Carrie Fisher
Carrie Frances Fisher was born on October 26, 1956, in Beverly Hills, CA to Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. Carrie started appeared nightly with her mother on Vegas stages at age twelve. And by the time she was 15 she had left high school to pursue acting. By sixteen she was in the chorus of the Broadway revival of Irene, which starred her mother. In 1973, Fisher enrolled at London's Central School of Speech and Drama where she studied for eighteen months, then studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Carrie's public life was full of drama starting from when she was very young. She had a reputation for being a bit of a party girl and subsequently had to receive treatment for drug addiction in 1998. That was a turning point in her life which allowed her to turn out a great novel called, "Postcards From the Edge" which later became a well-received film. Carrie became known as a talented script doctor and writer and worked on many shows, including the Academy Awards.
Carrie Fisher was married to Paul Simon (1983 - div) - which spawned the book "Surrender the Pink" - and had a daughter, Billie Catherine (b. 1993) by Bryan Lourd (who left her for another man). Carrie has a brother, Todd Fisher; two half-sisters Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher, and is the half-sister-in-law of Christopher Duddy (Director of Photography for Thirteen Days).
Ms. Fisher died on December 27, 2016, after suffering a heart attack on a flight, her mother, Debbie Reynolds, died on December 28, 2016. They will both be missed. ❤
Film
Wonderwell~2019 - Hazel (released posthumously)
Suffering Man's Charity~2006 - Reporter
E-Girl~2005 - Herself
Aristocrats~2005 - Herself
Rutles 2~2005 - (V) Interviewee
Undiscovered~2005 - Agent
The Best of So Graham Norton~2000 (V) - Herself
Famous~2000 - Herself
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery~1997 - uncredited Therapist
This Is My Life~1992 - Claudia Curtis
The Man with One Red Shoe~1985 - Paula
Film Script Doctor
Star Wars: The Last Jedi~2017
Star Wars~1999-2005 (prequel trilogy: The Phantom Menace: Attack of the Clones; Revenge of the Sith)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith~2005
Intolerable Cruelty~2003
Kate & Leopold~2001
Coyote Ugly~2000
Scream 3~2000
The Wedding Singer~1998
The Mirror Has Two Faces~1996
Outbreak~1995
Milk Money~1994
My Girl 2~1994
Love Affair~1994
The River Wild~1994
The Last Action Hero~1993
Made in America~1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer~1993
Lethal Weapon 3~1992
Sister Act~1992
Hook~1991
Film Screenplays
E-Girl~2005
Postcards from the Edge~1990 (screenplay)
Surrender the Pink~1990 (screenplay)
Film Producer
These Old Broads~2001 (co-executive producer)
TV
Catastrophe~2015-2017 - Mia in 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.6, 3.6 (photo from ep: Foreign Baby #1.2)
Rule #25: Beware the Second Chance
Rule #23: Never Lie to the Kids
Rule #25: Beware the Second Chance
Family Guy~2005-2016 - voice of Angela/Angela as Mon Mothma in (20 episodes):
Candy, Quahog Marshmallow; The Most Interesting Man in the World; Secondhand Spoke;
Mom's the Word; Peter Problems; Courtship of Stewie's Father (#4.16); Jungle Love (#4.13);
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson~2012 - Herself 05/31/12
Entourage~2010 - Anna Fowler in Tequila and Coke
Weeds~2007 - Celia's divorce lawyer in The Brick Dance
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive~2006 - Herself
AFI Tribute to George Lucas~2005 - Herself
Tavis Smiley~2005 - Herself 3/9/05
The Tony Danza Show~2005 - Herself 1/11/05
The Early Show~2005 - Herself 1/11/05
Jack and Bobby~2004 - Washington Post Reporter in The First Lady (#1.5) 10/10/04
Dinner for Five~2001 - Herself
3.8 5/28/04
The O'Reilly Factor~2004 - Herself 1/22/04
In Search of Ted Demme~2004 - Herself
Celebrity Poker Showdown~2003 (Bravo) - Herself
Intimate Portrait: Penny Marshall~2003 - Herself
Conversations From the Edge with Carrie Fisher~2002 - Host
A Nero Wolfe Mystery~2001 - Ellen Tenzer in Motherhunt: Parts 1 & 2 (# 2.4/5)
Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady~2001 - uncredited Herself
So Graham Norton~2000 - Herself (# 4.8)
So Graham Norton~1999 - Herself (#3.4)
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist~1998 - voice of Roz Katz in Thanksgiving
Cowboys
Charlie Rose~1994 - Herself
Late Night with David Letterman~1983-1987 - Herself:
1987:
Happily Ever After (Molly and the Skywalkers: Two Daddies?)~1985 - voice of Alice Conway
Writer TV
79th Annual Academy Awards~2007
The Best Awful~2008? - (TV series will be based on her book of the same title and will star Meg Ryan)
74th Annual Academy Awards~2002
These Old Broads~2001
Roseanne~1988 - for Arsenic and Old Mom 1997 (Fisher's mother Debbie Reynolds makes a guest appearance on this episode, as Dan's mom, and she makes Star Wars references)
69th Annual Academy Awards~1997
Carrie On Hollywood~1995
Carrie Fisher: The Hollywood Family~1995
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The~1992 series 'Paris, October 1916'
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The~1992 series 'Benares, January 1916'
Commercials
Orange Cinema Adverts~2006
Live Appearances
St. Paul College's 10th annual Women of Substance~2006 - herself (St. Paul, Minnesota) 10/6/06
Forbidden Fruit: Readings From Banned Works of Literature~2006 - reader (Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA)
Costume Designers Guild Awards~2005 - presenter (Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA)
Embed from Getty Images
Theatre
Wishful Drinking~2006 - herself (one-woman show) (Geffen Theatre, Los Angeles, CA)
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| Photo of Carrie Fisher by Axel Koester for The New York Times |
Agnes of God~1982/83 - Agnes (Music Box Theatre, New York, NY) (see Actor Connections - Theatre)
Irene~1975 - Debutante (seated on floor) (Minskoff Theatre, New York, NY)
Debbie Reynolds' Las Vegas show~1971 - singer (Desert Inn, Las Vegas, NV)
Music Videos
Sean Lennon's Friendly Fire - cameo in one of the animated shorts for one of the songs on the album.
Books by or about Carrie Fisher:
The Princess Diarist~2016 by Carrie Fisher
Shockaholic~2013 by Carrie Fisher
Wishful Drinking~2008 by Carrie Fisher
The Best Awful~2004 by Carrie Fisher
Delusions of Grandma~1993 by Carrie Fisher
Surrender the Pink~1990 by Carrie Fisher
Postcards From the Edge~1987 by Carrie Fisher
Hollywood Moms~ by Joyce Ostin -Photographer, Carrie Fisher (Introduction)
Sisters of the Extreme: Women Writing on the Drug Experience Including Charlotte Bronte, Louisa May Alcott, Anaïs Nin, Maya Angelou, Billie Holiday, Nina Hagen, Carrie Fisher, and Others -- by Michael Horowitz
Fast Forward: Growing Up in the Shadow of Hollywood by Lauren Greenfield
Magazines
New York Times Online: T Style Magazine~2005 - Fisher takes a trip to Newfoundland with Meg Ryan. 9/25/05
Video Games
Star Wars: Battlefront~2004 - film footage of Princess Leia Organa
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi~1994 - Princess Leia Organa
Awards, Honors, and Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (Saturn):
Rec'd 1989 President's Award
Nom 1984 Best Actress for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Rec'd 1978 Best Actress - Science Fiction for Star Wars
Apex Award:
Nom 1990 Adapted Screenplay - Comedy Postcards From the Edge
BAFTA (UK) Awards:
Nom 1991 Best Adapted Screenplay Postcards From the Edge
Fennecus Awards:
Nom 2000 Actress in a cameo role Scream 3
Rec'd 1997 Actress in a cameo role Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Nom 1991 Actress in a Limited Role Drop Dead Fred
Nom 1990 Screenplay for Postcards From the Edge
LA Pen Award:
Rec'd 1989-90 Best First Novel Postcards From the Edge
National Television Advertising Awards:
Nom 2004 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Commercial for a series of Orange ads
Apex Award:
Nom 1990 Adapted Screenplay - Comedy Postcards From the Edge
Miscellany
2007 - Maxim.com poll - All time favorite nerd crush: Princess Leia
Owned a small parcel of land on the Moon.
Was once considered for the role of Betty Rizzo in the film production of Grease. That role ultimately went to Stockard Channing who was most recently seen as Abbey Bartlet on West Wing.
James Blunt (musician) recorded some demos (including the song Goodbye My Lover) for his new album "Back to Bedlam" in Ms. Fisher's bathroom:
From MSNBC: Rumor has it that you recorded “Goodbye My Lover” in actress Carrie Fisher’s bathroom in Los Angeles. How did that come about?
I met her through my ex-girlfriend, and I rented a room off Carrie. She had an upright piano in her bathroom, though really it does not take up too much room. We did not have the right kind of piano in the studio, and “Goodbye My Lover” is a very special song and to try and get back to the meaning of the song, I wanted to get out of the studio. Late at night we set up a studio in the bathroom, and we got into the song more. I was over the moon with the outcome.
2005 - The Sun (Sexiest Ever Super Heroine poll) #8 (as Princess Leia) at %5 of the votes.
Was once engaged to Dan Akroyd.
Was once saved from choking (on a Brussels Sprout) by Dan Akroyd.
The character of Princess Leia (played by Carrie Fisher) was named 4th sexiest Sci-Fi Babe by movie magazine Film Review
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