The US actress Kirstie Alley, known from the comedy “Look Who’s Talking” and the sitcom “Cheers”, is dead. She died on Monday after a short battle with cancer, her children True and Lillie Parker said on Twitter.
Alley’s manager, Donovan Daughtry, confirmed her death via email when asked by the AP news agency. According to her children, Alley was only recently diagnosed with cancer. She was 71 years old.
Alley played the character Rebecca Howe in the series Cheers, which first aired on NBC in the 1980s, after the departure of leading actress Shelley Long. Alley won an Emmy for her role.
Also on NBC, she had her own sitcom in the late ’90s called Veronica’s Closet. Alley starred opposite John Travolta in Look Who’s Talking.
