Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa in “Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope”
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in the 1977 film “Star Wars.”
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Carrie Fisher, in 2007.
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Carrie Fisher at the Farmers Market in 1987.
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Three generations: Carrie Fisher, with her mother, Debbie Reynolds, and daughter, Billie Lourd, in 1994.
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Carrie Fisher sits with her dog, Gary, at a panel at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim in 2015.
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Twenty-three-month-old Carrie Fisher with her mother, Debbie Reynods, on Sept. 9, 1958.
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Carrie Fisher, 3, gives mother Debbie Reynolds a hug after her afternoon nap in their home in West Los Angeles, on Nov. 16, 1959.
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Carrie Fisher played Princess Leia to Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” films.
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Carrie Fisher with Mark Hamill, left, and Harrison Ford in “Star Wars.”
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Carrie Fisher with Harrison Ford, left, Anthony Daniels and Peter Mayhew as they relax during a break from the filming of a television special presentation in Los Angeles on Oct. 5, 1978.
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Carrie Fisher speaks with director Irvin Kershner during filming of “The Empire Strikes Back.”
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Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), in iconic slave-girl bikini, is held captive by Jabba the Hutt in “Return of the Jedi.”
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Carrie Fisher leafs through her novel “Delusions of Grandma” before speaking at the Los Angeles Times’ annual authors luncheon in 1994.
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Debbie Reynolds, left, and her daughter, Carrie Fisher, hosted “All Star Moms.”
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Singer-composer Paul Simon and actress Carrie Fisher leave the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, after a memorial service for comedian John Belushi.
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Carrie Fisher interviews Steve Martin in 1999.
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Carrie Fisher photographed in her house in Beverly Hills in 2004.
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Carrie Fisher, in her bedroom in her Beverly Hils home.
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Carrie Fisher stars in her one-woman autobiographical show, “Wishful Drinking,” at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood on Nov. 4, 2006.
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Carrie Fisher, promoting her HBO special “Wishful Drinking,” in her home on Dec. 2, 2010.
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Carrie Fisher at the red-carpet premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Hollywood on Dec. 14, 2015. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Carrie Fisher in HBO’s documentary about her one-woman stage show, “Wishful Drinking.”
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Carrie Fisher, host of “In the Know.”
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Carrie Fisher presents her mother, Debbie Reynolds, the Life Achievement Award at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2015. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Carrie Fisher, right, with her mother, Debbie Reynolds, at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2015.
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Carrie Fisher autographs her book “The Best Awful” at a promotional event in London.
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Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford at the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 10, 2015.
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Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher attend the Midnight Mission’s Golden Heart Gala at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
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Carrie Fisher with her daughter, Billie Lourd, on the red carpet at the premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Hollywood on Dec. 14, 2015.
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Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford reprise their iconic “Star Wars” roles in “The Force Awakens.”
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Carrie Fisher in a poster for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
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A scene from the documentary “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.”
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Carrie Fisher’s most recent book is “The Princess Diarist,” a memoir based on the diaries she kept during the filming of the first “Star Wars” film.
