Kirstie Alley: A look at Emmy-winning actress' amazing journey from 'Match Game' to 'The Masked Singer'

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Alley made her film debut in 1982 in 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,' playing the Vulcan Starfleet officer Lieutenant Saavik but chose not to reprise the role in the two sequels. She later revealed that she was offered less money for 'Star Trek II.' Before making it big in 'Star Trek,' Alley appeared as a contestant on the game show 'Match Game' in 1979, wherein she won both rounds, making $500 in the first round and $5,500 in the second round. She also appeared on the game show 'Password Plus' in 1980. 

Moving forward, in 1987, Alley starred alongside Mark Harmon in the comedy film 'Summer School.' The film was a box office success, grossing over $35 million. Later that year she joined the cast of the NBC sitcom 'Cheers,' replacing Shelley Long and remaining on the show until its eleventh and final season. In 1989, Alley starred with John Travolta in 'Look Who's Talking.' The film grossed over $295 million worldwide. They then went on to make two other films centered on the same theme, 'Look Who's Talking Too' and 'Look Who's Talking Now.'

Not just that, during her stint on 'Celebrity Big Brother UK,' Alley raised many eyebrows when she said that she thought she "kissed Travolta" during the shooting of their film and "almost ran off and married" him. "I did love him; I still love him," she said at the time. "If I hadn't been married, I would've gone and married him and I would've been in an airplane because he has his own plane.

Regardless, they never crossed a line and stayed with their respective partners. Alley has won two Emmy Awards. After two nominations for her work on 'Cheers' in 1988 and 1990, she won the third in 1991. She has also earned another Emmy Awards for the 1994 television film 'David's Mother.'

For her contributions to the film industry, Alley received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in 1995. Furthermore, earlier this year, Alley competed in the seventh season of 'The Masked Singer' as "Baby Mammoth" of Team Cuddly.