Carrie Fisher Dies at 60
by EG
The galaxy grew a little bleaker on Tuesday with the death of Carrie Fisher, the actress who originated the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Fisher suffered cardiac arrest while on a flight from London to Los Angeles last Friday, and she succumbed in the hospital on the morning of December 27.
Fisher, the daughter of entertainers Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, staked out her own career with a debut alongside Warren Beatty in 1975's Shampoo. Her defining role would come just two years later in Star Wars, and she went on to reprise the role in 1980's The Empire Strikes Back, 1983's Return of the Jedi, and 2015's Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. She had recently completed filming on the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII.
In addition to her acting roles, Fisher was also a best-selling author. The semi-autobiographical novel Postcards from the Edge chronicled the perils of hard living in Hollywood, including Fisher's own struggles with drug abuse and mental illness. At the time of her death, Fisher was on tour promoting her most recent memoir, The Princess Diarist.
Fisher is survived by her mother, three sibling, and a daughter.