Carrie Fisher

Acting · Born 1956-10-21 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer. Daughter of the famous actors Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, she gained fame for her portrayal of Princess Leia Organa in the original Star Wars trilogy. Her novel Postcards from the Edge was also a bestseller, for which she wrote a screenplay to the film of the same name.

Filmography

• Star Wars as Princess Leia Organa
• The Blues Brothers as Mystery Woman
• When Harry Met Sally... as Marie
• Return of the Jedi as Princess Leia
• The Empire Strikes Back as Princess Leia
• Hannah and Her Sisters as April Knox
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens as General Leia Organa
• Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
• Frankenstein as Elizabeth
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Nun

TV

• Frasier as Phyllis (voice)
• Smallville as Pauline Kahn
• The Big Bang Theory as Self
• QI as Self
• The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
• The View as Self
• On the Lot as Self - Host
• Laverne & Shirley as Cathy
• Richard & Judy as Self
• 30 Rock as Rosemary Howard