Carrie Fisher cemented herself as both a movie star with her appearance as Leia in the first act of Return of the Jedi. The opening of the Star Wars original trilogy threequel saw Leia, Luke Skywalker ...

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Just before she watched the first “Star Wars” movie, Carrie Fisher chain-smoked in the 20th Century Fox Studios parking lot in Los Angeles. The actress didn’t know what to expect and feared the sci-fi ...

Todd Fisher looks at a photo of sister Carrie Fisher Tuesday on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley. The image is from a 1983 photo shoot at Stinson Beach, north ...