Princess Leia
“Star Wars” icon Carrie Fisher receives Hollywood star
Mark Hamill (r) and Billie Lourd, daughter of the late actress Carrie Fisher, pose with Fisher’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside ‘Star Wars’ characters C-3PO and R2-D2.
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Carrie Fisher achieved cult status with her role as Princess Leia. Now the actress, who died in 2016, was honored with a Hollywood star – on a very special day.
“Star Wars” icon Carrie Fisher has posthumously received a star on the famous “Walk of Fame” in Hollywood. Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, accepted the honors Thursday alongside “Star Wars” robots C-3PO and R2-D2 in Los Angeles. Carrie Fisher became famous as Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” films.
The star is just a few feet from the plaque of Mark Hamill, who played Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars.” The star of Fisher’s mother, Debbie Reynolds (“Gold Digger Molly”, “Singin’ in the Rain”) is across the street, the organizers previously announced.
Carrie Fisher died a day before her mother
American Fisher died on December 27, 2016 at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles a few days earlier. Her mother died just a day after her at the age of 84.
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