64 Facts About Carrie Fisher

1. Carrie Fisher has described herself as an "enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God".

2. Carrie Fisher has described herself as an "enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God".

3. Carrie Fisher has described herself as an "enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God".

4. Carrie Fisher will appear as General Leia Organa through the use of previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

5. Carrie Fisher was born on October 21, 1956, in Beverly Hills, California, the United States.

6. Carrie Fisher was cremated and her ashes were placed in an urn shaped like a Prozac pill.

7. Carrie Fisher has one child, daughter Billie Catherine, from her relationship with agent Bryan Lourd.

8. At an early age, Carrie Fisher showed an interest in books and writing poetry.

9. Carrie Fisher was born on October 21, 1956, in Los Angeles, California.

10. Carrie Fisher died on December 27, 2016, just days after suffering a major heart attack.

11. Carrie Fisher has described herself as an "enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God".

12. Carrie Fisher was married to Simon from August 1983 to July 1984.

13. Carrie Fisher appeared with Laurence Olivier and Joanne Woodward in the anthology series Laurence Olivier Presents in a television version of the William Inge play Come Back, Little Sheba.

14. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher are of Swedish and Jewish ancestry, respectively.

15. Carrie Fisher has described herself as an "enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God".

16. Carrie Fisher joined Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne on Saturday evenings for The Essentials with informative and entertaining conversation on Hollywood's best films.

17. Carrie Fisher wrote and performed in her one-woman play Wishful Drinking at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles from November 7, 2006, to January 14, 2007.

18. Carrie Fisher voices Peter Griffin's boss, Angela, on the animated sitcom Family Guy and appeared in a book of photographs titled Hollywood Moms for which she wrote the introduction.

19. In 1989, Carrie Fisher played a major supporting role in When Harry Met Sally, and in the same year, she appeared with Tom Hanks as his wife in The 'Burbs.

20. Carrie Fisher made her film debut in the Columbia Pictures comedy Shampoo starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn, with Lee Grant and Jack Warden as her character's parents.

21. In 1973, Carrie Fisher enrolled at London's Central School of Speech and Drama, which she attended for 18 months, and in 1978, Fisher was accepted into Sarah Lawrence College, where she planned to study the arts.

22. Carrie Fisher is known for her semi-autobiographical novels, including Postcards from the Edge, and the screenplay for the film of the same name, as well as her autobiographical one-woman play, and its nonfiction book, Wishful Drinking, based on the show.

23. Carrie Fisher was an American actress, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, author, producer and speaker.

24. Carrie Fisher was an american actress, film writer, singer-songwriter, author, producer and speaker.

25. Carrie Fisher helped refine the scripts for blockbuster flicks like Hook and Sister Act, as well as the Star Wars prequel films, released between 1999 and 2005.

26. Carrie Fisher gave birth to Jacob after going through the devastation of three miscarriages, and sources recently said she and Mike are feeling "truly blessed" to have a "healthy" son.

27. Carrie Fisher was the daughter of singer Eddie Carrie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds.

28. Carrie Underwood and her husband, Mike Carrie Fisher, are thrilled to be welcoming a second baby into their family early next year, but it seems as though their 3-year-old son, Isaiah.

29. In her 2008 book, Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher wrote about what she hoped would eventually be her obituary: "I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.

30. Carrie Fisher was taken by ambulance to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where she was placed on a ventilator.

31. Carrie Fisher was a supporter and advocate for several causes, including women's advocacy, animal rights, and LGBT causes.

32. Carrie Fisher described herself as an "enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God".

33. In an interview, Carrie Fisher claimed that Stevens' ghost haunted her mansion, which unsettled her: "I was a nut for a year", she explained, "and in that year I took drugs again.

34. Carrie Fisher met musician Paul Simon while filming Star Wars, and the pair dated from 1977 until 1983.

35. In July 2018, it was announced that Carrie Fisher would appear posthumously in Star Wars: Episode IX via unreleased footage from The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.

36. Carrie Fisher had completed filming her role as Leia in Star Wars: The Last Jedi shortly before her death.

37. Carrie Fisher was nominated for a 2016 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal.

38. In March 2014, Carrie Fisher stated that she was moving to London for six months because that was where Star Wars Episode VII filming would take place.

39. In a January 2014 interview, Carrie Fisher confirmed her involvement and the involvement of the original cast in the upcoming sequels by saying "as for the next Star Wars film, myself, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill are expected to report to work in March or April.

40. In her monologue, Carrie Fisher poked fun at her own mental illness, and her fellow roasters' reliance on weight and menopause jokes.

41. Carrie Fisher appeared on the seventh season of Entourage in the summer of 2010.

42. At the time of her death, Carrie Fisher had been preparing a sequel to the one-woman play.

43. On October 25, 2007, Carrie Fisher guest-starred as Rosemary Howard on the second-season episode of 30 Rock called "Rosemary's Baby", for which she received an Emmy Award nomination.

44. Carrie Fisher joined Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne on Saturday evenings in 2007 for The Essentials with informative and entertaining conversation on Hollywood's best films.

45. In 2009, Carrie Fisher returned to the stage with her play at the Seattle Repertory Theatre.

46. Carrie Fisher published her autobiographical book, titled Wishful Drinking, based on her successful play in December 2008 and embarked on a media tour.

47. Carrie Fisher wrote and performed in her one-woman play Wishful Drinking at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles from November 2006 to January 2007.

48. Carrie Fisher voiced Peter Griffin's boss, Angela, on the animated sitcom Family Guy and wrote the introduction for a book of photographs titled Hollywood Moms, which was published in 2001.

49. In an interview in 2004, Carrie Fisher said she no longer did much script doctoring.

50. In the 2000 film Scream 3, Carrie Fisher played a former actress, and in 2001 she played a nun in the Kevin Smith comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

51. Carrie Fisher wrote an episode of the television sitcom Roseanne entitled "Arsenic and Old Mom", in which her mother Debbie Reynolds made a guest appearance.

52. Carrie Fisher appeared in the fantasy comedy film Drop Dead Fred in 1991, and played a therapist in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.

53. In 1989 Carrie Fisher played a major supporting role in When Harry Met Sally.

54. In 1987, Carrie Fisher published her first novel, Postcards from the Edge.

55. In 1983, Carrie Fisher returned to the role of Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi, and posed in the character's metal bikini on the cover of the Summer 1983 issue of Rolling Stone to promote the film.

56. Carrie Fisher appeared in the film The Blues Brothers as Jake's vengeful ex-lover; she is listed in the credits as "Mystery Woman".

57. At this time, Carrie Fisher appeared with Laurence Olivier and Joanne Woodward in the anthology series Laurence Olivier Presents in a television version of the William Inge play Come Back, Little Sheba.

58. In April 1978, Carrie Fisher appeared as the love interest in Ringo Starr's 1978 TV special Ringo.

59. Carrie Fisher made her film debut at age 18 as the precociously seductive character Lorna Karpf in the Columbia Pictures comedy Shampoo.

60. In 1973, Carrie Fisher enrolled at London's Central School of Speech and Drama, which she attended for 18 months.

61. Carrie Fisher died of a sudden cardiac arrest on December 27, 2016, at age 60, four days after experiencing a medical emergency during a transatlantic flight from London to Los Angeles.

62. Carrie Fisher wrote several semi-autobiographical novels, including Postcards from the Edge and an autobiographical one-woman play, and its non-fiction book, Wishful Drinking, based on the play.

63. Carrie Fisher is known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, a role for which she was nominated for four Saturn Awards.

64. Carrie Fisher will appear as General Leia Organa through the use of previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars.