Kirstie Alley was born on January 12, 1951. She was 71 years old when she died. Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas, to Robert Deal Alley, who owned a lumber company, and Lillian Alley.
Alley attended college at Kansas State University, dropping out after her sophomore year. After moving to Los Angeles to pursue Scientology and work as an interior designer, Alley appeared as a contestant on the game show, Match Game in 1979.
For her contributions to the film industry, Alley received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in 1995.
Alley received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, she starred in the sitcom, Veronica’s closet earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
In 1997, she received another Emmy nomination for her work in the crime drama series, The Last Don.