Kirstie Alley’s death certificate reveals she was cremated

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Her rep said she was diagnosed with colon cancer before her death

Posted on December 30, 2022 • Last updated 21 minutes ago • 2 minute read

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Kirstie Alley is seen at the Showtime Press Tour Party at Universal Studios in Hollywood, California on January 12, 2005.
Kirstie Alley is seen at the Showtime Press Tour Party at Universal Studios in Hollywood, California on January 12, 2005. Photo by Getty Images/Files /bang showbiz

Kirstie Alley was cremated, her death certificate has revealed.

the Cheers The 71-year-old actress died at her Florida home on December 5, the legal document obtained by US Weekly on Thursday also showed.

Her rep told Page Six Alley that she was diagnosed with colon cancer before her death.

Alley’s children announced her passing on Dec. 5 via Twitter, saying on the platform that she had died « after a recently discovered battle with cancer. »

Her son William ‘True’, 30, and daughter Lillie, 28, also hailed their late mother as « incredible, fierce and loving » in their tribute on social media.

They said: “As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more incredible mother and grandmother.

« She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us certain of her endless zest for life and all the adventures that lay ahead. »

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Her family added: « We are grateful to the incredible team of doctors and nurses at Moffitt Cancer Center for their care. »

True and Lillie’s father, Parker Stevenson, 70, who was married to Kirstie from 1983 to 1997, paid tribute to her, saying: ‘I am so grateful for our years together, and for the two incredibly beautiful children and now grandchildren we have. We will miss you. »

Alley’s close friend John Travolta, 68, who starred with her in the Look who’s talking films, paid celebrity tributes to the actress following her death.

« Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I’ve ever had, » he wrote on Instagram. « I love you Kirstie. I know we will meet again. »

Alley’s first television appearances were as a contestant on a game show on The match game in 1979, but her breakout role came in 1987 when she was cast as Rebecca Howe on the long-running NBC show Cheers series.

With the Look who’s talking series his film roles included Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan, For richer or poorer, and Gorgeous Drop Dead.

The Emmy winner also had her own sitcom, Veronica’s Closetfrom 1997 to 2000.

She became a member of the Church of Scientology in 1979 and in recent years has been a controversial figure in Hollywood for saying she was a supporter of Donald Trump.

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