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Kirstie Alley: Remembering The Late Emmy-Winning Actress In Photos

Check out all the best moments from Kirstie Alley's iconic career, spanning across decades of film and television.

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Actress Kirstie Alley attends the "Kirstie" premiere party at Harlow on December 3, 2013 in New York City.
Actress Kirstie Alley attends the "Kirstie" premiere party at Harlow on December 3, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Two-time Emmy winner Kirstie Alley died of cancer on Monday at the age of 71. Alley's children, True and Lillie Parker, shared their giref in a Twitter post and revealed that their mother's cancer was only just recently discovered.

“As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother,” the statement said.

From starring opposite Ted Danson as Rebecca Howe on “Cheers,” to the 1989 comedy “Look Who's Talking,” Alley's roles were, indeed, nothing short of iconic.

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We've rounded out some of Kirstie Alley's most memorable career moments below.

Kirstie Alley Through The Years

Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs, center, poses, March 2, 1988, with the cast of "Cheers" during rehearsal for an episode in which he appears. Cast members include John Ratzenberger, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt, Woody Harrelson, Kirstie Alley and Ted Danson. (AP Photo/Ira Mark Gostin, File)
Actor John Larroquette and actress Kirstie Alley on set of the movie "Madhouse", circa 1990. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Kirstie Alley holds her trophy for Favorite Female Television Performer during the People's Choice Awards on March 11, 1991, in Los Angeles. Alley won for her role as Rebecca on "Cheers." (AP Photo/Julie Markes, File)
Ted Danson, left, and Kirstie Alley pose backstage at the 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 19, 1991, in Beverly Hills. Danson and Alley won for best actor and best actress in a television comedy for their work on "Cheers." (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, File)
Kirstie Alley attends the 1994 Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on September 11, 1994. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Kirstie Alley poses for a photograph on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 9, 1995 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Actress Kirstie Alley attends the premiere of Showtime's "Fat Actress" at Clearview Chelsea West Cinemas March 2, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy perform on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Military Island in Times Square on May 25, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
Kirstie Alley attends the premiere of HBO's "Girls" on January 5, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Kirstie Alley attends the Broadway opening night of "Constellations" at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
Kirstie Alley attends the premiere of Quiver Distribution's "The Fanatic" at the Egyptian Theatre on August 22, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

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