Carrie Fisher | Biography, Death & Movies

Carrie Fisher | Biography, Death & Movies

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Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956-December 27, 2016) was an American actress, writer and screenwriter known for playing Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars saga. (Films IV to VIII). In 1987 he published a semi-autobiographical novel titled Postcards from the Edge, which was aired three years later by director Mike Nichols with a homonymous title and played by Meryl Streep in the role of Carrie and Shirley MacLaine in that of his mother, Debbie Reynolds.

Biography of Carrie Fisher

Daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. He had a younger brother, actor Todd Fisher, and his paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Russia; By maternal part, their ancestors came from England and Scotland, of evangelical religion.

He appeared in some productions with his mother before beginning his first film work, when he portrayed Warren Beatty's seductive young girl in Shampoo (1975) by Hal Ashby.

Two years later came the role for which Princess Leia Organa was widely recognized, in what was initially known as Star Wars (1977), an interpretation she repeated in the continuations The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Return of the Jedi (1983) and, 32 years later, in The Awakening of the Force (2015). In between, in 1980, appeared in The Blues Brothers.

After these successes he fought against dependence on drugs and alcohol and lived a brief marriage with singer Paul Simon.

His film career suffered considerably, reflecting on the poor quality of the films he played, such as Under the Rainbow (1981) and Hollywood Vice Squad (1986), with the exception of the 1986 Hannah and his sisters three-time Oscar winner. From then on she worked as a secondary actress, in comedies such as When Harry Met Sally ... (1989), Sibling Rivalry (1990) and Soapdish (1991).

She also worked as a writer, publishing in 1987 the semi-autobiographical novel Postcards from the Edge. In 1990, director Mike Nichols commissioned the film adaptation of his book, with Meryl Streep as Carrie and Shirley MacLaine in the role of his mother at a time in his life. Fisher continued to write and published other novels such as Surrender the Pink and Delusions of Grandma. In 2001 another screenplay of his screen appeared: the telefilm These Old Broads, with a quartet protagonist of luxury formed by its mother Debbie Reynolds, its old enemy Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley MacLaine and Joan Collins.

Fisher publicly reported on problems with drugs, his battle with bipolar disorder, and antidepressant addiction on ABC's 20/20 television program.

In September 2009 he published a biography called Wishful Drinking, where he narrates his experiences in humor, laughing at his tendency to alcoholism and his sentimental failures.

In one of his most revealing interviews in October 2010, while in Sydney, Australia, he confessed to his strong cocaine addiction during the filming of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and survived an overdose. "Little by little I realized that I was using drugs a little more than other people and that I was losing my control over them ... I gave so much to the cocaine in Star Wars that even John Belushi told me that he had a problem".

Death of Carrie Fisher

On December 23, 2016, she suffered a massive heart attack while on a flight that took her from London to Los Angeles, and resuscitation measures were immediately applied. She was transferred to a medical center of the city in serious condition. The popular American actress was realizing the tour of promotion of its new book, the princess diarista.

Finally, on December 27, 2016, he died at the UCLA Medical Center. A statement from her daughter Billie Lourd confirmed her death.

The following day, December 28, 2016, her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, while preparing her daughter's funeral, died of a stroke.

Filmography of Carrie Fisher

Movies, series and video games

1975 | Shampoo

1977 | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

1977 | Come Back, Little Sheba

1978 | Ringo

1978 | Leave Yesterday Behind

1978 | The Star Wars Holiday Special

1980 | Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

1980 | The Blues Brothers

1981 | Under the Rainbow

1982 | Laverne & Shirley

1983 | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

1984 | Faerie Tale Theatre

1984 | Garbo Talks

1984 | Frankenstein

1985 | From Here to Maternity

1985 | The Man with One Red Shoe

1985 | George Burns Comedy Week

1985 | Happily Ever After

1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters

1986 | Hollywood Vice Squad

1986 | Liberty

1986 | Sunday Drive

1987 | Amazing Stories

1987 | Paul Reiser Out on a Whim

1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon

1987 | The Time Guardian

1988 | Appointment with Death

1989 | The 'Burbs

1989 | Loverboy

1989 | Two Daddies

1989 | She's Back

1989 | When Harry Met Sally...

1989 | Trying Times

1990 | Sweet Revenge

1990 | Sibling Rivalry

1991 | Drop Dead Fred

1991 | Soapdish

1991 | Hook

1992 | This Is My Life

1994 | Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

1995 | Present Tense, Past Perfect

1995 | Frasier

1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1997 | Gun

1998 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

1999 | Return of the Ewok

2000 | Scream 3

2001 | These Old Broads

2001 | Heartbreakers

2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2002 | A Midsummer Night's Rave

2002 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery

2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003 | Wonderland

2003 | Good Morning, Miami

2003 | Sex and the City

2004 | Stateside

2004 | Jack & Bobby

2005 | Undiscovered

2005 | Smallville

2005 | Romancing the Bride

2005 | Family Guy (2005-2016)

2007 | Suffering Man's Charity

2007 | Cougar Club

2007 | Odd Job Jack

2007 | Weeds

2007 | Side Order of Life

2007 | 30 Rock

2008 | The Women

2008 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

2009 | Fanboys

2009 | White Lightnin'

2009 | Sorority Row

2010 | Wright vs. Wrong

2010 | Entourage

2010 | Family Guy

2010 | A Quiet Word With ...

2011 | The Talk

2012 | It's Christmas, Carol!

2012 | Dishonored

2012 | Comedy Central Roast

2014 | Maps to the Stars

2014 | The Big Bang Theory

2015 | Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens