From Star Trek to Scream Queens: A glimpse at Kirstie Alley's remarkable film and TV career

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The Hollywood community is in mourning on Monday, with news that beloved actress Kirstie Alley has passed away at 71 years of age, following a cancer battle.The actress leaves behind an incredible legacy, forging her career throughout the film and TV industry after growing up in Wichita, Kansas, and originally wanting to become an interior designer.She also made headlines later in life, claiming last year that she had become 'blackballed' by Hollywood after vocally supporting Donald Trump.

Mourning: The Hollywood community is in mourning on Monday, with news that beloved actress Kirstie Alley has passed away at 71 years of age, following a cancer battle Legacy: The actress leaves behind an incredible legacy, forging her career throughout the film and TV industry after growing up in Wichita, Kansas, and originally wanting to become an interior designer Blackballed: She also made headlines later in life, claiming last year that she had become 'blackballed' by Hollywood after vocally supporting Donald TrumpAlley was born to the owner of a lumber company and a homemaker, leaving the Midwest for Los Angeles to pursue a career in interior design and also to explore Scientology.Her first brush with fame came on the small screen, when she appeared in a 1979 episode of Match Game and a 1980 episode of Password Plus.

She had an uncredited appearance on a 1979 episode of Quark and made her indie feature film debut with 1981's One More Chance.

Early: Alley was born to the owner of a lumber company and a homemaker, leaving the Midwest for Los Angeles to pursue a career in interior design and also to explore ScientologyAlley landed her first major movie role in 1982, playing Vulcan Starfleet officer Saavik in Star Trek II: Wrath of.