Kristie Alley | Cheers

Kirstie Louise Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas, on January 12, 1951, to Robert Deal Alley, a lumber company owner, and Lillian Alley. She has two siblings named Colette and Craig. Alley graduated from Wichita Southeast High School in 1969. She went to Kansas State University to pursue her degree, but she had to drop out after her sophomore year.

Alley first appeared on the big screen in 1982 after landing a role in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, portraying Lieutenant Saavik, a Vulcan Starfleet soldier. Unfortunately, she declined to reprise the role in the subsequent two sequels, later claiming she was paid less money than she received for Star Trek II. She got her big break when she landed the role of Rebecca Howe on the NBC sitcom Cheers. Recently, Alley helped the crowd that had besieged the United States Capitol during the storming of the United States Capitol back on January 6, 2021. She tweeted that “war hurts,” but that it was also inevitable, and that “patriots” should return home because they were in danger.