Since the announcement of her sudden passing from colon cancer on Monday, Kirstie Alley has been remembered and eulogized throughout Hollywood. Director of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ...

The Wrath Of Khan experience turned out to be sauce for the goose for Ms. Alley's Star Trek future. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

He left PEOPLE in 2023. Nicholas Meyer knew there was something special about Kirstie Alley the moment he met her for a possible role in his film, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. At the time ...

And for science fiction fans, she also changed the Star Trek franchise for the better. Here’s why Alley was dynamite in 1982’s The Wrath of Khan, and how that film launched her entire career.

We're very sad to report that Kirstie Alley, the two-time Emmy-winning actress known for her roles in Cheers, Veronica’s Closet, the Look Who’s Talking movies and Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan ...

He left PEOPLE in 2023. Kirstie Alley fibbed in order to play her iconic Star Trek character who was, ironically, incapable of lying. In 2016, Alley participated in the Star Trek 50th Anniversary ...

It involved a pair of pointy ears. Alley appeared as the Vulcan Lt. Saavik in 1982’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” and it was a role so beloved that fans wanted Paramount to bring it ...

Born in Kansas, Alley first broke through in Hollywood in 1982, playing Lt. Saavik in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, a young Vulcan who joins the crew of the Starship Enterprise. Although her ...

Many television series have lost and gained characters across their lifetime, but when Kirstie Alley took over from ... Spock’s protege in the 1982 film “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ...