Kirstie Alley, star of Cheers and films including Look Who’s Talking, dies at 71

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Actress Kirstie Alley has passed away after a short battle with cancer, her children True and Lillie Parker announced Social media.

She was 71 years old.

“We are saddened to inform you that our amazing, fierce and loving mother has passed away following a battle with cancer, only recently discovered,” the statement read.

The family statement continued, “She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, making us confident of her endless joy in living and of any adventures awaiting us.” “As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother.”

“Our mother’s enthusiasm and passion for life, her many children, grandchildren, and animals, not to mention her eternal joy in creating, were unparalleled and leave us inspired to live life to the fullest as she did,” the statement read.

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Donovan Daughtry, Alley’s representative, also confirmed to CNN via email that the actress has passed away.

A two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, Alley had the lead opposite Ted Danson in the finale of the classic TV sitcom Cheers, which premiered in 1982. Alley made her debut in 1987, playing the tough, independent bar manager Rebecca Howe, and remained with the show until it ended in 1993.

She again found television success in the late 1990s with “Veronica’s Closet,” which scored her another Emmy nod.

The talented comic actress who has also generated controversy through reality TV and on social media, has starred in a number of memorable films, including 1990’s “Madhouse” and 1982’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.”

John Travolta, who starred with Alley in 1989’s “Look Who’s Talking” as well as its sequel in 1992, wrote Instagram“Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I’ve ever been in. I love you, Kirstie. I know we’ll see each other again.”

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