Since childhood, Carrie Fisher loved books and dreamed of becoming a writer. Fate turned out to be more than favorable to her: Carrie Fisher found recognition of her talent in two directions: writing and acting. Her most famous film career is as Princess Leia in the fantasy action-adventure Star Wars.
Childhood and early years Carrie Fisher
Carrie was born in Beverly Hills on October 21, 1956. She is the only daughter of American singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. Carrie was born into a family of celebrities, so she was in the spotlight from childhood.
When the girl was two years old, her father left the family for Elizabeth Taylor. In turn, Taylor will then leave Eddie Fisher to marry Richard Burton, and this scandalous divorce will provoke a discussion in the press.
From an early age, Carrie Fisher loved the society of books. As she later said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine: “Books were my first 'drug'. They carried me away from everything, and I just "swallowed" them."
Film actress career
At the age of 15, Carrie Fisher left school to join the cast of the Broadway production of Irene.
In 1975, the rising star starred in her first motion picture, Shampoo, playing the role of a teenager named Lorna. Hollywood star Goldie Hawn also starred in this comedy drama.
At the age of 19, Carrie Fisher played the role of Princess Leia in an episode of "Star Wars", and after that the life of the aspiring actress completely changed. After the premiere of "star" fiction, the name Carrie Fisher became famous all over the world. As the actress recalled, on the set she had a tense relationship with the director of the movie Star Wars. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi "by Richard Markwend. “I hated him. He constantly shouted at me and brought me to tears. It ruined my makeup, but it made me happy because the director had to spend an hour to reapply it.”
Unfortunately, at this time, the actress developed health problems. She was diagnosed with a serious mental disorder, and Fischer began to self-medicate, using LSD drugs and narcotics as drugs.
Other successful films by Carrie Fisher include:
- Woody Allen's comedy drama Hannah and Her Sisters;
- detective comedy with Tom Hanks "Suburb";
- Comedy melodrama "When Harry Met Sally" with Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal;
- Comedy "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", where Carrie Fisher played the role of a nun;
- cameo roles in the horror "Scream 3" and the comedy "Heartbreakers".
Carrie Fisher voiced the character for the animated film Family Guy.
30 years after filming the first Star Wars, Carrie Fisher starred in the sequel to the popular science fiction Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) starring Harrison Ford.
Another part - "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017), was the last in the career of an American actress. Due to the sudden death of Carrie Fisher, some scenes had to be refined using computer graphics.
Carrie Fisher
Along with her career on the big screen, Carrie Fisher devoted her time to her favorite pastime - writing. Her first book work was the semi-biographical novel Postcards from the Edge of the Abyss, which was warmly received by readers. In 1990, director Mike Nichols filmed Carrie Fisher, starring Hollywood stars Meryl Streep and Gene Hackman.
Carrie Fisher considered her favorite writer to be Dorothy Parker, saying that they have a lot in common: “Like me, she was half Jewish, 155 cm tall, brown-haired with brown eyes and was twice married. True, I am alone."
Following the success of Postcards from the Abyss, Carrie Fisher has written scripts for several Hollywood films, including the comedy Sister Act (1992) and the comedy melodrama The Wedding Singer (1998).
Carrie Fisher wrote two memoirs: the humorous autobiography Drinking Desire, published in 2008, and Princess Leia's Diary, which was released in 2016, 5 weeks before her own death.
In his books, Fischer humorously talks about his mental illness, depression, and treatments. Many readers liked the openness and ease of presentation, which made the author's books popular and translated into several languages.
Personal life of the actress
In 1977, the actress met the American singer, songwriter and actor Paul Simon at a baseball game. They began dating, and in 1983 they got married. However, the marriage did not last long and fell apart a year later.
By 1985, a lot in the actress's life was out of control, and Carrie Fisher nearly died due to an overdose of drugs for the treatment of bipolar disorder.
Fisher dated Canadian actor and comedian Dan Aykroyd and singer / musician James Blunt.
Later, the actress met a talented agent, Brian Lourdes, who first became her best friend, and then the father of her only daughter. Billy Catherine Lourdes was born in 1992. She followed in her mother's footsteps and found herself in the acting profession.
Death of Carrie Fisher
On December 27, 2016, Carrie Fisher died of a heart attack during a flight from London to Los Angeles. The actress could not be saved. Mother, Debbie Reynolds, could not survive the tragedy and died of a stroke on the day of her daughter's funeral.
According to the will of the actress, her body was cremated. Also, at the behest of Carrie Fisher, most of her savings were transferred to her daughter, Billy Lur, and one and a half thousand of her things were sold at a charity auction.
