Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Louise Alley, born January 12, 1951 is an American actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, in which she played Rebecca Howe from 1987–1993, winning an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1991. She is also known for her role in the Look Who's Talking film series as Mollie Ubriacco.

Early life

Kirstie Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Lillian Mickie (née Heaton), a homemaker, and Robert Deal Alley, who owned a lumber company. She has two siblings, Colette and Craig. Alley attended Wichita Southeast High School and became a cheerleader, graduating in 1969. She attended college at Kansas State University in 1969. In 1981, a car accident caused by a drunk driver killed her mother and left her father seriously injured. Her father eventually recovered. Kirstie came to Los Angeles to work as an interior designer and appeared as a contestant on the popular game show Match Game, where she won multiple games. She also appeared on the game show Password Plus in 1980.

Career

Alley has won two Emmy Awards during her career. Her first two nominations for her work on Cheers did not earn her the award, but her third, in 1991, garnered her the statuette for that series. In her speech, she thanked then-husband Parker Stevenson "for giving me the big one for the last eight years".

Alley made her movie debut in 1982 in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, playing a Vulcan and Starfleet officer, Lieutenant Saavik. In 1989, Alley starred in Look Who's Talking which grossed over $295,000,000 worldwide.

For contributions to the motion picture industry, Kirstie Alley was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard.

It was announced in early February 2007 that Alley would play the lead in a new Fox network sitcom entitled The Minister of Divine, based upon the British show The Vicar of Dibley, which starred Dawn French and was first broadcast by the BBC in 1994. Fox, however, did not pick up its option on the series.

On March 21, 2010, Alley launched her own semi-scripted reality show, Kirstie Alley's Big Life. The show presents the story of her losing the weight she gained back since her Jenny Craig campaign. The series airs on A&E Network.

Dancing with the Stars

In February 2011, Alley was announced as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Their first dance, a cha-cha-cha, earned the second-highest score, 23 out of 30. On May 24, 2011, Alley and Chmerkovskiy performed their final dance, a cha-cha-cha earning them a perfect score of 30 out of 30. Alley finished the competition in second place, behind Hines Ward.

Main article: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12)

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result

Inaba Goodman Tonioli

1 Cha Cha Cha/ "Forget You" 8 7 8 No Elimination

2 Quickstep/ "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" 7 6 7 Safe

3 Rumba/ "Over the Rainbow" 7 7 7 Safe

4 Waltz/ "The Flower Duet" 7 7 8 Safe

5 Foxtrot/ "American Woman" 8 7 8 Safe

6 Samba/ "Hit Me, Baby, One More Time" 8 9 9 Safe

7 Cha-Cha-Cha/ "We R Who We R" (Cha-cha-cha challenge) 7 8 8 Safe

7 Jive/ "La Bamba[disambiguation needed]" 7 6 8 Safe

8 Argentine Tango/ "Cite Tango" 9 9 10 Safe

8 Salsa/ "Cobrastyle" (Instant Dance) 8 9 8 Safe

9 Viennese Waltz/ "One and Only[disambiguation needed]" 9 9 9 Last To Be

Called Safe

9 Paso Doble/ "White Room" 9 9 9 Last To Be

Called Safe

10 (Night 1) Samba/ "Magalenha" 9 9 9 No Elimination

10 (Night 1) Freestyle[disambiguation needed]/ "Perfect" 9 9 9 No Elimination

10 (Night 2) Cha Cha Cha/ "Forget You" 10 10 10 RUNNER UP

Kirstie is the oldest competitor that made it to the finals

On the finale, Kirstie received second place despite being on the bottom of the leaderboard.

In Week 7, The Guest Judge gave a 7, then a 9.

Personal life

Kirstie met and dated a distant cousin, Bob Alley, in high school. They married in 1970, but divorced seven years later as their career paths diverged. Alley was married to her second husband, Parker Stevenson (Richard Stevenson Parker, Jr.) on December 22, 1983. They divorced in 1997. The latter couple now share two children, William True and Lillie Price, whom they adopted. Alley also had brief relationships with Tim Matheson of Animal House and James Wilder of Melrose Place.

In 2010 Kirstie Alley put her Encino, CA, house on the market for $6.5 million.

Weight loss

In March 2010 Alley launched Organic Liaison, the first USDA certified organic weight loss product. Since starting the program on January she has lost 20 pounds. In September, she reported a weight loss of over 50 pounds, Tweeting a photo of herself as proof and noting, 30 more to go.

Scientology

Alley was raised Methodist but is now a member of the Church of Scientology. At the time she became a Scientologist, Alley admitted to having had a cocaine addiction and went through Narconon, a Scientology-affiliated drug treatment program, to end her dependency. She has continued her Scientology training and, as of 2007, had attained the level of OT VII (Operating Thetan level 7).

In May 2000, she purchased, for $1.5 million, the former home of fellow Scientologist Lisa Marie Presley, a 5,200 sq ft (480 m2) waterfront mansion in Clearwater, Florida, the spiritual headquarters of the Church of Scientology. In 2007 Alley gave $5 million to the Church of Scientology.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Lt. Saavik Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress

1983 One More Chance Sheila

1984 Champions Barbara

1984 Blind Date Claire Simpson

1984 Runaway Jackie Rogers Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress

1987 Summer School Ms. Robin Bishop

1988 Shoot to Kill Sarah Renell

1989 Look Who's Talking Mollie Jensen

1989 Loverboy Dr. Joyce Palmer

1990 Madhouse Jessie Bannister

1990 Look Who's Talking Too Mollie Ubriacco

1990 Sibling Rivalry Marjorie Turner

1993 Look Who's Talking Now Mollie Ubriacco

1994 3 Chains o' Gold Vanessa Bartholomew

1995 Village of the Damned Dr. Susan Verner

1995 It Takes Two Diane Barrows

1997 Deconstructing Harry Joan

1997 For Richer or Poorer Caroline Sexton

1997 Toothless Katherine Lewis, DDS and the Tooth Fairy

1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous Gladys Leeman

2002 Back by Midnight Gloria Beaumont

2011 Nailed Aunt Rita