Kirstie Alley dead at 71: Emmy award winning actress passes away after battle with ‘recently discovered’ cancer
EMMY Award winning actress Kirstie Alley has died at age 71. Alley, who rose to stardom on the '80s and '90s sitcom Cheers, died of "recently discovered" cancer, her family announced on Monday. Alley's children, True and Lillie Parker, announced her death in a social media post.