A look back at the actress' career following her death at 71.
Read on to see some of Alley’s most memorable film and television roles.
As Vulcan Saavik, she brought something different from the Vulcans of Spock’s family in the 1982 film.
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(Hey, it was the ’80s.
Enter taxi driver James, played byJohn Travolta, who becomes a friend and tentative love interest.
Rebecca was brought in to fire off the bar by the corporate owner.
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by fleeing to Amish country where they pretend to be visiting relatives.
As aging beauty queen Gladys Leeman now married to the richest man in Mt.
Each episode was generally unscripted with a general outline and the actors improvised the dialogue.
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Alley was an incredible rival for the beloved characters played by actors includingEmma RobertsandJamie Lee Curtis.
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Ted Danson and Kirstie Alley on ‘Cheers’.NBC/Everett
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