Carrie Fisher

Skymorials Editorial Born into showbiz royalty, her father was singer Eddie Fisher and her mother was actress Debbie Reynolds.  She made her film debut in Shampoo, starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn in 1975.

Skymorials Editorial Actress Carrie Fisher shot to stardom with her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars and its sequels made her famous.

Skymorials Editorial She struggled with alcohol and drug abuse in the 1980s, but came back in 1987 with her hit book Postcards from the Edge, which she adapted into a movie starring Meryl Streep.

Skymorials Editorial Married and Divorced Paul Simon In August 1983, Carrie Fisher married singer Paul Simon. They divorced in July 1984.

Skymorials Editorial A talented screenwriter, Fisher helped revise many Hollywood scripts, including Sister Act (1992), Outbreak (1995) and The Wedding Singer (1998), among many others.

Skymorials Editorial A novelist, she wrote bestselling books as The Best Awful There Is (2004), Wishful Drinking (2009) and Shockaholic (2012).

Skymorials Editorial The outspoken author and actress remained busy with multiple projects until she suffered a massive heart attack while on a flight traveling from London to California on December 23, 2016. She was 60 years old.

Skymorials Editorial A day after Fisher's death, her mother, screen legend Debbie Reynolds, died. It is said hours before Reynolds was rushed to the hospital, she told her son: “I miss her so much, I want to be with Carrie."

Skymorials Editorial “I don’t want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.”

Skymorials Editorial Carrie Fisher Wins Her First Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album

Skymorials Editorial Fisher had one child, daughter Billie Catherine Lourd, from her relationship with agent Bryan Lourd.