Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning Cheers actress, dies aged 71 - in pictures

Ted Danson, left, and Kirstie Alley backstage at the 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 19, 1991, in Beverly Hills, California. Danson and Alley won for Best Actor and Best Actress in a Television Comedy for their work on Cheers. AP Photo
Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs, centre, with the cast of Cheers in 1988 during rehearsal for an episode in which he appears. AP Photo
Mindy Sterling, Alley, Denise Richards and Sam McMurray star in Drop Dead Gorgeous in 1999. Getty Images
Ron Silver, Kathy Najimy and Alley star in Veronica's Closet in 1999. Getty Images
A promotional photo of Alley for the TV show Veronica's Closet. Getty Images
The actress in 1997. Getty Images
Alley pictured here in 2000. Getty Images
Alley attends the premiere of HBO's Girls in 2015 in New York. AP
The actress attends the premiere for The Fanatic in Los Angeles in 2019. Reuters