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Kirstie Alley was cremated after dying at her home in Clearwater, Florida on December 5, her death certificate has revealed.
Her devastated children revealed at the start of the month that the Hollywood actress and devout Scientologist had died aged 71 after a secret cancer battle.
Now a death certificate obtained by Us Weekly has confirmed her date of death and clarified how her remains were put to rest.
Dearly departed: Kirstie Alley was cremated after dying at her home in Clearwater, Florida on December 5, her death certificate has revealed (pictured)
Earlier this month the Church of Scientology was said to be planning a memorial service at Flag Building, often referred to as the Super Power Building, its main headquarters in Clearwater.
Alley's son William True, 30, and daughter Lillie Price, 28, issued a statement on social media on December 5 to announce the news about their 'incredible, fierce and loving' mother, who was best known for her roles on TV's Cheers and in the Look Who's Talking films.
They revealed how their mother had only 'recently discovered' she had cancer, and that she 'was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her never-ending joy of living and whatever adventures lie ahead.'
Alley's children continued: 'As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother.
The way she was: Kirstie is pictured in a publicity shot for a Los Angeles theater production of Tennessee Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof in 1983
'We are grateful to the incredible team of doctors and nurses at the Moffitt Cancer Center for their care.'
Alley had not been seen in public for some time with her last-known sighting during a video on September 8 as she promoted her profile on Cameo on her Instagram page.
In what was to be her final video on social media, there did not appear to be any outwardly visible signs that she was ill as she appeared with her signature mane of thick blonde hair.
In the final days of her life, she had been receiving care at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.
Last picture: Kirstie died at the age of 71 following a short cancer battle. She was last pictured during an Instagram video on September 8 as she touted for work on Cameo
In April of this year, she performed on the television show The Masked Singer.
Alley's children said her 'zest and passion for life, her children, grandchildren and her many animals, not to mention her eternal joy of creating, were unparalleled and leave us inspired to live life to the fullest just as she did.'
They ended the statement by saying, 'We thank you for your love and prayers and ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time.'
Alley's friend and confidante John Travolta took to Instagram Monday to pay a memorial to the actress, who he worked with on the Look Who's Talking films.
'Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I've ever had. I love you Kirstie,' said Travolta, 68. 'I know we will see each other again.'
The star's family issued a statement on Instagram Monday in the wake of the passing
Kirstie Alley together with her adopted children William True and Lillie Price in 2010
Alley (front row, second from left) shot to fame in the sitcom Cheers which she joined in 1987. She was a Hollywood stalwart for decades, but had not been seen on the big screen since 2015
The children of Kirstie Alley, Lillie and William True, post the tragic news of their mother's passing
Last TV role: Kirstie appeared on The Masked Singer in April 2022 as the Baby Mammoth
In 2018 Alley was runner-up in the 22nd series of UK Celebrity Big Brother
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Alley attended Kansas State University before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles.
Alley was married to her high school sweetheart from 1970 to 1977, and to Baywatch actor Parker Stevenson from 1983 until 1997.
After suffering a miscarriage she adopted son William True in 1992 and daughter Lillie Price in 1995 with Stevenson.
She said in 2010 if she married again, 'Id leave the guy within 24 hours because I'm sure he'd tell me not to do something.'
Stevenson posted a brief tribute to his ex-wife on Facebook.
'Dear Kirstie, I am so grateful for our years together, and for the two incredibly beautiful children and now grandchildren that we have. You will be missed. With love, Parker,' he wrote.
Her very first television appearances were as a game show contestant, on The Match Game in 1979 and Password in 1980.
The actress continued to work regularly on both the small and big screen, guest-starring in a 1983 episode of The Love Boat alongside her husband Parker Stevenson, and a slew of movies in 1984 including Runaway with Tom Selleck and Blind Date
Kirstie Alley and her second husband Parker Stevenson are photographed at a party in 1979
Alley's big breakout role came in 1987 when she was cast as Rebecca Howe on the NBC hit Cheers, replacing the outgoing Shelley Long.
She joined the show at the height of its popularity after the departure of Long.
Alley would win an Emmy for best lead actress in a comedy series for the role in 1991.
'I only thank God I didn´t have to wait as long as Ted,' Alley said in her acceptance, gently ribbing her 'Cheers' co-star Ted Danson, who had finally won an Emmy for his role as Sam Malone in his eighth nomination the previous year.
She would take a second Emmy for best lead actress in a miniseries or television movie in 1993 for playing the title role in the CBS TV movie David's Mother.
) Kirstie Alley Star Trek II - The Wrath Of Khan - her 1982 film debut
Patrick Dempsey, left, and Kirstie Alley are seen in the 1989 comedy Loverboy
Alley starred in the hit 1987 movie Look Who's Talking alongside John Travolta, which was the 5th highest grossing movie of the year
She starred alongside Steve Guttenberg and Full House stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson in the 1995 family rom-com It Takes Two
Alley appeared in various films throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
These included the Look Who's Talking film series, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) which was her film debut, Summer School (1987) Sibling Rivalry (1990),It Takes Two (1995), For Richer or Poorer (1997), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).
Horror director John Carpenter described Alley as a 'delightful actress'.
'Kirstie Alley was a delightful actress I had the pleasure to work with on VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED. She will be missed,' he wrote.
Alley starred in the 1995 US science fiction-horror film alongside Christopher Reeve, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare and Mark Hamill.
She won her second Emmy Award in 1994 for the television film David's Mother and received a further Emmy nomination in 1997 for her work in the crime drama series The Last Don.
She also had her own sitcom, Veronica's Closet, from 1997 to 2000 but it was the 1989 comedy Look Who's Talking, which gave her a major career boost, as 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.
She would play a fictionalized version of herself in the 2005 Showtime series Fat Actress, a show that drew comedy from her public and media treatment over her weight gain and loss.
Trvaolta said: 'Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I've ever had. I love you Kirstie'
She dealt with the same subject matter in the 2010 A&E reality series Kirstie Alley's Big Life, which chronicled her attempt to lose weight and launch a weight-loss program while working as a single mother in an unconventional household that included pet lemurs.
Alley said she agreed to do the show in part because of the misinformation about her that had become a tabloid staple.
'Anything bad you can say about me, they say I've never collapsed, fainted, passed out. Basically, anything they've said, I never. The only true thing is I got fat.'
Alley co-created the series and played a version of herself - an actress who struggles to lose weight so she can revive her career, although the show only lasted one seven-episode season.
The actress was also a spokesperson for the weight-loss company Jenny Craig between 2004 and 2007, losing 75 pounds during her time there
Two years later, in 2009, Alley revealed that she gained 83 pounds after leaving Jenny Craig and weighed as much as 228 pounds.
She founded the weight loss company Organic Liaison in 2010, though she faced a class-action lawsuit alleging false advertising that was ultimately settled in 2013.
The company was acquired by Jenny Craig in 2014 and she returned once again as a spokesperson, revealing in 2015 that she had lost 50 pounds on the program.
After Veronica's Closet went off the air, she appeared in a few guest-starring roles in the early 2000s before returning in the 2005 Showtime series Fat Actress
Alley also made several appearances on reality television, first as a contestant on the 12th season of Dancing with the Stars, where she finished in second place.
She appeared on the competition series The Masked Singer in April this year wearing a baby mammoth costume.
During her stint on Big Brother she shared the house with other famous faces including Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas and Dan Osbourne from The Only Way Is Essex, who finished in first and third place respectively.
Alley appeared in the Ryan Murphy black comedy series Scream Queens on Fox in 2015 and 2016.
One of her co-stars on the show, Jamie Lee Curtis, said on Instagram Monday that Alley was 'a great comic foil' on the show and 'a beautiful mama bear in her very real life.'
Kirstie Alley is at the Daytime Emmy Awards in 1994
Lee Curtis said the pair had a 'mutual respect and connection'.
'We agreed to disagree about some things but had a mutual respect and connection. Sad news,' she added.
Alley's Cheers co-star Kelsey Grammar said in a statement that 'I always believed grief for a public figure is a private matter, but I will say I loved her.'
Another Cheers co-star, Rhea Pearlman, recounted how she and Alley became friends almost instantly after she joined the show. She said Alley organized large Easter and Halloween parties and invited everyone.
'She wanted everyone to feel included. She loved her children deeply. I've never met anyone remotely like her. I feel so thankful to have known her.'
Alley was brought up as a Methodist but became a Scientologist in 1979 after
