Carrie Fisher Net Worth

Carrie Fisher's Quotes

• 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.

Interesting Facts about Carrie Fisher

1. In 1998, she checked into a substance-abuse program for addiction to prescription drugs.
2. Daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.
3. Her father, Eddie Fisher, left her mother, Debbie Reynolds, when Carrie was two years old in order to marry Elizabeth Taylor.
4. Had a daughter: Billie Lourd (b. July 17, 1992) with ex-boyfriend, Bryan Lourd.
5. Older half-sister of Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher. Older sister of Todd Fisher.
6. 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.
7. She made her stage debut in 1975 in the chorus of the musical Irene, which starred her mother, Debbie Reynolds.
8. Half-sister-in-law of Christopher Duddy and Byron Thames.
9. Attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
10. 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: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015).
11. 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.
12. She has confirmed in her autobiography that she disliked the "bagel-bun" hairstyle that 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 had not. Out of fear of being fired for it, she was eager to comply with everything that director George Lucas suggested, which included the hairstyle.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. Former stepdaughter of Connie Stevens, Harry Karl and Elizabeth Taylor.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. Weighed 7 lbs 2 ozs at birth.
19. Her mother, Debbie Reynolds, lived next door to her for most of her life.
20. She was once engaged to Dan Aykroyd.