Carrie Fisher
Overview
Carrie Frances Fisher is an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...

. She is most famous for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...

 trilogy, her bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge is a semi-autobiographical novel by Carrie Fisher, first published in 1987. It was later adapted, by Fisher herself, into a motion picture by the same name, directed by Mike Nichols which was released by Columbia Pictures in 1990.-Plot summary:The novel revolves around movie...

, for which she wrote the screenplay to the film of the same name
Postcards from the Edge (film)
Postcards from the Edge is a 1990 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Carrie Fisher is based on her 1987 semi-autobiographical novel of the same title.-Plot:...

, and her autobiography Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking is an autobiographical book by actress and author Carrie Fisher that was published in 2008. Fisher created a one-woman stage show from the book, which ran on Broadway and in other cities, and HBO filmed a documentary of the stage play....

.
Fisher was born in Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...

, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher (singer)
Edwin Jack "Eddie" Fisher , was an American entertainer. He was one of the world's most famous and successful singers in the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show. His divorce from his first wife, Debbie Reynolds, to marry his best friend's widow, Elizabeth Taylor, garnered...

 and actress Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds is an American actress, singer, and dancer.She was initially signed at age 16 by Warner Bros., but her career got off to a slow start. When her contract was not renewed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave her a small, but significant part in the film Three Little Words , then signed her to...

. She was raised Protestant, though her paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants.
Quotations

Instant gratification takes too long.

Postcards from the Edge

"That's the way it works in movies," said Suzanne. "Something happens that has an impact on someone's life, and based on that impact, his life shifts course. Well, that's not how it happens in life. Something has an impact on you, and then your life stays the same, and you think, 'Well, what about the impact?' You have epiphanies all the time. They just don't have any effect."

Postcards from the Edge

I love what speed and coke do to my weight. It's unnatural, I know. I could just exercise....

Postcards from the Edge

When someone told her "You're the only girl who I know who compliments herself" she replied "I think it's sweet that I do it, though"

Reported by her in an interview on NPR's Day to Day

I slept with some nerd. I hope it was George. I took too many drugs to remember

In a Vanity Fair interview when asked how she got the part in Star Wars

 
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