Carrie Fisher(1956-2016)

Actress
Additional Crew
Writer

Take a closer look at the various roles Carrie Fisher has played throughout her acting career.

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Carrie Fisher | Career Retrospective

Carrie Frances Fisher was born on October 21, 1956 in Burbank, California, to singers/actors Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. She was an actress and writer known for Tähtien sota (1977), Imperiumin vastaisku (1980) and Jedin paluu (1983). Fisher is also known for her book, "Postcards from the Edge", and she wrote the screenplay for the movie based on her novel. Carrie Fisher and talent agent Bryan Lourd have a daughter, Billie Lourd (Billie Catherine Lourd), born on July 17, 1992.

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 10 wins & 23 nominations total

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Carrie Fisher, Richard Thomas, and Mike Douglas in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

Carrie Fisher in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

Carrie Fisher in Saturday Night Live (1975)

Carrie Fisher in TCM Remembers 2017 (2017)

Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in TCM Remembers 2017 (2017)

Carrie Fisher, Shirley MacLaine, Meryl Streep, and Debbie Reynolds in Terveisiä unelmien reunalta (1990)

Carrie Fisher and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Harrison Ford, George Lucas, and Carrie Fisher in Movie Magic (1994)

Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, and Todd Fisher

Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Known for:

Tähtien sota

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Princess Leia Organa

1977

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Domhnall Gleeson, Florian Robin, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, David R. Grant, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, James Cox, Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Joonas Suotamo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Leia Organa

2017

Imperiumin vastaisku

8.7

Princess Leia

1980

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Jedin paluu (1983)

Jedin paluu

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Princess Leia

1983

Credits

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Actress

Wonderwell
- Hazel
- 2023
Family Guy
- Angela
- Angela as Mon Mothma (voice)
- TV Series
- 2005–2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Leia Organa
- 2017
Catastrophe
- Mia
- TV Series
- 2015–2017
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Leia Organa (voice)
- Video Game
- 2016
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
- Cat
- TV Series
- 2014–2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Princess Leia
- 2015
The Keith Lemon Sketch Show
- Princess Leia
- TV Series
- 2015
Maps to the Stars
- Carrie Fisher
- 2014
Luuserit
- Angela McKinnon
- TV Series
- 2014
Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff
- Angela (voice)
- Video Game
- 2014
Rillit huurussa
- Carrie Fisher
- TV Series
- 2014
It's Christmas, Carol!
- Eve
- TV Movie
- 2012
Dishonored
- Alternate Street Speaker (voice)
- Video Game
- 2012
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: Deleted Scenes
- Princess Leia
- Video
- 2011

Additional Crew

AFI Life Achievement Award
- speaker
- TV Series
- 2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 2005
Star Wars: Episodi III - Sithin kosto
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 2005
Star Wars: Episodi II - Kloonien hyökkäys
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 2002
Kate & Leopold
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 2001
Coyote Ugly
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 2000
Scream 3
- additional dialogue (uncredited)
- 2000
Star wars episodi I: Pimeä uhka
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 1999
Nykistä sekaisin
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 1999
The Wedding Singer
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 1998
The Mirror Has Two Faces
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 1996
Tuntematon uhka
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 1995
Kutsuvat sitä rakkaudeksi
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 1994
Villi joki
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 1994
Viikkorahat
- script doctor (uncredited)
- 1994

Writer

Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking
- Writer
- TV Movie
- 2010
The 79th Annual Academy Awards
- Writer
- TV Special
- 2007
74th Annual Academy Awards
- special material
- TV Special
- 2002
These Old Broads
- written by
- TV Movie
- 2001
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
- screenplay (segment Paris)
- Video
- 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
- Writer
- TV Series
- 1999
Roseanne
- written by
- TV Series
- 1997
The 69th Annual Academy Awards
- Writer
- TV Special
- 1997
Carrie on Hollywood
- Writer
- TV Series
- 1995
Carrie Fisher: The Hollywood Family
- Writer
- TV Special
- 1995
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
- written by
- TV Series
- 1993
Terveisiä unelmien reunalta
- book
- screenplay
- 1990

Personal details

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Official sites
- Official Site
- Twitter
Height
- 1.55 m
Born
- October 21, 1956
- Burbank, California, USA
Died
- December 27, 2016
- Los Angeles, California, USA(cardiac arrest caused by sleep apnea and other undetermined factors)
Spouse
- Paul SimonAugust 16, 1983 - July 1984 (divorced)
Children
- Billie Lourd
Parents
Relatives
Other works
Stage: Appeared (as "Agnes") in "Agnes of God" on Broadway
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Trivia
She had to stand on a box for many of her scenes with Harrison Ford in the original Tähtien sota (1977) trilogy because she was roughly a foot shorter than him and did not fit into the frame.