Actress Kirsty Alley, who had her breakthrough role as career-minded Rebecca Howe on the sitcom Cheers, gained momentum in her career and won an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
According to her family’s statement, the cause was cancer. twitter.
Ms. Alley played Rebecca on the timeless NBC show Cheers, which ran for 11 seasons in the 1980s and 90s, quickly winning millions of viewers. She stepped in to replace Shelley Long in the ensemble cast in 1987, at the height of the series’ popularity, and remained until the final season.
Critics noted how Ms. Ally brought a refreshing new dynamic to the character. The script gave her a more enjoyable arc and helped create “a denser joke her machine” as one of her writers. I got itAt times, Rebecca, who managed the bar on the show, appeared unhappy and gold-digging confused. took an indifferent attitude toward
Her personality gradually evolved from a company-pleasing manager to a full-fledged, mild-mannered member of a perky but perpetually disappointed gang.
and interview On 2019’s “Entertainment Tonight,” Ms. Alley described her “Cheers” era as a somewhat chaotic one, when cheating of all kinds became the norm on sets that included co-stars such as Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson. I looked back as
“We didn’t pay attention. We were always in trouble,” she said. “We didn’t come on time.”
Winner of 1991 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and 1994 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries for her lead role in the mother drama David’s Mother . She is raising her autistic son alone.
A regular performer for nearly 40 years, Roji also starred in the NBC sitcom Veronica’s Closet, which ran from 1997 to 2000.
Marta Kaufmann, creator and executive producer of “Veronica’s Closet,” Said Ms. Alley commented in 1997: “She’s crazy most of the time. I mean, in the best sense of the word.”
Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas on January 12, 1951 and was raised in a Roman Catholic household. She was especially close to her grandfather, the owner of her lumber company.
She attended Kansas State University but dropped out to become an interior decorator. Around that time, she became addicted to cocaine.
She eventually moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in Narconon, a rehabilitation program affiliated with the Church of Scientology.
when Asked As to why Barbara Walters had joined a controversial religion in 1992, Allie said that “nothing came out” of the negative.
“It answered a lot of questions for me,” says Roji. said in 1997 of the church. “I was a pretty capable person. It’s just part of my life.”
While living in Los Angeles, Mr. Roji began to develop an interest in acting. In 1982, she made her film debut in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, playing a half-Vulcan half-Romulan lieutenant with her pointy ears.
In 1989, he co-starred with John Travolta in the comedy film Look Who’s Talking, in which Bruce Willis talks about baby thoughts. His Vincent Canby, who reviewed the film in The Times, wrote that “cute” is an “operational term” for films starring “good actors playing non-super material.”
In 2005, Allie turned her attention to a pseudo-reality show about her weight. She said at the time that the show “Fat Actress” was based on her experience as a Hollywood woman who did not meet the industry’s typical slim beauty standards. focused on your weight loss journey.
Ms. Alley was married to Bob Alley, but the two eventually divorced. Her subsequent marriage to Parker Stevenson also ended in her divorce.
She leaves behind two children, Tru and Lily Parker.
Alley Said A 1997 New York Times revealed that she had sought television series throughout her career in order to have a regular schedule and be closer to her family.
“It’s the best lifestyle,” Roji said.