TV 70 years of Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley, the
two-time Emmy Award winner for best actress
who starred in the hit comedy
Cheers
, died Monday at the age of 71 from cancer, her family said.
"It is with sadness that we inform you that our amazing, strong and loving mother has
passed away following a battle with recently discovered cancer
," her children Lillie Price Stevenson and William True Stevenson said in a statement.
Alley rose to fame for her role as Rebecca Howe on the NBC sitcom
Cheers
, which earned her an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1991.
The artist received a
second Emmy
for her performance in the television movie
A Very Special Sweetheart.
Alley also starred in the 1989 romantic comedy
Look Who's Talking
, and its two sequels, opposite John Travolta.
Travolta paid tribute to the actress Monday night by posting a photo of Alley in her youth on his Instagram account.
"Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I've ever had," Travolta said.
"I love you Kirstie. I know we'll see each other again."
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