Christy allen biography

American actress (1951–2022)

Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, Alley starred as the lead in the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. On film, she played Mollie Jensen in Look Who's Talking (1989) and its two sequels, Look Who's Talking Too (1990) and Look Who's Talking Now (1993).

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Alley appeared in various films, including Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Summer School (1987), Shoot to Kill (1988), Madhouse (1990), Sibling Rivalry (1990), Village of the Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).

Alley won her second Emmy Award in 1994 for the television film David's Mother. In 1997, Alley received another Emmy nomination for her work in the crime drama series The Last Don. In 2005, Alley played a fictionalized version of herself on Showtime's Fat Actress, something she would also do on episodes of King of Queens and Hot in Cleveland, as well as in Syrup (2013). In 2013, Alley returned to acting with the title role on the sitcom Kirstie. In 2016, she ap

Christie Allen (born England 1954 - died 12 Aug 2008 Australia) is a pop singer who had a successful career as a recording artist in her adopted homeland of Australia.

Allen was performing with a band in Perth when she came to the attention of songwriter and record producer Terry Britten. Impressed by Allen's vocal ability and bubbly personality, he began working with her and a recording contract with Mushroom Records resulted.

Her first three singles from her debut 'Magic Rhythm' album were substantial hits. The first single was a ballad, 'Falling In Love With Only You' reaching number 20 in 1979. Her next two singles were strongly influenced by the popular disco style - 'Goosebumps' reached number 3 in 1979, and 'He's My Number One' reached number 4 in 1980. With sales of 60,000, Goosebumps would be Allen's greatest success and was one of Mushroom Record's highest selling singles at that time.

Allen was voted the country's most popular female performer at the Countdown Awards in 1979 and 1980.

She released a handful of singles in 1980/81 from her second and final album 'Detour' produced by John Hudson. - Switchboard, Baby Get Away and Don't Put Out The Flame but they were only mildly successful. Terry Britten had now moved on and was having success with Tina Turner. A long illness & relationship troubles prevented Allen from adequately promoting her career and she subsequently retired. By the 1990s she had resumed her singing career and performed as a vocalist with country music bands. Christie did reappear on TV in a tribute concert for the Mushroom record label singing 'Goosebumps'.

English-born Australian singer

For the Dead or Alive character, see Christie (Dead or Alive).

Musical artist

Christie Allen (born June Dorothy Allen; 24 July 1954 – 12 August 2008) was an English-born Australian pop singer who had a successful career in Australia. Her top four hits on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart were "Goosebumps" (October 1979) and "He's My Number One" (February 1980). Allen was voted the Most Popular Female Performer at the TV Week / CountdownMusic Awards for 1979 and 1980. At the 1979 awards, "Goosebumps" also won the Best Songwriter award for Terry Britten. Allen died on 12 August 2008 of pancreatic cancer, aged 54.

Biography

Christie Allen was born June Dorothy Allen on 24 July 1954 in Romford, England, to Keith Frederick Allen (1932–2004) and Vera Helen née Kettle (1932–2001). Allen has three brothers, Keith, Stephen and Mark. At the age of eight years, Allen sang "My Johnny's Gone Away" in a talent quest. In 1965, the Allen family migrated to Australia and settled in Perth. Allen and her brothers formed a band, Pendulum, where she provided lead vocals.

Whilst performing with Pendulum, Allen contacted UK-born Terry Britten, a songwriter and record producer and was the lead guitarist of Australian rock group, the Twilights, Britten had worked with Cliff Richard for whom he co-wrote "Devil Woman" in 1976 with Kristine Holmes. By the mid 1970s, Britten was living in Australia and was impressed by Alle