that he began to gain weight in late 2003. He stated that he spent his entire life eating obsessively without gaining weight, but that his body changed after premature menopause in 1992. [8] In March 2010, he launched Organic Liaison, including Rescue Me, the first USDA certified weight loss product. She announced that she lost 100 pounds (45 kg) herself, using the program in September 2011. [1] [9] [10]
Filmography
Movie theater
- 1982: Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan, as Alien Lieutenant Saavik
- 1983: One More Chance, as Sheila
- 1984: Champions(John Irvin), as Barbara.
- 1984: Blind dateor blind date (Nico Matorakis) as Claire Simpson
- 1984: Runaway, Space Squad, as Jackie Rogers
- 1987: Summer schoolor Summer School ( Carl Reiner ), as Mrs. Robin Bishop
- 1988: Shoot to Kill, as Sarah Renell
- 1989: Look Who’s Talking, as Mollie Jensen
- 1989: Loverboy, as Dr. Joyce Palmer
- 1990: Look Who’s Talking Too, as Mollie Ubriacco
- 1990: Madhouse, as Jessie Bannister
- 1990: How lucky, the relatives arrived
- 1990: Sibling Rivalry (rivalry sisters)as Marjorie Turner
- 1991: There is a dead man in my bed
- 1993: Look Who’s Talking Now, as Mollie Ubriacco
- 1994: 3 Chains o ‘Gold, as Vanessa Bartholomew
- 1995: Village of the Damned, as Dr. Susan Verner
- 1995: It Takes Two, as Diane Barrows
- 1995: Two for the price of one
- 1996: Orientation
- 1996: Stones and sticks
- 1996: Learning to love
- 1997: The Tooth Fairy
- 1997: Nevada
- 1997: To the hard and to the mature
- 1997: For richer or poorer, as Caroline Sexton
- 1997: Deconstructing Harry, as Joan
- 1999: Die, Pretty, as Gladys Leeman
- 2001: Marilyn
- 2002: The Salem Witches
- 2002: Back by midnight, as Gloria Beaumont
- 2004: Family sins
- 2010: Nailed, as Aunt Rita
- 2013: Syrup
- 2013: Baby sellers
- 2015: Accidental love
Television
- 1979: Match Game, as herself (contestant).
- 1983: Masquerade(TV series), as Casey Collins
- 1984: Sins of the Past, as Patrice Cantwell
- 1985: Bunny’s Tale, as Gloria Steinem
- 1985: The Hitchhiker(television series), as Angelica
- 1985-1986: North and South(television miniseries), as Virgilia Hazard
- 1986: Stark: Mirror Image, as Maggie Carter
- 1985: Prince of Bel Air(Charles Braverman), as Jamie Harrison
- 1987: The Hitchhiker(television series) , as Jane L.
- 1987: Infidelity, as Eliot Ellie Denato
- 1987-1993: Cheers, as Rebecca Howe
- 1994: David’s Mother, as Sally Goodson
- 1996: Peter and the Wolf, as Annie, the Bird, the Duck and the Cat
- 1996: Radiant City, as Gloria Goodman
- 1996: The Last Don(miniseries), as Rose Marie Clericuzio, the wife of the mafia boss
- 1997: Toothless(TV movie), as Dr. Katherine Lewis
- 1997-2000: Veronica’s Closet, as Veronica Chase (also producer ).
- 1998: The Last Don (II)(miniseries), as Rose Marie Clericuzio, the wife of the mafia boss
- 2001: Blonde(miniseries), as Elsie
- 2002: Salem Witch Trials(miniseries), as Ann Putnam
- 2003: Profoundly Normal, as Donna Lee Shelby Thornton (also an executive producer ).
- 2004: Family Sins, as Brenda Geck
- 2004: While I Was Gone, as Jo Beckett
- 2004: Without A Trace, as Noreen Raab
- 2005: Fat Actress, as herself (also co- writer with Brenda Hampton).
- 2005: Yours, Mine & Ours, as herself (also co- writer with Raja Gosnel).
- 2006: The King Of Queens, as herself
- 2007: Write & Wrong, as Byrdie Langdon
- 2007: The Minister of Divine, as Sydney Hudson
- 2010: The Marriage Ref, as herself (guest judge).
- 2010: Kirstie Alley’s Big Life, as herself
- 2011-2012: Dancing With The Stars, as herself, contestant
