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Actor
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
1956-10-21
Location
California, United States
Edit pageCarrie Fisher
Biography
Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer. She played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars films (1977–1983) and reprised the role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)—a posthumous release that was dedicated to her—and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), through the use of unreleased footage from The Force Awakens.
Fisher's other film credits include Shampoo (1975), The Blues Brothers (1980), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The 'Burbs (1989), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Soapdish (1991), and The Women (2008).[7] She was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2007) and the Channel 4 series Catastrophe (2017).
She was featured in the film Wonderwell with Rita Ora, which was filmed in mid-2016 in Italy; it received a limited theatrical release on June 23, 2023, followed by a digital release.
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Actor
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Leia Organa
Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Leia Organa
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi as Princess Leia
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back as Princess Leia