Who is Carrie Fisher?
Carrie Fisher was an American actress, writer and comedian and she was famously known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films and as Claudia Curtis in the 1992 movie This is my Life and she has also starred in other movies and television series such as Wishful Drinking, Sex and the City and Sorority Row.
Biography and Education
Carrie Fisher was born Carrie Frances Fisher on the 21st of October, 1956 in Burbank, California, United States and she was born to her father, Eddie Fisher and to her mother, Debbie Reynolds and her parents were actors and singers, her parents divorced when she was two years old and her mother later got remarried to Harry Karl, but they divorced in 1973, when Fisher was 17 years of age.
Carrie Fisher attended Beverly Hills High School, she later enrolled at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama, and she then went on to attend Sarah Lawrence College, but she later quit the School in order to pursue her acting career.
Movies and Career
Carrie Fisher has starred in a lot of movies over the years and they include; Shampoo in 1975, Star Wars in 1977, The Empire Strikes Back and The Blues Brothers in 1980, Under the Rainbow in 1981, Return of the Jedi in 1983, Garbo Talks in 1984, Alida from 1985 to 1989, The Man with One Red Shoe in 1985, Hannah and Her sisters and Hollywood Vice Squad in 1986, Amazon Women on the Moon and Appointment with Death in 1988, The Burbs, Loverboy, She’s Back and When Harry met Sally in 1989, Sweet Revenge, Sibling Rivalry and Postcards from the Edge in 1990, Drop Dead Fred, Soapdish and Hook in 1991, This is my life in 1992, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery in 1997, Scream 3 and Lisa Picard is famous in 2000, Heartbreakers and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001, A Midsummer Night’s Rave in 2002, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and Wonderland in 2003, Stateside in 2004, Undiscovered in 2005, The Wubbulous LIVE in 2006, Suffering Man’s Charity and Cougar Club in 2007, The Women in 2008, White Lightnin, Fanboys and Sorority Row in 2009, Wishful Drinking in 2010, Maps to the Stars in 2014, Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in 2016, Star Wars in 2017, Wonderwell and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019 and many more.
He has also starred in television series and shows such as Ringo in 1978, Saturday Night Live in 1978, Laverne & Shirley in 1982, George Burns comedy week, Sunday Drive in 1986, Amazing Stories in 1987, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in 1993, Frasier and Ellen in 1995, Gun in 1997, Sex and the City in 2000, These Old Broads in 2001, A Nero Wolfe Mystery in 2002, Good Morning, Miami in 2003, Smallville in 2005, Odd Job Jack and Weeds in 2007, Entourage in 2010, The Big Bang Theory in 2014 and many more.
Awards and Nominations
Carrie Fisher won the President’s Award at the 1990 Saturn Awards, she was nominated for the best supporting actress at the 2018 Saturn Awards, she won the Choice Fantasy actress at the 2018 Teen Choice Awards, he won the best spoken word album at the Grammy Awards, she was nominated for best spoken word album at the 2010 Grammy Awards, she was nominated for best supporting actress at the 2016 Saturn Awards, she was nominated for outstanding variety, music or comedy special at the 2011 Emmy Awards, she was nominated for best related work at the 2017 Hugo Awards, and over the years, she has won many more awards and nominated for many more.
Height, Weight and Personal Looks
Carrie Fisher stood at a height of 5ft 1inch, she weighed 71kg, she was fair in complexion, had brown hair color and brown eye color.
Nationality and Ethnicity
Carrie Fisher was of American nationality and white ethnicity.
Religion
Carrie Fisher was raised in a Jewish family; therefore, she practiced Judaism as a religion.
Family
Carrie Fisher was born to her father Eddie Fisher and to her mother Debbie Reynolds and she grew up with a brother named Todd Fisher and sisters named Tricia Leigh Fisher and Joely Fisher and she has daughters named Billie Catherine Lourd.
Husband
Carrie Fisher was married to American singer and actor Paul Simon from 1983 to 1984 and she was also involved in a number of other relationships.
House Location
Carrie Fisher and her family lived in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Zodiac Sign and Birthday
Carrie Fisher was born on the 21st of October, 1956, therefore her zodiac sign was Libra and she celebrated her birthday on the 21st of October each year.
Real Name
Carrie Fisher’s real name was Carrie Frances Fisher.
Social Media Presence
Fisher was active on social media before her death and she had over 300,000 Twitter followers and she was also active on a host of other social media networks.
Controversies, rumors and legal issues
Since coming to fame in 1969 and until her death, Fisher wasn’t linked to any known controversy, rumors and legal issues.
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Carrie Fisher Net Worth and Salary
Carrie Fisher net worth is estimated to be $30 million and she earned over $6 million as salary annually and her net worth accumulated due to the success in her career as an actress, comedian and writer and for starring in movies such as Amazon Women on the Moon and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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