Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress, writer, and comedian. Fisher is known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, a role for which she was nominated for four Saturn Awards. Her other film credits include Shampoo (1975), The Blues Brothers (1980), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The 'Burbs (1989), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Soapdish (1991), and The Women (2008). Fisher was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances on the television series 30 Rock and Catastrophe. She was posthumously made a Disney Legend in 2017, and in 2018 she was awarded a posthumous Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
| Full name at birth | Carrie Frances Fisher
|
 | |
| Claim to fame | Princess Leia Organa from the Star Wars movie series
|
| |
| Date of birth | 21 October 1956
|
| |
| Place of birth | Burbank, California, USA
|
| |
| Date of death | 27 December 2016
|
| |
| Age | |||
| Place of death | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
|
| |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest due to sleep apnea and atherosclerosis
|
| |
| Resting place | Cremated: portion of her ashes buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, U.S.
|
| |
| Occupation | Comedian, Actress, Writer, Activist
|
| |
| Occupation category | | ||
| Nationality | |
PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 1" (155 cm)
|
| |
| Weight | 130 lbs (59.0 kg)
|
| |
| Build | | ||
| Hair color | | ||
| Eye color | | ||
| Gender | | ||
| Ethnicity | | ||
| Sexuality | | ||
| Religion | | ||
| Zodiac sign | |||
| Distinctive feature |
 distinctive feature
|
||
| Shoe size | 7
|
| |
| Pets |
pets
|
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $25,000,000 USD
|
| |
| High school | Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
|
|
|
| University | Central School Pf Speech And Drama, London, England, United Kingdom
|
|
|
| Talent agency | Celebrity Talent International
|
|
|
| Political affiliation |
political affiliation
|
||
| Political party |
political party
|
![Carrie Fisher - Star Wars Insider Magazine Cover [United Kingdom] (June 1996)](https://static.famousfix.com/img/icons/placeholder.png){kind=icon}
![Carrie Fisher - Closer Magazine Cover [United States] (16 January 2016)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/r/n/rnfrvyyzxkq55fxy.jpg?skj2io4l)
473 connections
More...
- Quotes (19) keyboard_arrow_right
- Trivia (28) keyboard_arrow_right
- Pictorials (15) keyboard_arrow_right
- Magazines (61) keyboard_arrow_right
- Photos (394) keyboard_arrow_right
- Lists (66) keyboard_arrow_right
- Filmography (395) keyboard_arrow_right
- Awards (11) keyboard_arrow_right
- Forum (22) keyboard_arrow_right
- Fans (84) keyboard_arrow_right
This page is the FamousFix profile for Carrie Fisher. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.
On the Carrie Fisher page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.
