Kirstie Alley: Cheers star and Emmy winner dies after short illness
express.co.ukIn 2018 she was also the runner up in the UK version of Celebrity Big Brother.The Kansas native dropped out of Kansas State University to move to Los Angeles to work as an interior designer and join the Church of Scientology.At the time of her conversion to Scientology from Methodism in 1979 she had a cocaine addiction which she credits a Scientology affiliated drug treatment program for ending her dependency.After appearing in a series of gameshows, she made her film debut in 1982 playing Vulcan officer Saavik in Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan.She also starred in the American Civil war series North and South in 1985.In 1988 and 1990 she was nominated for an Emmy for her work on Cheers before finally winning at the third attempt in 1991.In 1994 she won her second Emmy for her performance in David's mother..
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