Carrie Fisher
A child of Hollywood, Carrie Fisher grew up in the shadow of scandal as the daughter of Eddie Fisher, who left her mother Debbie Reynolds for best friend Elizabeth Taylor. No stranger to scandal herself later in life, Fisher was best known as Princess Leia in "Star Wars" (1977), one of the biggest box office hits of all time. With a Danish pastry hairdo and white robes, Fisher's Leia endeared herself to generations of obsessive fans who flocked to the sequels "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). She tried to escape the role with memorable turns in "The Blues Brothers" (1980) and "When Harry Met Sally" (1989), but was unable to break free. Meanwhile, Fisher secretly struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, as well as bipolar disorder, which she first revealed with the semi-autobiographical novel Postcards from the Edge (1987), which was adapted into a 1990 film starring Meryl Streep. Equally discordant were her romantic affairs, which included a brief dalliance with Dan Aykroyd and a longtime relationship with singer Paul Simon, whom she married in 1983. In 2006, the self-deprecating Fisher took to the stage to poke fun at her addictions in the one-woman show, "Wishful Drinking." Though she continued to act, Fisher earned critical acclaim and industry respect for her work as an author and sought-after script doctor, all while embracing the character she once tried to avoid, eventually reprising Leia as a defiant, strong older woman in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015). Fisher's death on December 27, 2016, following a massive heart attack suffered on a Los Angeles-bound flight several days earlier, was mourned by friends, fans and industry peers across the globe.
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Carrie Fisher
Filmography
Movies
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38% |
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Wonderwell | Hazel (Character) | - | 2023 |
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi - 40th Anniversary | Princess Leia (Character) | - | 2023 |
51% |
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Leia Organa (Character) | $515.2M | 2019 |
91% |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Leia (Character) | $620.2M | 2017 |
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Opening Night Fan Event Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) | Leia (Character) | - | 2017 |
100% |
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Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds | Self | - | 2016 |
93% |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Leia (Character) | $123 | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Speed and Mayhem Down Under | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
63% |
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Maps to the Stars | Self | $347.6K | 2014 |
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It's Christmas, Carol! | Eve (Character) | - | 2012 |
81% |
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White Lightnin' | Cilla (Character) | - | 2009 |
25% |
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Sorority Row | Mrs. Crenshaw (Character) | $12.0M | 2009 |
33% |
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Fanboys | Doctor (Character) | $685.5K | 2009 |
13% |
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The Women | Bailey Smith (Character) | $26.9M | 2008 |
40% |
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Ghost Writer | Reporter (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Cougar Club | Glady Goodbey (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
6% |
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Undiscovered | Carrie (Character) | $1.0M | 2005 |
24% |
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Stateside | Mrs. Dubois (Character) | $174.3K | 2004 |
34% |
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Wonderland | Sally Hansen (Character) | $1.1M | 2003 |
41% |
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Mother Superior (Character) | $100.8M | 2003 |
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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | Interviewee (Character) | - | 2002 |
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These Old Broads | Screenwriter | - | 2001 |
52% |
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Nun (Character) | $30.1M | 2001 |
54% |
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Heartbreakers | Ms. Surpin (Character) | $40.3M | 2001 |
44% |
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Famous | Self | $112.5K | 2000 |
41% |
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Scream 3 | Bianca Burnette (Character) | $89.1M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Anything for Love | Unknown (Character) | - | 1996 |
36% |
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This Is My Life | Claudia Curtis (Character) | $2.8M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Amazing Stories: The Movie V | Laurie McNamara (Character) | - | 1992 |
11% |
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Drop Dead Fred | Janie (Character) | $13.9M | 1991 |
74% |
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Soapdish | Betsy Faye Sharon (Character) | $33.9M | 1991 |
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Sweet Revenge | Linda (Character) | - | 1990 |
83% |
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Postcards From the Edge | Writer | $36.9M | 1990 |
25% |
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Sibling Rivalry | Iris Turner-Hunter (Character) | $16.8M | 1990 |
89% |
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When Harry Met Sally... | Marie (Character) | $90.4M | 1989 |
50% |
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Loverboy | Monica Delancy (Character) | $3.9M | 1989 |
56% |
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The 'Burbs | Carol Peterson (Character) | $34.1M | 1989 |
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Appointment With Death | Nadine Boynton (Character) | $603.6K | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She's Back | Beatrice (Character) | - | 1988 |
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The Time Guardian | Petra (Character) | - | 1987 |
65% |
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Amazon Women on the Moon | Mary Brown (Character) | $388.2K | 1987 |
91% |
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Hannah and Her Sisters | April (Character) | $37.3M | 1986 |
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Hollywood Vice Squad | Betty Melton (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sunday Drive | Franny Jessup (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Liberty | Emma Lazarus (Character) | - | 1986 |
47% |
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The Man With One Red Shoe | Paula (Character) | - | 1985 |
57% |
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Garbo Talks | Lisa Rolfe (Character) | - | 1984 |
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Frankenstein | Elizabeth (Character) | - | 1984 |
82% |
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | Princess Leia (Character) | $314.3M | 1983 |
0% |
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Under the Rainbow | Annie Clark (Character) | - | 1981 |
71% |
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The Blues Brothers | Mystery Woman (Character) | - | 1980 |
95% |
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | Princess Leia (Character) | $291.9M | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Leave Yesterday Behind | Marnie Clarkson (Character) | - | 1978 |
25% |
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Star Wars: Holiday Special | Princess Leia (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Come Back, Little Sheba | Marie (Character) | - | 1977 |
93% |
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | Princess Leia Organa (Character) | $345 | 1977 |
68% |
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Shampoo | Lorna (Character) | - | 1975 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 71% | Das Boot | Leia Organa (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Angela (Guest Voice) | 2005-2008 2010-2011 2013-2014 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 100% | QI | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 92% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Guest | 2014 |
81% | 84% | The Big Bang Theory | Carrie Fisher (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spoilers With Kevin Smith | Guest | 2012 |
65% | 82% | Entourage | Anna Fowler (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deal or No Deal | Guest | 2008 |
78% | 92% | 30 Rock | Rosemary Howard (Guest Star) | 2007 |
70% | 80% | Weeds | Arlene Cutter (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On the Lot | Judge | 2007 |
78% | 70% | Smallville | Pauline Kahn (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning, Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nero Wolfe | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
70% | 80% | Sex and the City | Carrie Fisher (Guest Star) | 2000 |
46% | No Score Yet | It's Like, You Know ... | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
57% | No Score Yet | Gun | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
76% | 78% | Roseanne | Writer | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ellen | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
95% | 95% | Frasier | Phyllis (Guest Voice) | 1995 |
78% | 85% | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Writer | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laverne & Shirley | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1978 |