Cheers stars Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer and Rhea Perlman are mourning the death of Kirstie Alley

Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer and Rhea Perlman remember her cheers co-star Kirstie Alley after her death from cancer on Monday.

“I was on the plane today and did something I rarely do. I have an old episode of cheersDanson, who played Sam Malone, told Deadline. “It was the episode where Tom Berenger marries Kirstie, who keeps saying no when she’s dying to say yes. Kirstie was really brilliant with that. Her ability to play a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown was both touching and incredibly funny. She made me laugh 30 years ago when she filmed that scene and she makes me laugh just as much today. When I got off the plane, I heard that Kirstie had died. I am so sad and so grateful for all the times she made me laugh. I send my love to her children. As you know, her mother had a heart of gold. I will miss her.”

Grammer, the Dr. Frasier Crane said, “I’ve always believed that the grief of a public figure is a private matter, but I will say I loved her.”

Alley made her debut as Rebecca Howe on the hit NBC series in 1987 for the show’s sixth season following the departure of Shelley Long. Although Alley previously starred as Saavik Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanIt was the role of Rebecca that won her an Emmy Award and catapulted her to the next level in her career.

She won another Emmy for her lead role in the 1994 TV movie David’s mother and was nominated for her lead role on NBC’s 1998 Veronica closet. She also had an Emmy nomination for a supporting role in the 1997 miniseries The Last Don

“Kirstie was a unique and wonderful person and friend. Her zest for life knew no bounds,” said Perlman, who played Carla Tortelli. “We became friends almost immediately when she joined the cast of Cheers. She loved children and my children loved her too. We stayed at her house with treasure hunts that she invented. She threw huge Halloween and Easter parties and invited the entire show team and their families. She wanted everyone to feel involved. She loved her children very much. I have never met anyone like her. I am so grateful to have known her. I’m going to miss her very, very much.”