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Carrie Fisher

movie Actress, screenwriter, author, producer, humorist cake 21 October 1956
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Net Worth

$5 million

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Height

in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 5”

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Age

60

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Nation

American

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 21 October 1956
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: American
Hometown: Beverly Hills, California, U.S

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Divorced
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Children: Son- N/A Daughter- Billie Lourd (Daughter from ex-fiance, Bryan Lourd)

Education

Schools: Beverly Hills High School, Beverly, California
Colleges: Sarah Lawrence College, New York, U.S
Education: College Dropout

Lifestyle

Religion: Judaism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Carrie Fisher

  • Does Carrie Fisher smoke: Yes
  • Does Carrie Fisher drink alcohol: Yes
  • Carrie was only 2 years old when her parents got divorced. Reportedly, her father deserted the family after falling in love with her mother’s close friend, Elizabeth Taylor.
  • The following year, her mother married Harry Karl, the owner of a shoe-store chain in Beverly Hills.
  • According to her relatives, Carrie was a complete bookworm. With avid interests in English literature and Poetry, she spent a lot of time reading and writing. However, owing to her acting career, she could not complete her high school.
  • As an actor, she is best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia Organa in the original Star Wars trilogy; The Blues Brothers, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Burbs and When Harry Met Sally are some of her popular films.
  • Also a novelist, Carrie Fisher wrote a number of books viz. Postcards from the Edge (1987), Surrender the Pin (1980), Wishful Drinking (2008), Shockaholic (2011), etc. Notably, ‘Postcards from the Edge’ became her best-selling novel.
  • Paul Simon’s song “Hearts and Bones” is about his relationship with Carrie.
  • She had a love-hate relationship with George Lucas, a renowned film-maker. In her bestselling memoir and one-woman show, Wishful Drinking, Fisher tells her readers, “George Lucas ruined my life.”
  • Carrie smoked pot at the age of 13, used LSD by 21 and had a big “weakness” for cocaine. In an interview, when asked about her drug addiction, she said that in order to deal with her bipolar disorder, it became more of a necessity for her.
  • She even has drugs named after her or more appropriately after her Star Wars character- Princess Leia. Fisher discovered there is a marijuana called Princess Leia, when her daughter’s boyfriend tried to get a discount.
  • Fisher had also voiced Peter Griffin’s boss, Angela, on the animated sitcom Family Guy.
  • In her latest memoir ‘The Princess Diarist’, Fisher revealed that she and Harrison Ford had a secret relationship during the filming of Star Wars.
  • On December 23, 2016, while on a flight from London to Los Angeles, Fisher went into cardiac arrest fifteen minutes before touchdown. A passenger performed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) until paramedics arrived. Carrie was then taken to a hospital where she was put on a ventilator. Unfortunately, after a 4-day hard fought battle, she succumbed to death.

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