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Kirstie Alley attends HBO’s ‘Girls’ premiere on January 5, 2015 in New York City. Alley, a two-time Emmy winner who starred in the 1980s sitcom “Cheers” and the hit movie “Look Who’s Talking,” has died. She was 71 years old.

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Kirstie Alley attends HBO’s ‘Girls’ premiere on January 5, 2015 in New York City. Alley, a two-time Emmy winner who starred in the 1980s sitcom “Cheers” and the hit movie “Look Who’s Talking,” has died. She was 71 years old.

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LOS ANGELES — Kirstie Alley, who won an Emmy for her role in “Cheers” and starred in movies including “Look Who’s Talking,” died Monday. She was 71 years old.

Alley died of cancer that was only recently discovered, her children True and Lillie Parker said in a post on Twitter. Alley manager Donovan Daughtry confirmed the death in an email to The Associated Press.

“As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more incredible mother and grandmother,” her children’s statement read.

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She starred alongside Ted Danson as Rebecca Howe in “Cheers,” NBC’s beloved sitcom about a Boston bar, from 1987 to 1993. She joined the show at the height of its popularity after the departure of original star Shelley Long.

Alley would win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 1991. She would win a second Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie in 1993 for playing the title role in the CBS television movie “David’s Mother.”

She had her own network sitcom, “Veronica’s Closet,” from 1997 to 2000.

In the 1989 comedy “Look Who’s Talking,” which gave her a major career boost, she played the mother of a baby whose inner thoughts were voiced by Bruce Willis. She would also appear in the 1990 sequel “Look Who’s Talking Too”.

The actors of Cheers included John Ratzenberger, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt, Woody Harrelson, Kirstie Alley and Ted Danson. Alley’s death was announced Monday by his children on social media and confirmed by his manager. The post said their mother had died of recently diagnosed cancer.

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The actors of Cheers included John Ratzenberger, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt, Woody Harrelson, Kirstie Alley and Ted Danson. Alley’s death was announced Monday by his children on social media and confirmed by his manager. The post said their mother had died of recently diagnosed cancer.

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John Travolta, her co-star in both films, paid tribute to her in an Instagram post.

“Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I’ve ever had,” Travolta said, along with a photo of Alley. “I love you Kirstie. I know we will meet again.”

She would play a fictionalized version of herself on Showtime’s 2005 series “Fat Actress,” a show that derived comedy from its public and media treatment of her weight gain and loss.

And in recent years, she has appeared on several reality shows, including “Dancing With the Stars.”

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Alley attended Kansas State University before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles.

Her first television appearances were as a contestant on a game show, on “The Match Game” in 1979 and “Password” in 1980.

She made her film debut in “Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan” in 1982.

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