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[h3]The daughter of Hollywood golden couple Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher was born in Beverly Hills in 1956. Her parents went on to divorce when she was two years old and her father married[urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/241:0/Elizabeth_Taylor.htm] Elizabeth Taylor[/urlnew].[/h3]

Having grown up in the limelight it was no surprise that Carrie opted for a career in showbiz. Her early appearances alongside her mother in Las Vegas when she was 12 years old stood her in good stead, and in 1973 she joined her mother again in the Broadway production of ‘Irene’.

Having left the States for the UK, Carrie enrolled at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Her first film appearance was in the comedy 'Shampoo' in 1975 starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and[urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/516:0/Goldie_Hawn.htm] Goldie Hawn[/urlnew].

However, it was in 1979 that Carrie was rocketed to international stardom after landing the role of Princess Leia Organa in George Lucas's 'Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'. Also starring Mark Hamill, [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/62:0/Harrison_Ford.htm]Harrison Ford [/urlnew]and [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/844:0/Alec_Guinness.htm]Alec Guinness[/urlnew], ‘[urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/1036:0/Star_Wars_Empire_of_Dreams.htm]Star Wars’ [/urlnew]was a critical and commercial phenomenon.

Carrie and her co-stars became overnight superstars and the subsequent merchandise saw their faces on everything from posters and plastic dolls to duvet covers and fluffy slippers. Carrie reprised her role in the equally successful sequels - ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ in 1980 and ‘Return of the Jedi’ in 1983’.

While her career was soaring, Carrie’s personal life was becoming troubled as she battled an increasing addiction to alcohol and drugs. Following a brief engagement to[urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/964:0/Dan_Aykroyd.htm] Dan Aykroyd [/urlnew]in 1980, she married singer Paul Simon in 1983. However, the marriage was not to last and ended some 8 months later.

As her film career dwindled in the early 80s, Carrie turned her hand to writing, penning the semi-autobiographical ‘Postcards from the Edge’. Published in 1987, it became a bestseller and she won the Los Angeles Pen Award for Best First Novel. The book was turned into the equally successful film of the same name starring[urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/1849:0/Meryl_Streep.htm] Meryl Streep [/urlnew]and [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/272:0/Shirley_MacLaine.htm]Shirley MacLaine [/urlnew]in 1990.

Although her performance in the hit film ‘When Harry Met Sally’ was widely saluted by critics, Carrie began to devote her efforts to writing and over the subsequent years she released ‘Surrender the Pink’, ‘Delusions of Grandma’ and ‘The Best Awful’.
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In 1990 she began dating Hollywood agent, Bryan Lourd and the couple had a daughter, Billie, in 1993. However, having married in 1993 the couple divorced two years later when Lourd announced he was gay.

In 1997 she suffered an allergic reaction to drugs prescribed to help with her depression and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai. Having battled with Bipolar, she is now a much sought-after speaker on the mental health lecture circuit.

In 2001, she co-wrote the TV movie ‘These Old Broads’, starring Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/61:0/Joan_Collins.htm]Joan Collins[/urlnew] and Shirley MacLaine.

Carrie has now successfully moved on to become one of the highest-paid script doctors in Hollywood, having lent her talents to films such as 'Hook', 'Sister Act', 'Lethal Weapon 3' and 'The Wedding Singer'.


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- US group 'Blink 182' penned a song all about Carrie Fisher as Princes Leia called 'A New Hope'.

- In 2005, Carrie joked that she was afraid if she ever became senile she might slip back into her Princess Leia character.

- Republican Party media adviser R. Gregory Stevens was found dead in a guest room at Carrie's home in 2005. An autopsy revealed he died from a drug overdose.

- Carrie had to stand on a box for many of her scenes with Harrison Ford in Star Wars because she was a foot shorter than him.
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Lisa Picard is Famous (2001)

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

This Is My Life (1992)

Soapdish (1991)

Drop Dead Fred (1991)

Sibling Rivalry (1990)

Sweet Revenge (1990)

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

The 'Burbs (1989)

Loverboy (1989)

Time Guardian (1989)

Appointment with Death (1988)

She's Back (1988)

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

From Here to Maternity (1986)

The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)

Garbo Talks (1984)

Frankenstein (1984)

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Thumbelina (1982)

Under the Rainbow (1981)

The Blues Borthers (1980)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)

Star Wars (1977)

Shampoo (1975)

The Groove Tube (1972)
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