About
Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer. She played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars films (1977–1983) and reprised the role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — a posthumous release that was dedicated to her — and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), through the use of unreleased footage from The Force Awakens.