Carrie Fisher

Name: Carrie Fisher
Birth Name: Carrie Frances Fisher
Height: 5'1"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: October 21, 1956
Birth Place: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Profession: actress
Education: Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, California
  Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England
Husband/Wife: Paul Simon (musician; married on August 16, 1983; divorced after less than one year)
Relationship: Bryan Lourd (agent), Albert Brooks (actor)
Father: Eddie Fisher (actor, born on August 10, 1928; married in 1955; divorced in May 1959)
Mother: Debbie Reynolds (actress; born on April 1, 1932)
Brother: Todd Fisher (producer; born on February 24, 1958)
Half Sister: Tricia Leigh Fisher (actress; born on December 26, 1968; mother: Connie Stevens), Joely Fisher (actress; born on October 29, 1967; mother: Connie Stevens)
Step Mother: Connie Stevens (actress; married in 1967; divorced in 1969)
Daughter: Billie Catherine Fisher Lourd; (born on July 17, 1992; father: Bryan Lourd)
Claim to fame: as Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars films
   

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CARRIE FISHER NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Tom Hanks, Martin Sheen, Carrie Fisher and Cybill Shepherd are teaming up to oppose Schwarzenegger's bid to become Governor of California. (August 25, 2003)
  • In 1985, Fisher suffered a drug overdose.
  • The group Blink 182 wrote a song called A New Hope, in which Fisher's character, Princess Leia, is the lead singer's dream girl.
  • Fisher co-wrote the 1997 Annual Academy Awards Ceremony presentation.
  • Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE at BAFTA Awards(1991)

Quotes
  • "I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive."
  • Referring to Bryan Lourd: "He left me for another man. I think it's even more difficult losing a man to another man. How can I trust anyone again?"

Awards
  • Saturn Award: President's Award (1990)
  • Saturn Award: Best Actress - Science Fiction, STAR WARS (1978)
FAN SITES  
  • On The Edge // Carrie Fisher
    http://carrie.feeniks.net/
    Features Carrie news/info, multimedia, links, and more.
  • The Carrie Fisher Website
    http://www.carriefisher.com/home/home.php
    Official site with image gallery, news, links, literature and more.
  • Carrie Fisher Fan Club
    http://www.carrie-fisher.com/
    Offers fan club info, biography, filmography, photo gallery, multimedia and more.
  • Birgitte´s Carrie Fisher Page
    http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/leia_organa/
    Includes biography, filmography, photo gallery, links, news/rumors, book reviews and more.