On This Day In American Pop Culture History – Actress Carrie Fisher Is Born

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Actress Carrie Fisher was born in Los Angeles, California on October 21, 1956. Fisher’s father was the popular singer Eddie Fisher and her mother is the well-known classic Hollywood era actress Debbie Reynolds. Fisher began acting as a youth appearing with her mother on stage in Las Vegas. Fisher made her screen debut in the 1975 hit film “Shampoo” which starred Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn.

And in 1977 Fisher got her big break when she was cast by director George Lucas in a little film he was making called Star Wars! Fisher was cast in the prime role of Princess Leia and the incredible success of the movie and it subsequent sequels “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” made Fisher and her co-stars Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) household names.

In the years since the original Star Wars trilogy of films were released Fisher has offered strong supporting performances in a number of films including “When Harry Met Sally,” “Sweet Revenge” and “Soap Dish.” Fisher has also penned a number of best-selling books including “Postcards from the Edge,” “The Best Awful,” and “Wishful Drinking.”

Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford are all rumored to be among the cast of the original Star Wars trilogy of films to agree to reprise the roles in the upcoming 7th film in the Star Wars franchise which does not yet have a release date.

Carrie Fisher celebrates her 57th birthday today!

Here’s a link to a Bio biography of Carrie Fisher:

http://www.biography.com/people/carrie-fisher-9542646

And a link to a trailer for the first Star Wars film from 1977 then simply known as “Star Wars” and today known as “Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope;”

http://starwars.com/watch/rw_swtrailer.html

Have a great day!

Linda R.

References

Carrie Fisher. Biography. Online. Accessed October 21, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/carrie-fisher-9542646

Carrie Fisher Biography. Online. Accessed October 21, 2013, http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/carrie-fisher.html

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