Carrie Fisher
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Carrie Fisher (born October 21, 1956) is an American actress.
She was born Carrie Frances Fisher in Beverly Hills, California, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. Her brother is Todd Fisher. Her half sisters are actress Joely Fisher and actress Tricia Leigh Fisher, whose mother is actress Connie Stevens.
Carrie Fisher attended Beverly Hills High School and then Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.
Her first film appearance was in Shampoo (1975). In 1977, she played Princess Leia in . It was a huge success and made her famous in her own right. In a recent interview on public radio she expressed some regret that she was known overwhelmingly for her role as Princess Leia, and joked that she was afraid that if she became senile she may begin to slip back into character.
In 1987, Fisher's autobiographical book Postcards From the Edge was published. It was made into a movie of the same title in 1989 starring Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine and Dennis Quaid.
Fisher was married to musician Paul Simon (1983-1984).
She is the mother of Billie Catherine Lourd, whose father is agent Bryan Lourd.
Filmography
- Shampoo (1975) ... Lorna
- (1977) ... Princess Leia Organa
- (1980) ... Princess Leia Organa
- The Blues Brothers (1980) ... Mystery Woman
- Under the Rainbow (1981) ... Annie Clark
- (1983) ... Princess Leia Organa
- Garbo Talks (1984) ... Lisa Rolfe
- The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) ... Paula
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) ... April
- Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) ... Betty Melton
- ''Appointment with Death (1988) ... Nadine Boynton
- The 'burbs (1989) ... Carol Peterson
- Loverboy (1989) ... Monica Delancy
- When Harry Met Sally (1989) ... Marie
- (1997) (uncredited) ... Therapist
- (2003) ... Mother Superior
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