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Carrie Fisher, the universe’s Princess, star of Star Wars<\/em>, has passed away.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Actress. Author. Comedian. Public speaker. Screenwriter.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n There are many things Carrie Fisher was during her brief life with us here on Earth, but being traditional or normal was not among them. Born into Hollywood royalty – the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher – she grew up within the Hollywood fishbowl, achieving her first big-screen appearance in the 1975 version of Shampoo<\/em>, before entering the pop-culture pantheon in 1977’s Star Wars<\/em>, as Princess Leia, alongside Harrison Ford, Alex Guinness, and Mark Hamill. The role would cement her fame forever, and it would also become a burden, being a persona she would never truly escape. Fisher would reprise the role in both The Empire Strikes Back<\/em> and Return Of The Jedi<\/em>, (in which she famously appeared in a golden metal bikini, making her an instant sex-symbol) and help Disney kick off their modern saga with an appearance in The Force Awakens<\/em>.<\/p>\n Ms Fisher continued to perform on-screen, appearing in The Blues Brothers<\/em> (1980), the Woody Allen film Hannah & Her Sisters<\/em>, and in 1989 in both When Harry Met Sally<\/em> and the Tom Hanks comedy The ‘Burbs<\/em>. Ms Fisher continued to act in film and television up until her passing – she appeared as a therapist in Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery<\/em>, a Mother Superior in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle<\/em>, and as a doctor in Fanboys<\/em>, among many other roles.<\/p>\n A noted author, Carrie Fisher released several works of fiction, most notably Postcards From The Edge<\/em> in 1987, for which she also wrote the film adaption. Biographical books Wishful Drinking,<\/em> and The Princess Diarist<\/em>, described her hard living party lifestyle and subsequent addictions to drugs and alcohol, as well as her thoughts throughout the production of Star Wars<\/em>, as the eponymous Princess Leia. Ms Fisher also worked on script doctoring screenplays, including Sister Act, The Last Action Hero<\/em>, and The Wedding Singer<\/em>.<\/p>\n Carrie Fisher suffered a major heart attack aboard a flight between New York and Los Angeles on December 23rd. She passed away from complications as a result of this on December 27. 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