Kirstie Alley, known as the best actress and Emmy winner, tragically suffered from cancer before her untimely death.
Kirstie Alley was a famous actress in Hollywood, known for her impressive film career before her passing.
Kirstie Alley starred in three Look Who's Talking films alongside John Travolta between 1989 and 1991 and also featured in Veronica’s Closet and Scream Queens.
Her role in Cheers won her a Golden Globe in 1991 for Best Actress and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress.
Additionally, Kirstie was known for her role as Rebecca Howe in the iconic US sitcom Cheers.
Kirstie Alley passed away in 2022 at the age of 71 after a brief battle with colon cancer.
She is best remembered for her portrayal of Rebecca Howe in Cheers.
Kis's children also shared their grief after their mother's death.A statement from her children, William Stevenson and Lillie Price Stevenson read: "We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered."
However, before fame, Alley experienced a family tragedy.
Before Alley rose to fame, she experienced a family tragedy.
Her mother, Lillian Maxine Alley, died in a car crash in 1981 at the age of 59. Her father, Robert Deal Alley, was seriously injured in the accident and has since passed away.
On social media, the late actress recalled a family tragedy in a 1996 interview.
A 1996 interview on NBC's Barbara Walters Special has recently resurfaced, shocking many with Alley's revelation about her parents.
The video has the caption: "I could give you 1,000 tries to guess how Kirstie Alley’s parents were dressed when they died in a car accident and you wouldn’t get it right."
In the interview, Alley recalled the day of her mother's death and revealed that her parents were on their way to a Halloween party when the tragic car crash occurred.
In the interview surface, fans stunned as Kirstie Alley talking about her parents in a car crash
In the interview, Alley claimed that her mother was in blackface when she died, and her father was dressed as a member of the racist terrorist organization, the Ku Klux Klan.
Recalling that day, Alley said: "My sister and I were all sitting in this waiting room sobbing. And I asked, 'Where were they going?' And she said, 'to a Halloween party,' and I said, 'What were they dressed as?' and she said, 'The odd couple,' and I was thinking, 'what odd couple?'"
After the video viral on social media, the interview sparked a wave of shock online.
One person said: And here we are all worried about dying in a car accident while wearing ditty underwear.
A second wrote: Do I get half credit bc I immediately thought "I wonder if it involves blackface.
While a third commented: lmao very very curious to know what she means by “a black girl” and what that would look like exactly, can’t believe she even admitted this
Another said: Wait, what? How are black face and a KKK member Odd Couple costumes?
Another added: And here we are all worried about dying in a car accident while wearing ditty underwear.
