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Actress Kirstie Alley, best known for her role in the comedy series Cheers in the 1980s and 90s, has died of cancer at 71.
Alley won an Emmy award and a Golden Globe for her role as a pub manager and waitress on the popular TV series.
She also starred in films such as Look Who's Talking alongside John Travolta and in the 1999 film Drop Dead Gorgeous, a dark comedy about a beauty pageant.