Carrie Fisher 1956-2016
Carrie, 19 months old, and her 4-month-old brother Todd are cuddled by their father, singer Eddie Fisher, as their mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, looks on.
Carrie Fisher died at the age of 60, on Dec. 27, 2016, in Los Angeles.
Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds, left, and Carrie Fisher, 15, were en route to Madrid at Heathrow Airport in London, England, Feb. 12, 1972.
Carrie Fisher, age 16
Fisher, 16, poses in New York City on May 2, 1973.
"Star Wars" cast
Actors featured in the “Star Wars” movie are shown during a break from the filming of a television special presentation in Los Angeles, Ca., Oct. 5, 1978. From left, they are Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Anthony Daniels (C3P0), and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia).
"Star Wars"
This publicity film image provided by 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation shows, from left, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in a scene from the “Star Wars” movie released by 20th Century-Fox in 1977.
Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon
Carrie Fisher and singer Paul Simon pose in doorway of midtown New York City apartment where their wedding reception was in progress Aug. 16, 1983.
Debbie Reynolds with her children
Debbie Reynolds, right, poses with her children, Carrie and Todd Fisher, during a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Hollywood Motion Picture Museum, June 19, 2001, in Los Angeles.
"Star Wars" cast re-unites
Characters from the film “Star Wars” join writer and director George Lucas, left, Carrie Fisher, center, and Mark Hamill at the world premiere of “Star Wars Special Edition” Jan. 18, 1997, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles.
With George Lucas
George Lucas, right, jokes with, from left, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and director Steven Spielberg, after being presented with the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film at the BAFTA/LA 11th Annual Britannia Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif., April 12, 2002
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher arrive at the “Runway for Life” Celebrity Fashion Show Benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and celebrating the DVD relese of “Chicago” in Beverly Hills, Calif., Aug. 19, 2003.
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds is hugged by Fisher backstage of the 11th annual American Comedy Awards in Los Angeles Feb. 9, 1997. Reynolds was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony.
Mental health advocate
Fisher talks about her own mental health problem during a rally for mental health legislation in Indianapolis on Feb. 26, 2001, at the atrium of the Capitol.
Carrie Fisher and Tracy Ullman
Actress Tracey Ullman, right, gestures while Fisher looks on during the “Make ‘Em Laugh” workshop June 1, 1997 in Santa Monica, Calif. Ullman and Fisher talked about how to “Make ‘Em Laugh” and were part of a seven-person panel. The workshop was one of several at a Writer’s Guild conference.
Carrie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor
Fisher, left, holds the Vanguard Award she presented to Elizabeth Taylor backstage at the 11th Annual GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Awards held in the Century City section of Los Angeles, April 15, 2000.
"Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"
Best known as “Star Wars” Princess Leia, actress Carrie Fisher has gained fame as a writer in recent years. Her autobiographical first novel was made into a movie for which she wrote the script. She has worked on scripts of numerous movies since then. Here, she is in a cameo appearance as a therapist in New Line Cinema’s “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.”
Carrie Fisher, "Best Awful There Is"
Carrie Fisher makes an appearance at Barnes & Noble to promote her new book ‘Best Awful There Is’, January 22, 2003 in New York City.
2012 AFI Life Achievement Awards
Actress Carrie Fisher speaks onstage at the 40th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Shirley MacLaine held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 7, 2012 in Culver City, California.
2013 Venice Film Festival
Carrie Fisher at the 70th Venice International Film Festival, August 28, 2013, in Venice, Italy.
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher
Actresses Debbie Reynolds, recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, and Carrie Fisher pose in the press room at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" premiere
Carrie Fisher arrives at the premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Hollywood, California, Dec. 14, 2015.
Carrie Fisher and daughter Billie Lourd
Carrie Fisher and daughter Billie Lourd attend the Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” on December 14, 2015.
"Star Wars": The Force Awakens
Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher at the San Diego Convention Center on July 10, 2015 in San Diego, California.
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher attends the premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Hollywood, California on December 14, 2015.
2016 Tribeca Film Festival
Actress Carrie Fisher attends Tribeca Tune In: Catastrophe at SVA Theatre 2 on April 19, 2016 in New York City.
2016 ComicCon
Actress Carrie Fisher speaks onstage during Wizard World Comic Con Chicago 2016 - Day 4 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on August 21, 2016 in Rosemont, Illinois.