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Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956, died December 27 2016) was an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and performance artist. She was best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia Organa in the Original Star Wars Trilogy, and reprised the role in the Sequel Trilogy. She was also known for her bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge and screenplay for a film of the same name, as well as her autobiographical one-woman play and the non-fiction book Wishful Drinking she based it on.
Fisher tragically passed in 2016 following a cardiac arrest. The very next day, her mother died, her last words being "I want to be with Carrie". Fisher is survived by her only child, actress Billie Lourd. After being cremated, Fisher's ashes were placed in a large novelty Prozac pill.
Her demise left a gaping hole in the production of the Sequel Trilogy. After The Force Awakens (2015) had focused on Han Solo and The Last Jedi (2017) had focused on Luke, Fisher was promised that Episode IX would focus on Leia. With this now being impossible, unused archive footage, deep fakes and Fake Shemps; one of whom was Billie Lourd; was used to resurrect Leia for 2019's The Rise of Skywalker to lay the Princess to rest.
- Black Comedy: Her stock and trade. There was nothing too dirty for her to say.
- Cool Old Lady: Oh yes indeed. The cast and crew of the Sequels were particularly awed by how down to Earth she was.
- I Am Not Spock: Zig-zagged. She was originally keen to distance herself from Leia's shadow but she eventually came to embrace it.
- In Memoriam: The Last Jedi was dedicated to her.
- Role Reprisal: Averted in Blue Harvest. Alex Borstein as Lois played Leia and Carrie's character Angela stood in for Mon Mothma.
- What Did I Do Last Night?: By her own account, she has zero memory of filming The Star Wars Holiday Special, having been cocked out of her skull at the time.