Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking' Gets HBO Encore January 1
Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking' Gets HBO Encore January 1
Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking' Gets HBO Encore January 1
The tragic passing of Carrie Fisher took an even more heartbreaking turn with the subsequent death of mother Debbie Reynolds, but the heartfelt work of either will at least receive an HBO spotlight in the future. The network will air an encore of Fisher’s adapted stage show Wishful Drinking on Sunday, while a future Fisher-Reynolds special remains on track for 2017.
Remembering Carrie Fisher’s Greatest Moments
Remembering Carrie Fisher’s Greatest Moments
Remembering Carrie Fisher’s Greatest Moments
Of all the celebrity deaths in 2016, Carrie Fisher’s might hurt the worst. At 60 years old, she was still a young woman; she should have had many great performances, books, and scripts ahead of her. And with her recent work in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it seemed like she was finally getting her due as an actor, after years spent in the spotlight as an author and activist.
Carrie Fisher Has 'Family Guy' and 'Catastrophe' in 2017
Carrie Fisher Has 'Family Guy' and 'Catastrophe' in 2017
Carrie Fisher Has 'Family Guy' and 'Catastrophe' in 2017
We’re still reeling the loss of Star Wars legend and all-around treasure Carrie Fisher, though as tends to be the case with departed stars, their upcoming projects will help uphold their legacy. In addition to completing her work on Star Wars Episode VIII, Fisher had also recorded several 2017 episodes of Family Guy, and completed her role in Season 3 of the UK’s Catastrophe.
'Game of Thrones' Author on Carrie Fisher, 'Wretched' 2016
'Game of Thrones' Author on Carrie Fisher, 'Wretched' 2016
'Game of Thrones' Author on Carrie Fisher, 'Wretched' 2016
By now, you’ve likely seen some dozen of permutations on the sentiment that Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin must have written 2016, given all the high-profile deaths. Most recently, fans lost both Star Wars’ Carrie Fisher and Watership Down author Richard Adams, for which Martin offer his own thoughts on this “wretched year.”
Revisit Carrie Fisher’s Uproarious Roast of George Lucas
Revisit Carrie Fisher’s Uproarious Roast of George Lucas
Revisit Carrie Fisher’s Uproarious Roast of George Lucas
The world’s still stinging from the loss of Carrie Fisher yesterday, and while we will most likely remember her first as Princess Leia, the actress cultivated a long career of comedy after her Star Wars years. Her one-woman show Wishful Drinking was a must-see on Broadway, and her hilarious, often inscrutable Twitter account will stand as a testament to her bizarre wit. In the wake of Fisher’s sad death on Tuesday, one video in particular has begun to pop up again, and it might just be the comic’s most searing public appearance of all.
You Can Watch Carrie Fisher’s ‘Star Wars’ Audition Tape
You Can Watch Carrie Fisher’s ‘Star Wars’ Audition Tape
You Can Watch Carrie Fisher’s ‘Star Wars’ Audition Tape
It’s undeniable that Carrie Fisher was a rare talent — and she’d have to be, to charm the notoriously picky George Lucas with her Star Wars audition. In a recently resurfaced video, originally posted on YouTube in 2006, Fisher sits down to read a scene opposite Harrison Ford (whom Lucas initially didn’t want to cast, but he was so good in the screen tests that Ford became his Han Solo).
Carrie Fisher Had Wrapped Production on ‘Episode VIII’
Carrie Fisher Had Wrapped Production on ‘Episode VIII’
Carrie Fisher Had Wrapped Production on ‘Episode VIII’
Carrie Fisher’s General-Princess Leia Organa was such an iconic character, J.J. Abrams knew he had to bring her back for the new trilogy. We knew that she had been cast in Episode VIII, and with her passing today, some wondered whether she had completed all of her production as Leia before her heart attack. But an official from Lucasfilm assured us today that all of her scenes were “absolutely wrapped.”
Carrie Fisher’s Obituary Request Was Typically Witty
Carrie Fisher’s Obituary Request Was Typically Witty
Carrie Fisher’s Obituary Request Was Typically Witty
Today we mourn the loss of Carrie Fisher: Iconic actor, talented author, brilliant script doctor and, most of all, an incomparable force to be reckoned with. There are so many great adjectives you could use to describe Fisher: Uncompromising, unapologetic, fierce, witty, relatable, real, honest. She took all of those qualities and put them to work in her books — from memoirs to novels, Fisher had a knack for telling poignant and painful stories with wit and wisdom. Writing a worthy obituary for one of the best and boldest women on this planet or any other is surely an impossible task…so it’s a good thing that the perfect obit basically already exists, and unsurprisingly, Fisher came up with it herself.
Carrie Fisher, 'Star Wars' Princess Leia, Dies at 60
Carrie Fisher, 'Star Wars' Princess Leia, Dies at 60
Carrie Fisher, 'Star Wars' Princess Leia, Dies at 60
Terrible news to confirm today, as a beloved icon and Star Wars star’s condition has taken a turn for the worse. Carrie Fisher, actress behind both Princess and General Leia, has passed away at age 60. The revered actress and comedic presence had earlier suffered a heart attack en-route from London to Los Angeles.

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