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Actress Kristie Alley Dies Of Cancer At 71

Actress Kirstie Alley, best known for her role in the comedy series Cheers in the 1980s and 90s, has died of cancer at 71, according to a family statement.
“We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away,” her children wrote.
Alley won an Emmy award and a Golden Globe for her role as a pub manager and waitress on the popular TV series.
On Cheers, theĀ NBC sitcom about a bar in Boston, Alley played bar manager and cocktail waitress Rebecca Howe, soon becoming a fan favourite, fending off advances from Ted Danson’s womanising bar owner Sam Malone.
First appearing as a strong independent woman, her character repeatedly had failed romances, often with rich men, becoming more insecure and frustrated as a result.
She appeared in 147 episodes after joining the show at the height of its popularity in 1987 and continued to appear until its end in 1993.
