Debbie Reynolds Pokes Fun at Daughter Carrie Fisher's Star Wars Hair While Accepting Lifetime Achievement Award | E! News Debbie Reynolds Pokes Fun at Daughter Carrie Fisher's Star Wars Hair While Accepting Lifetime Achievement Award By Email Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images With a career spanning 66 years, Debbie Reynolds was honored tonight for her long list of achievements at the 2015 SAG Awards. The 82-year-old megastar received the 51st Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st annual ceremony on Sunday, held at the Shrine Auditorium. Reynolds' daughter, Carrie Fisher , presented her mother with the highly coveted accolade, joking to the audience as she took the stage, "I'm very close to this year's Lifetime Achievement Award honoree." Fisher went on to gush over her mother's achievements, peppering her speech with both thoughtfulness and humor. "This is an extraordinarily kind, gifted, and funny woman who would give you the shirt off her back if Vivien Leigh hadn't once worn it in Gone With the Wind," she said.

PHOTOS: 2015 SAG Awards Twitpics and Instagrams Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images After a montage of Reynolds' work was played, the legendary actress shared a tender moment with her daughter on stage before thanking her fans, friends and the Screen Actors Guild for her illustrious career. "My favorite picture, well I did a few, was Singin' in the Rain," she said. "I want to thank the Screen Actors Guild for awarding me this tonight, it's very unexpected. I've been in the business now 66 years so I'm very excited to be here." "Of course I had a wonderful hairdo in that picture," she continued. "Some of you may not remember this but I had a bun. At the back of my head I had a big bun, an ugly bun. I'd warned my daughter Carrie who'd just gotten a part in a picture, Princess Leia in Star Wars and I said 'Carrie be careful of any weird hairdos.' So luckily, George gave her two buns.

Thank you, George." She then mentioned her 1964 musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown and recalled how she "got to sing a wonderful song 'I Ain't Down Yet.'" Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage "Well, I ain't," she said before concluding, "Thank you all for this wonderful award." Reynolds' has received Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe nominations over the course of her lengthy career. She has starred in more than 50 films, two Broadway shows and two television series, and she most recently appeared alongside Matt Damon and Michael Douglas in the critically-acclaimed Behind the Candelabra. The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually to an actor who fosters the "finest ideals of the acting profession." Previous recipients include Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke , Julie Andrews and Betty White . Congrats! Brazil E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our US edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Canadian edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our UK edition? E!

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You had your drama teacher, then you had your voice teacher; you learned how to interpret classical and regular lyrics, then you had your music department — Johnny Green, Andre Previn, Connie Salinger, all these great musicians and writers and lyricists and arrangers. Is it true that, while working with Gene Kelly on "Singin' in the Rain," you were being tutored by Fred Astaire? Yes, it's true. He was working on the soundstage next door to us, and he kept encouraging me not to be discouraged, not to cry, to keep practicing and to believe that I could do it. He would let me watch him rehearse — he never let anyone watch him rehearse — so I could see how hard it was, no matter how great your natural talent. You were, until recently, a great collector of movie memorabilia. What do you think of the Academy's plan for its own Museum of Motion Pictures? The biggest fan of all time is me. Anyone who's a fan wants to touch an object held by their favorite star. We should have had a museum many, many years ago. It's much too late. We're behind on it. But I'm excited and looking forward to it.

Read more Debbie Reynolds 'Hurt' by Academy for Refusing Her Memorabilia Collection [4] How did you feel about your daughter following you into the business? And now returning to the Star Wars franchise? George Lucas is a great producer, and I'm very grateful to him for giving my daughter an opportunity to play a great part. My first [big] role was "Singin' in the Rain," and my daughter's first [big] role was "Star Wars." I had one bun for a hairdo, and Carrie had two buns! She just finished the new "Star Wars" — and my granddaughter, Billie Lourd, is playing a role in it, too! It's very exciting to see my granddaughter jumping into the fray also. If director J.J. Abrams had asked you to play a cameo in the new "Star Wars" with your daughter and granddaughter, what would you have said? I would have said yes! It would have been great fun. I'm not sure they would have agreed; in fact, they must not have, because they didn't invite me in. Otherwise I would have been there. Are you still traveling and performing a lot?

I was until just this last February, when I closed in Las Vegas. I'm going to cut way back now. I have never taken any time off — no vacation ever in 66 years — so I'm going to take off. I haven't been feeling really well the last two years, so I've decided that God is giving me a sign: "Take it easy, kid!" And I'm going to do just that. Read more SAG Awards: 'Birdman,' 'Modern Family' Land Most Nominations [5] So do you now consider yourself to be retired or just on hiatus? Hiatus. I'll never retire. I'll always perform. It's the ham in me — I love to sing and dance. I watch Turner Classic Movies every night — what would I do without TCM? I would really be lost and unhappy without them! And I like new movies — I liked "Into the Woods." The parts are so different. I was in musicals and comedies, mostly; the young actors today have more dramatic films, fuller roles to play than I had the opportunity to do. I enjoy watching all of them.

If Gene Kelly had a theme song, it probably was "Singin' in the Rain." What would yours be? "I Ain't Done Yet." (Sings the song.) Also the songs from "Molly Brown" and "Singin' in the Rain" — maybe "Good Morning." (Sings that song as well.) Debbie Reynolds Teases Daughter Carrie Fisher Over Princess Leia Buns - Us Weekly By Madeline Boardman Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher pose in the press room at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Steve Granitz/WireImage She got it from her mama! Carrie Fisher took the stage at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 25, to honor her mother, iconic actress Debbie Reynolds. Reynolds, 82, was celebrated at the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards for her nearly seven decades in show business, including her work on the big screen, in television shows, and on Broadway. Fellow Hollywood veteran Fisher, 58, introduced her mom before presenting her with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

PHOTOS: SAG 2015 Red Carpet Fashion: What the Stars Wore As she shared the stage with her daughter, Reynolds took the chance to poke some fun at the Star Wars actress. After expressing her gratitude for the honor, the wisecracking icon looked back on one of her most celebrated films in contrast to one of Fisher's most famous roles. PHOTOS: SAG Awards: Best and Worst Dresses of All Time "A while ago, I did a movie... It was Singin' in the Rain," she began of the 1952 classic. "My favorite movie was Singin' in the Rain. I had a good time making that picture, wearing myself out… Of course I had a wonderful hairdo in that picture. Some of you may not remember this [but] at the back of my head I had a big ugly bun." Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain in 1952; Carrie Fisher in Star Wars in 1977 Getty Images; Terry O'Neill/Getty Images Carrie Fisher - IMDb IMDb Carrie Frances Fisher was born on October 21, 1956 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, to singers/actors Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds .

She was an actress and writer, and is known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star ... See full bio » Born: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 28 people created 11 Jan 2011 a list of 41 people created 14 Feb 2013 a list of 22 images created 04 May 2015 a list of 31 people created 11 months ago a list of 28 people created 3 weeks ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Carrie Fisher's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.

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(performer: "Theme from 'Star Wars'", "The Throne Room" - uncredited) Catastrophe (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2015) (writer - 1 episode, 2015) - Episode #2.1 (2015) ... (performer: "Carrie Fisher Song" - uncredited) / (writer: "Carrie Fisher Song" - uncredited) 'Star Wars: Episode 7' News: Carrie Fisher's Daughter Bille Lourd's Casting Confirmed By Actress Debbie Reynolds? : Entertainment : Headlines & Global News 'Star Wars: Episode 7' News: Carrie Fisher's Daughter Bille Lourd's Casting Confirmed By Actress Debbie Reynolds? By Nov 13, 2014 11:25 AM EST Billie Lourd (L) posing with her mother Carrie Fisher during red carpet event. Advertisement Billie Lourd's casting in "Star Wars: Episode VII-The Force Awakens" has been confirmed by an unlikely source. Actress Debbie Reynolds was performing at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas from Nov. 7 to Nov.

9 when "Star Wars" actress Carrie Fisher joined her on stage, according to VegasSeven.com . Reynolds told the crowd Fisher and her daughter Billie Lourd were working on J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars" set. While there were multiple rumors of Lourd joining the cast, the "Star Wars" production had yet to confirm the whispers. However, fans may get a sneak peak of the film sooner than expected. Jedi News recently reported a source close to the production claims the first trailer for the film is almost finished. "A reliable source just said JW received a trailer from JJ Abrams on Monday, Oct 20. JW has already written new Star Wars music to accompany this trailer," the source wrote. "This new trailer music will feature new music and will be recorded on November 15 in LA with full orchestra. "Still determining if the score will be recorded in London due to advanced age of composer/conductor. 14 hour flight to LA not too kind on 82 year old.

This is all a secret and this message will be deleted shortly." "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" also stars John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie. Original cast members Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker will also be joining the cast newcomers. The film is set to hit theaters on Dec. 18, 2015. © 2016 HNGN, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. See How Debbie Reynolds Wished Carrie Fisher Happy Birthday Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic Actresses Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher pose in the press room at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The actress recently turned 59 Actress Debbie Reynolds took to Facebook on Wednesday to share a very sweet birthday message for her daughter, Carrie Fisher.

The showbiz force is strong in this family: Reynolds is best known for her starring role in Singin’ in the Rain, and Fisher for hers in the original Star Wars series. Eddie Fisher, her father, was a pop singer in the 1950s who eventually left Reynolds for another actress you may have heard of: Elizabeth Taylor. Here’s hoping Fisher takes her dear old mom as her date to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiere this winter.

Carrie Fisher's razorlike wit dissects her various realities - tribunedigital-chicagotribune Carrie Fisher's razorlike wit dissects her various realities December 19, 2008|By Richard Knight Jr., SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE When confronted with a wit such as that of author, actress and former tabloid party girl Carrie Fisher -- daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, permanent member of the Hollywood firmament for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" sagas, former wife of songwriting legend Paul Simon, not to mention a one-time alcoholic and drug addict (chronicled in her best-selling "Postcards From the Edge" book and film) -- one learns quickly to simply set up the verbal pins so this modern-day Dorothy Parker can knock 'em over. Fisher has been doing that in her one-woman show, "Wishful Drinking," a tour through her believe-it-or-not life, and has now adapted the show into a no-holds barred mini-memoir of the same title.

And nothing, not even electroshock therapy to combat her bipolar disorder, has dulled Fisher's wit, which is as dry as the martini in the empty glass clutched in the hand of the passed-out Princess Leia pictured on the cover of "Wishful Drinking." Q. In your book, you write, "You might be thinking that a lot of the stories I'm telling you are over the top, but you can't imagine what I'm leaving out." How about a little more dirt? A. [Laughs.] There's so much dirt -- it's just unending. Let me think -- well, I was engaged to Danny Aykroyd. On "Blues Brothers," he proposed in the trailer on set. He was forcing me to eat because I was very thin in those days -- no longer -- and I inhaled a Brussels sprout, and I started choking. He thought I was laughing, and then he saw that I was dying, and he did the Heimlich maneuver, and then like 10 minutes later he asked me to marry him, and I thought, "I better marry him. What if that happens again?" We had rings, we got blood tests, the whole shot.

But then I got back together with Paul Simon. Q. Can you talk about the discussion you had with George Lucas about Princess Leia's underwear during "Star Wars?" A. I put the white dress on and they brought me to George, and he looked at me, and he said, "You can't wear a bra underneath that dress." So I said, "Why?" And he said, "Because, there's no underwear in space." Then when he came to the show, he saw me tell the story, and he came backstage, and he explained why you can't wear underwear in space, so I added that to the show and now the book. Q. What was his reasoning? A. Because when you go into space you become weightless, OK? So far so good, but then your body expands but your bra doesn't and so you get strangled by your bra -- which, like I say in the book, I think would make a fantastic obit. So no matter how I go, I've made all my friends promise that it will be reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my bra. Q.

You've made a lot of other movies aside from the "Star Wars" pictures; is there another one that you'd like people to take a look at? A. "Shampoo." "When Harry Met Sally." "Hannah and Her Sisters." Q. I really like you in a little-known movie called "Garbo Talks." A. Oh yeah, and then there's "This Is Your Life." Yes, Nora Ephron's first movie -- which I did with Danny. Q. You're famous for your wit [she giggles], so I'm wondering when they do the Carrie Fisher Roast, whom do you want on the dais? A. Well, friends of mine -- I mean, not only friends of mine. David Sedaris, who I don't know -- so that would be good. Helen Fielding, who is a close friend. Salman Rushdie, who is a close friend. Q. A very literate table. A. There you go. I'd want to find someone who is really tough on me, though, so that would be more someone I didn't know. Buck Henry, I do know. He might be tough on me. Q.

Having been a former party girl, do you have advice for these young women, the Britneys, the Lindsays? A. Wear underwear, and stay at home. Q. But not if you go into space. A. [Laughs.] Yeah, not if you go into space. Q. In "Postcards From the Edge," Meryl Streep, who plays the character based on you, said, "We're designed more for public than private." Does that still hold true? A. Yeah. We have a sort of special celebrity gene, you know, that makes us sort of unruly extroverts. You're a person, but a lot of time you're a persona, you're someone that acts like themselves in front of other people and you talk about yourself behind your back. Q. Now your mother seems a force of nature. A. Yup. Q. But you're also a force of nature. A. May the force of nature be with us! Q. I mean, you must be to have survived all the challenges you've encountered. A. Well, what are my choices, though? You know if you live long enough you're a survivor. Q. Would that be your personal philosophy? A.

Survive. Stay alive. And learn. Stay teachable. What I say in the book is, "Some of us find heaven by backing away from hell." MORE: Carrie Fisher - Biography - IMDb Carrie Fisher Biography Showing all 92 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (5) | Trivia (49) | Personal Quotes (31) | Salary (1) Overview (4) 5' 1" (1.55 m) Mini Bio (1) Carrie Frances Fisher was born on October 21, 1956 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, to singers/actors Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds . She was an actress and writer, and is known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). Fisher is also known for her book, "Postcards From The Edge", and Fisher wrote the screenplay for the movie from her novel.

Carrie Fisher and talent agent Bryan Lourd have a daughter, Billie Lourd (Billie Catherine Lourd), born on July 17, 1992. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jen Kilmer Spouse (1) Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars films Often played smirking, sarcastic characters Large brown eyes Her father Eddie Fisher left her mother, Debbie Reynolds , when Carrie was two years old in order to marry Elizabeth Taylor . Mother, with Bryan Lourd , of daughter Billie Lourd (Billie Catherine Lourd), born on July 17, 1992. Older half-sister of Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher . Older sister of Todd Fisher . The punk rock group Blink 182 wrote a song called "A New Hope", in which her Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) character Princess Leia is the lead singer's dream girl. She made her stage debut in 1975 in the chorus of the musical Irene, which starred her mother, Debbie Reynolds . Half-sister-in-law of Christopher Duddy and Byron Thames . Attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

Appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), which also starred Mark Hamill . It was the first time the two had appeared in the same film since Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). Neither of them knew the other was involved in the project until shortly after filming had been completed. They would later reunite again in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). She did her very first European signing in London, England in a hotel library on August 3, 2003. It was an exclusive one-day signing, and tickets limited to 500. She has confirmed in her autobiography that she disliked the "bagel bun" hairstyle she wore in the original Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). However, prior to filming, the studio had requested that she lose some weight first, which she hadn't. Out of fear of being fired for it, she was eager to comply with everything that director George Lucas suggested, which included the hairstyle.

When asked to choose her favorite moment from the original Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) trilogy, she explained that her favorite moments were the arguing scenes between her and Harrison Ford . She had to stand on a box for many of her scenes with Harrison Ford in the original Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) trilogy because she was roughly a foot shorter than him and did not fit into the frame. Former stepdaughter of Connie Stevens , Harry Karl and Elizabeth Taylor . She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and spoke on this topic to thousands of psychiatrists assembled for the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in May 2004 in New York City. She was listed as a potential nominee on the 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballot in the category of the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in the film Undiscovered (2005), however, she failed to receive a nomination. Weighed 7 lbs 2 ozs at birth. Her mother, Debbie Reynolds , lived next door to her for most of her life. She was once engaged to Dan Aykroyd .

She has one daughter, Billie Lourd , whose father is the film agent, Bryan Lourd . Fisher and Lourd never married. After he left her for a man, she used the experience as the opening premise for her novel, The Best Awful. She wrote several novels, including the semi-autobiographical Postcards from the Edge, a thinly veiled study of the relationship between Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds . It later became the film Postcards from the Edge (1990), which starred Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine in the Fisher and Reynolds roles respectively. She revealed in her memoir Wishful Drinking that she once had a romantic relationship with U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut). When Dodd was asked for a comment by a reporter from The Kansas City Star in 2007, he explained that "it was a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.". She was good friends with Michael Jackson and Meryl Streep . Streep portrayed Fisher in Postcards from the Edge (1990).

In her 2008 memoir "Wishful Drinking", she noted that, like her mother in Singin' in the Rain (1952), she became famous at age 19 for her role in a classic hit alongside two male co-stars. She also mentioned that the title of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) could also refer to her celebrity parents' infamous divorce. Her personal assistant was Kim Painter . She was author William Goldman 's first choice for the character Buttercup in The Princess Bride (1987), a role which went to Robin Wright instead. She was longtime friends with Miguel Ferrer , who encouraged her and helped her prepare for her Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) audition. Their mothers - Debbie Reynolds and Rosemary Clooney respectively - were both best known for their performances in hit 1950s musicals: Singin' in the Rain (1952) and White Christmas (1954). She continued to date Paul Simon for 8 years after their divorce, until finally breaking up in 1991.

She appeared in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) parody episodes of both Family Guy (1999) and Robot Chicken (2005). She played Mon Mothma, one of the few other female characters in the series. In the latter series, Princess Leia - now played by Alex Borstein - says "I don't like her. Sister-in-law of Catherine Hickland , and ex-sister-in-law of Donna Jean Freberg and Donavan Freberg . Her paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants. Her mother had English, some Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and German, and distant French, ancestry. She wrote her own scene for her cameo appearance in Scream 3 (2000). In 1990, she sold the big screen rights to her book, Surrender the Pink, to Warner Bros. for $1 million. Steven Spielberg was producing, with Demi Moore attached to star. Fisher wrote the screenplay, but the project stalled in development. In 1994, she did a rewrite of the script of Intolerable Cruelty (2003), shortly after the original script sold.

The Coen Brothers rewrote the script years later and none of Fisher's work remained in the finished film. She accomplished a 35-pound weight loss in her preparation for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). She admitted that she found it difficult to act across from Peter Cushing in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) for two reasons. She thought the dialog was awful, and Cushing was so nice and polite to her on set between takes that she found it very difficult to show the disdain her character, Princess Leia felt towards Cushing's character, Grand Moff Tarkin. Her French bulldog Gary accompanied her everywhere, even onto TV talk show sets whenever she was a guest. She auditioned for the lead role in Carrie (1976), while Sissy Spacek auditioned for Princess Leia in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), as George Lucas and Brian De Palma were holding joint auditions. They ultimately swapped roles. Contrary to popular belief, Fisher did not turn down Spacek's role because of the nudity involved.

She was originally cast as Miss Scarlett in Clue (1985), but had to check into rehab a week before filming began. Her final acting project was the third season of Catastrophe (2015). She was the only cast member allowed to improvise and her own real life dog Gary portrays her dog on the show. She passed away a week after finishing work on the show. She co-starred with her daughter in Billie Lourd in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017). Lourd auditioned without Fisher's awareness. She died only one day before her mother Debbie Reynolds . She was well known for her sense of humor and quick wit. One of her father Eddie Fisher 's first hits in the 1950s was a song entitled "Oh! My Pa-Pa". Her father, of course, had a scandalous affair with Elizabeth Taylor and ultimately left her mother, Debbie Reynolds to marry Taylor. When Fisher and Reynolds were making a joint television appearance, Fisher quipped that her mother could sing, too, and should have written and sang a song entitled, "Oh! My Faux Pas".

She suffered an ectopic pregnancy whilst married to Paul Simon in May 1984. She turned down the role of Emmeline Lestrange in The Blue Lagoon (1980) which went to Brooke Shields , the role of Sarah Connor in The Terminator (1984) which went to Linda Hamilton , and the role of Kathryn Murphy in The Accused (1988) which went to Kelly McGillis . As well as working as a script doctor for films, she also polished scripts for George Lucas ' television series Young Indiana Jones (1992). Lucas had directed Fisher as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) trilogy. There exists a Stars Wars script purported to be hers, which shows extensive pen and ink changes to the dialog, perhaps marking the beginning of the script doctor part of her career. Lucas later hired her to polish the scripts of the original trilogy's prequels Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).

She was considered for several roles which ultimately went to other actresses, including the role of Regan in The Exorcist (1973) which went to Linda Blair , the role of Iris in Taxi Driver (1976) which went to Jodie Foster , the role of Violet in Pretty Baby (1978) which went to Brooke Shields , the role of Rizzo in Grease (1978) which went to Stockard Channing , the role of Lois Lane in Superman (1978) which went to Margot Kidder , the role of Linda Barrett in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) which went to Phoebe Cates , the role of Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983) which went to Michelle Pfeiffer , the role of Deborah Gelly in Once Upon a Time in America (1984) which went to Elizabeth McGovern , the role of Maerose Prizzi in Prizzi's Honor (1985) which went to Anjelica Huston , the role of Charlie in Top Gun (1986) which went to Kelly McGillis , the role of Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction

 (1987) which went to Glenn Close , the role of Katharine Parker in Working Girl (1988) which went to Sigourney Weaver , the role of Vicki Vale in Batman (1989) which went to Kim Basinger , the role of Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman (1990) which went to Julia Roberts , the role of Kate McCallister in Home Alone (1990) which went to Catherine O'Hara , the role of Thelma Dickinson in Thelma & Louise (1991) which went to Geena Davis , the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992) which went to Sharon Stone , and the role of Annie in Speed (1994) which went to Sandra Bullock .

Died the same year as her Star Wars co-star Kenny Baker. Personal Quotes (31) I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive. I have no ambitions as an actress. I'm going to do a day's work on Scream 3 (2000), but that's all I can handle, a day's work. On her father's gossipy 1999 autobiography: "I'm going to have my DNA fumigated." I always wanted to do what my mother did - get all dressed up, shoot people, fall in the mud. I never considered anything else. You can't find true affection in Hollywood because everyone does the fake affection so well. Females get hired along procreative lines. After 40, we're kind of cooked. On merchandising for Star Wars: "I signed my likeness away. Every time I look in the mirror, I have to send Lucas a couple of bucks." My father ( Eddie Fisher ) was a short Jewish man. My husband ( Paul Simon ) was a short Jewish man. Go figure.

Describing working with Harrison Ford on the original Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977): Mark was 24, I was 19 and he [Harrison] was 33. He was like the big man on campus. You looked at him and you said to yourself, 'He's going to be a star.' Explaining why gaffer's tape was sometimes used under her Princess Leia costume in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977): "As we all know, there is no underwear in space." Acting engenders and harbours qualities that are best left way behind in adolesence. People-pleasing, going on those interviews and jamming your whole personality into getting the job, ingratiating yourself to people you wouldn't f***ing spit on if they were on fire. Describing the filming of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980): "Mark [Hamill] was off on Dagobah while Harrison [Ford] and I were were getting drunk in Cloud City." I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish. Leia is not a real character.

She is more of a caricature, and is somewhat one-dimensional. It's not really possible to write out a list of Princess Leia's likes and dislikes. I do know her favorite color, though, it's white. She wears white all the time. But that doesn't help me much. I've got a lot of photos of me when I was very young at parties with celebrities, but I don't really remember the people or when the photos were taken. I think of my body as a side effect of my mind. On success: There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap". On time: Instant gratification takes too long. On experience: Maturity: A stoic response to endless reality. [on the cultural significance of her parents] I don't know if they were culturally significant, but they were very popular. My mother and my father were America's sweethearts. They literally received that tag. Even my parents sort of went along with the assumption that they were a good couple, but they probably weren't a very good couple. Anyway, my father was best friends with a man named Michael Todd . Mike Todd was married to Elizabeth Taylor .

Mike Todd died in a plane crash, and my father consoled Elizabeth Taylor with his penis. [When asked if the character Princess Leia was the dark side of the force in your professional career] Oh, no. It was fun! I was young. People want it to be a problem for me. No. Those are great movies. Why shouldn't I be proud of being in that? The dark side? You ever see Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) or The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)? How about Under the Rainbow (1981)? Was Star Wars the dark side? There's so much competition for that one. [About what her father, Eddie Fisher , did to help Elizabeth Taylor after her husband Michael Todd 's death] He rushed to her side, gradually moving to her front... He consoled her with flowers and, ultimately, he consoled her with his penis. [on the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney] I'm now a Disney Princess! Even in space, there's a double standard. [On why Princess Leia never got her own light saber] I'm not as cooperative as you might want a woman to be ...

Every man, I think, or at least the ones I end up finding, there's no such thing as a consort. All men are kings. That was my little discovery in the process ... I really thought men's fantasy is to have an intellectual geisha. So what I did was I learned to cook and I took a massage course. But that's not all of it. You have to also agree. [On her relationship with Paul Simon] I got to be the only girl in an all boy fantasy, and it's a great role for women. She's a very proactive character and gets the job done. So if you're going to get typecast as something, that might as well be it for me. [On her role as Princess Leia] The father who flipped out about it [Lei's metal bikini in Return of the Jedi], 'What am I going to tell my kid about why she's in that outfit?' Tell them that a giant slug captured me and forced me to wear that stupid outfit, and then I killed him because I didn't like it. And then I took it off. Backstage.

"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." Wishful Drinking, 2008 George comes up to me the first day of filming and he takes one look at the dress and says, "You can't wear a bra under that dress." So, I say, "Okay, I'll bite. Why?" And he says, "Because. . . there's no underwear in space." What happens is you go to space and you become weightless. So far so good, right? But then your body expands??? But your bra doesn't--so you get strangled by your own bra. Now I think that this would make for a fantastic obit--so I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra. They always do [ask me to lose weight]. They want to hire part of me, not all of me. They want to hire about three-fourths, so I have to get rid of the fourth somehow. The fourth can't be with me. I made a joke!" [on being the daughter of a Jewish father and Protestant mother] I always felt the Jewish part more.

In fact, growing up I felt like a Jew among WASPs. Salary (1) Carrie Fisher Quotes | Contactmusic.com Follow Carrie Fisher 9th January 2017 Fact: Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher were part of a special tribute at the Golden Globes on Sunday night (08Jan17). Mother and daughter, who died a day apart at the end of last month (Dec16), were honoured with a compilation of clips from their movies and some home video footage. 5th January 2017 Fact: Broadway bosses will dim the lights on their theatre marquees on Friday (06Jan17) to honour the memories of late stage and screen stars Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds . The Star Wars actress died on 27 December (16), shortly after suffering a heart attack, while her mother followed her to the grave just one day later (28Dec16). 28th December 2016 Tweet: “My heart is heavy but I'm grateful that I got to know her. I’ll cherish the memories, conversations and her consistent support.

Rest well.” Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega is thankful to have worked with franchise icon Carrie Fisher in last year's (15) blockbuster. The veteran actress died on Tuesday (27Dec16), aged 60. 26th December 2016 Quote: "Carrie is in stable condition. If there is a change,we will share it. For all her fans & friends. I thank you for your prayers & good wishes." Movie veteran Debbie Reynolds assures fans her daughter Carrie Fisher is doing OK after her pre-Christmas heart attack. 17th December 2015 Fact: Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher took a special guest to the red carpet at the premiere of the franchise's new installment in London on Wednesday (16Dec15) - her French Bulldog Gary. The actress proudly posed for photos alongside her beloved pet pooch, who boasts his own Instagram.com account, which has thousands of followers. 17th December 2015 Quote: "This is a really, really good film. I don't think they give films like this as much recognition as they should.

Some are really well made and they're fun to look at and this is a great story." Carrie Fisher believes the new Star Wars movie is Oscars worthy. 15th December 2015 Quote: "Years of living longer make you look worse. Who knew? It's really upsetting. I looked good then, but didn't know it then, either." Actress Carrie Fisher , 59, looks back in fondness of how great she looked while shooting the iconic Star Wars films decades ago. 15th December 2015 Quote: "Years of living longer make you look worse. Who knew? It's really upsetting. I looked good then, but didn't know it then, either." Actress Carrie Fisher , 59, looks back in fondness of how great she looked while shooting the iconic Star Wars films decades ago. 4th December 2015 Quote: "I got in character and I've never gotten out again...! There are people who say this, 'Princess Leia!', like I'm supposed to go, 'Yes...?' I try not to respond as an adult." Original Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher has never been able to escape her breakout role in the sci-fi franchise.

5th October 2015 Fact: A skimpy gold costume worn by Carrie Fisher in the Star Wars franchise has sold for $90,000 (£56,250) at auction. The iconic Princess Leia outfit, seen onscreen in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, had been expected to fetch around $120,000 (£75,000) at the sale in California last week (ends02Oct15). 16th April 2015 Quote: "Thank you for playing with me when I'm plastic." Carrie Fisher thanks Star Wars fans for buying her Princess Leia action figure. The actress was present for a cast photo at the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California on Thursday (16Apr15). 16th April 2015 Quote: "The buns are tired now... but I think we have an alternative think that you'll be really into." Carrie Fisher reveals her iconic Princess Leia hairstyle will not feature in the new Star Wars sequel. 12th March 2015 Fact: Carrie Fisher is to be the latest star to sit for a painting by acclaimed Northern Irish artist COLIN DAVIDSON.

Other celebrities who have been immortalised by the Belfast-based painter include Gavin Friday, James Ellis and Brian Kennedy. 7th March 2015 Quote: "I know you have incredible bounce back, please take a bounce break for awhile. Can I drive next time?" Harrison Ford 's Star Wars co-star Carrie Fisher send her support via People.com after her pal crashed his vintage plane in California on Thursday (05Mar15). Ford remains hospitalised after undergoing surgery for a broken pelvis and ankle, but he is expected to make a full recovery. 26th May 2014 Quote: "That hairdo can never really be repeated without gales of laughter. I've begged them to put the hair back on in grey and just catch me cooking with the hair, like Granny Leia." Actress Carrie Fisher would love to give Star Wars fans a thrill in Episode Vii by bringing back her character's iconic hairstyle. 8th May 2014 Quote: "Carrie worked very hard for this role... She left for England looking and feeling wonderful... Carrie is very excited and happy to revisit the character that is her most famous role. I'm so proud of her, as always.

I can't wait to see the movie." Carrie Fisher 's mum Debbie Reynolds is thrilled her daughter has returned to the Star Wars franchise for the much-anticipated Episode Vii. She'll reprise her role as Princess Leia from the first three films in the sequel. 30th May 2013 Quote: "I can't tell you that that's true. I ran into Harrison recently in New York and I asked him, and he didn't know." Actress Carrie Fisher still has no idea if she will reteam with Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill for the seventh Star Wars epic. 20th January 2013 Quote: "There is such a thing and you can imagine what the dark side is, and the force... when the force is with you, you know it... Except you need lubricant with this force." Carrie Fisher on Star Wars porn. 4th November 2011 Quote: "I read that I had a facelift! I don’t want to get those lip things, but I had my lip lines removed, so that’s why it looks like that." Carrie Fisher insists her new look has nothing to do with nips, tucks, Botox or collagen.

1st November 2011 Quote: "Why would I tell all this other humiliating stuff and not say if I had a facelift?" Former Star Wars beauty Carrie Fisher dismisses rumours she's recently gone under the knife to maintain her looks. 16th June 2011 Quote: "I'd love to get the book to Carrie Fisher out of my pathetic love for her. Though I don't know what I'd get out of that." British actor Simon Pegg wants to send a copy of his autobiography, Nerd Do Well, to his idol, Carrie Fisher. 23rd May 2011 Quote: "I can wear a regular bra size now." Carrie Fisher on the best thing about losing weight. The actress has lost 30 pounds (13.6 kilograms) on the Jenny Craig diet plan. 16th February 2011 Fact: Mother and daughter Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher made history on the OPRAH WINFREY SHOW on Tuesday (15Feb11) when they performed together for the first time.

The pair ripped through segments of standards You Made Me Love You and Happy Days Are Here Again to end a revealing hour on the programme, during which they talked about their relationship and Fisher's ongoing battle with depression. 16th February 2011 Quote: "She dressed like a movie star. She'd get up in the morning as my mother and then she would go into this big closet that she had... and she'd come out as Debbie Reynolds. It was like a car wash for celebrities." Carrie Fisher on growing up as the daughter of Debbie Reynolds. 16th February 2011 Fact: Carrie Fisher is winning the battle with the bulge - the actress has lost 17 pounds (7.7 kilograms) since becoming the latest celebrity spokesmodel for diet firm Jenny Craig at the end of 2010. 10th December 2010 Quote: "My mother wants to do a reality show. Trust me, we're not doing it. She tells me, 'Everyone's doing it, dear.'" Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher vows not to join the celebrity trend. 9th December 2010 Quote: "It's funny. It also has a reassuring, flattering quality.

Otherwise if I thought of myself as some incredibly serious artist this would be in my way. What are they going to come up with next? Last night someone informed me that I am a slot machine. So you just kind of roll with it." Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher laughs off the bizarre items made in her likeness as a pop culture icon. 21st May 2010 Quote: "I've spent a great many years being deeply, deeply in love with Princess Leia. There's still a part of my heart that is quite deeply in love with her, both as a character and an actress!" Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor has always been fond of Carrie Fisher 's princess. 30th October 2009 Quote: "I almost could have made a career out of giving George Lucas awards!" Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher was the choice awards presenter for the legendary director for many years after starring as PRINCESS LEIA in the original sci-fi trilogy. 30th September 2009 Quote: "I now get awards for being mentally ill. I think it's because there's no swimsuit portion of the competition.

It's better than being bad at being mentally ill - I'm great at it." Actress Carrie Fisher is amused by the success of her memoir WISHFUL DRINKING, in which she discusses her battle with bipolar disorder and addiction to prescription medication. 29th January 2009 Fact: Star Wars alumni Carrie Fisher and Ewan McGregor teamed up on Monday night (26Jan09) to host a pre-Oscar party at the actress' Los Angeles area home for Sean Penn 's hit film MILK. Guests included Mick Jagger , Helen Hunt and Melanie Griffith , and, from the cast, Penn, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and Emile Hirsch. 30th November 2008 Quote: "I went to a fat farm but I'd have to lose 12 million pounds to have cheekbones." Actress Carrie Fisher on how she slimmed down to play PRINCESS LEIA in the original Star Wars trilogy. 20th October 2008 Quote: "He told me later that I had turned him gay... by taking codeine again. And I said, 'You know, I never read that warning on the label'.

I thought it said 'heavy machinery', not homosexuality - turns out I could have been driving those tractors all along!" Actress Carrie Fisher denies responsibility for her ex-husband BRYAN LOURD's homosexuality. 10th September 2007 Quote: "I had a framed picture of her as LEIA next to my bed from '80 to '84. I retired it when I went to high school and started kissing real girls." Director Kevin Smith on his childhood crush on Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher . 12th April 2007 Fact: British comic JUSTIN LEE COLLINS is set to scour America on BRING BACK STAR WARS, a TV special attempting to reunite Star Wars veterans Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill for a celebration of the legendary sci-fi film. 12th March 2007 Quote: " Britney Spears , slow down and go back to school. Have your life... She's had a career for a really long time and I don't think she knows what a life is." Star Wars star Carrie Fisher offers Britney Spears words of wisdom. 11th March 2007 Quote: "I did not really want to be an actress...

I did a film that I knew would be this great cult movie and then it misbehaved. It was a blockbuster." Carrie Fisher has mixed emotions about the Star Wars franchise. 17th February 2007 Quote: "I'm afraid to do it, because people come out looking like other people." Actress Carrie Fisher on her fear of plastic surgery. 16th February 2007 Quote: "Our fathers are very talented Jewish, druggie womanisers." Carrie Fisher can understand why people mistake her for Jamie Lee Curtis . 2nd November 2006 Quote: "GEORGE (LUCAS) owns my likeness. So every time I look in the mirror I have to send him a couple of bucks." Carrie Fisher on Star Wars creator George Lucas' savvy marketing skills. 5th December 2005 Quote: <p>"I don't really watch reality shows. I live next door to my mother, so that's a reality show." Carrie Fisher on living next door to her mother Debbie Reynolds .

</p> 1st September 2005 Fact: <p>STAR WARS star Carrie Fisher has signed on to play Daily Planet editor-in-chief PAULINE KAHN in upcoming episodes of SUPERMAN spin-off TV series SMALLVILLE. </p> Carrie Fisher Debbie Reynolds reveals Carrie Fisher dramatically slimmed down for new Star Wars film | Daily Mail Online comments She inspired millions of women to trim their waistlines after looking like a knockout in that metal 'slave' bikini for the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi. Now Carrie Fisher is the one watching her weight as she's dropped a stunning 40 pounds for the reboot of the science fiction franchise headed up by JJ Abrams and Disney. 'She’s been on a diet ever since [she was cast in the film], because you know they have to be up to par, so she looks terrific,' her mother Debbie Reynolds revealed while talking to Extra 's Mario Lopez on Thursday. 'She's very excited, as we all are, because we all love Star Wars.' Scroll down for video...

Changing shape: Carrie Fisher - left in March and right in August in Venice, Italy - has shed 40 pounds for the new Star Wars film, which will see her resume her role as Princess Leia Sharing the news: Debbie Reynolds told Extra host Mario Lopez about her daughter's slim down on Thursday A knockout figure: As Leia in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi The 57-year-old actress already lost 50 pounds when she went on Jenny Craig in 2011. She said at the time she shed the weight so she could 'get into the metal bikini and just walk around the house like an idiot.' Carrie gained some of the weight back, but has now lost it again. At a Venice Film Festival in August 2013 Fisher showed off a slender frame in a black silk dress. While at the Geffen Playhouse in LA in late March, the beauty looked even trimmer with thinner arms and legs as she wore a fitted black blazer. On May 1 while at a Prada event in London with friend Ruby Wax, Carrie - who is the daughter of the late singer Eddie Fisher - again revealed her more svelte shape.

'She’s very excited about [Star Wars],' said Debbie, an iconic actress who starred in such blockbusters as the 1952 musical Singin' In The Rain. Carrie, who is 5'1", has said, 'I'm glad they are doing a new movie because they are sending a trainer to my house so I can get in really good shape.' The brunette has long had a struggle with maintaining her figure, though. In 2010 Carrie admitted she had done drugs on the set of one of the Star Wars films. 'We did cocaine on the set of [The] Empire [Strikes Back], in the ice planet,' Fisher said. 'I didn't even like coke that much.

It was just a case of getting on whatever train I needed to take to get high.' Showing off her new shape: The daughter of singer Eddie Fisher (right) looked trimmer in a black outfit as she posed with Ruby Wax at a Prada party in London on May 1 At her heaviest: In 2010 at the HBO Wishful Drinking premiere before she went on Jenny Craig's diet plan They're all back: Fisher is being joined by fellow vets Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker (left), and Harrison Ford, who starred as Han Solo (right) A memorable scene: Luke, played by Hamill, is rescuing her from Jabba The Hutt in Return Of The Jedi She wrote the 1987 semi-autobiographical novel Postcards From the Edge, about an actor trying to put her life together after a drug overdose. It was adapted into a 1990 film with Meryl Streep as the star. Fisher said John Belushi – who died of a drug overdose in 1982 – once told her she had a problem. 'Slowly I realised I was doing a bit more drugs than other people and losing my choice in the matter,' she said.

'If I'd been addicted to booze I'd be dead now, because you just go out and get it.' Fisher is not the only vet returning to the franchise. Harrison Ford is reprising his role as Han Solo and Mark Hamill will pick up a Lightsaber again to star as Luke Skywalker. Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega and Domhnall Gleeson have also been cast. Episode VII is filming at Pinewood Studios in London and is due out December 2015. Already on the job: Fisher, pictured far right as she chatted with newcomer Daisy Ridley, was in London in April for the Episode VII table read

Question: Which Star Wars actress was the daughter of Debbie Reynolds?
Answer: Carrie Fisher