Carrie Fisher
Birthday: 21 October 1956, Burbank, California, USA
Birth Name: Carrie Frances Fisher
Height: 155 cm
Carrie Frances Fisher was born on October 21, 1956 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, to singers/actors Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. She was an actress and writer, and is known for Star W ...Show More
Acting engenders and harbours qualities that are best left way behind in adolesence. People-pleasing Show more
Acting engenders and harbours qualities that are best left way behind in adolesence. People-pleasing, going on those interviews and jamming your whole personality into getting the job, ingratiating yourself to people you wouldn't f***ing spit on if they were on fire. Hide
On time: Instant gratification takes too long.
On time: Instant gratification takes too long.
On merchandising for Star Wars: "I signed my likeness away. Every time I look in the mirror, I have Show more
On merchandising for Star Wars: "I signed my likeness away. Every time I look in the mirror, I have to send Lucas a couple of bucks." Hide
The father who flipped out about it [Lei's metal bikini in Return of the Jedi], 'What am I going to Show more
The father who flipped out about it [Lei's metal bikini in Return of the Jedi], 'What am I going to tell my kid about why she's in that outfit?' Tell them that a giant slug captured me and forced me to wear that stupid outfit, and then I killed him because I didn't like it. And then I took it off. Backstage. Hide
[on being the daughter of a Jewish father and Protestant mother] I always felt the Jewish part more. Show more
[on being the daughter of a Jewish father and Protestant mother] I always felt the Jewish part more. In fact, growing up I felt like a Jew among WASPs. Hide
I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.
I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.
I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive.
I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive.
[About what her father, Eddie Fisher, did to help Elizabeth Taylor after her husband Michael Todd's Show more
[About what her father, Eddie Fisher, did to help Elizabeth Taylor after her husband Michael Todd's death] He rushed to her side, gradually moving to her front... He consoled her with flowers and, ultimately, he consoled her with his penis. Hide
They always do [ask me to lose weight]. They want to hire part of me, not all of me. They want to hi Show more
They always do [ask me to lose weight]. They want to hire part of me, not all of me. They want to hire about three-fourths, so I have to get rid of the fourth somehow. The fourth can't be with me. I made a joke!" Hide
Explaining why gaffer's tape was sometimes used under her Princess Leia costume in Star Wars (1977): Show more
Explaining why gaffer's tape was sometimes used under her Princess Leia costume in Star Wars (1977): "As we all know, there is no underwear in space." Hide
My father (Eddie Fisher) was a short Jewish man. My husband (Paul Simon) was a short Jewish man. Go Show more
My father (Eddie Fisher) was a short Jewish man. My husband (Paul Simon) was a short Jewish man. Go figure. Hide
Describing the filming of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980): "Mark [Hamill] was Show more
Describing the filming of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980): "Mark [Hamill] was off on Dagobah while Harrison [Ford] and I were were getting drunk in Cloud City." Hide
George comes up to me the first day of filming and he takes one look at the dress and says, "You can Show more
George comes up to me the first day of filming and he takes one look at the dress and says, "You can't wear a bra under that dress." So, I say, "Okay, I'll bite. Why?" And he says, "Because. . . there's no underwear in space." What happens is you go to space and you become weightless. So far so good, right? But then your body expands??? But your bra doesn't--so you get strangled by your own bra. Now I think that this would make for a fantastic obit--so I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra. Hide
You can't find true affection in Hollywood because everyone does the fake affection so well.
You can't find true affection in Hollywood because everyone does the fake affection so well.
[When asked if the character Princess Leia was the dark side of the force in your professional caree Show more
[When asked if the character Princess Leia was the dark side of the force in your professional career] Oh, no. It was fun! I was young. People want it to be a problem for me. No. Those are great movies. Why shouldn't I be proud of being in that? The dark side? You ever see Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) or The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)? How about Under the Rainbow (1981)? Was Star Wars the dark side? There's so much competition for that one. Hide
I'm not as cooperative as you might want a woman to be ... Every man, I think, or at least the ones Show more
I'm not as cooperative as you might want a woman to be ... Every man, I think, or at least the ones I end up finding, there's no such thing as a consort. All men are kings. That was my little discovery in the process ... I really thought men's fantasy is to have an intellectual geisha. So what I did was I learned to cook and I took a massage course. But that's not all of it. You have to also agree. [On her relationship with Paul Simon] Hide
Describing working with Harrison Ford on the original Star Wars (1977): Mark was 24, I was 19 and he Show more
Describing working with Harrison Ford on the original Star Wars (1977): Mark was 24, I was 19 and he [Harrison] was 33. He was like the big man on campus. You looked at him and you said to yourself, 'He's going to be a star.' Hide
I got to be the only girl in an all boy fantasy, and it's a great role for women. She's a very proac Show more
I got to be the only girl in an all boy fantasy, and it's a great role for women. She's a very proactive character and gets the job done. So if you're going to get typecast as something, that might as well be it for me. [On her role as Princess Leia] Hide
On success: There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take Show more
On success: There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap". Hide
I always wanted to do what my mother did - get all dressed up, shoot people, fall in the mud. I neve Show more
I always wanted to do what my mother did - get all dressed up, shoot people, fall in the mud. I never considered anything else. Hide
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 Show more
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. Hide
I think I am Princess Leia; Princess Leia is me. It's like a Möbius strip tease.
I think I am Princess Leia; Princess Leia is me. It's like a Möbius strip tease.
Females get hired along procreative lines. After 40, we're kind of cooked.
Females get hired along procreative lines. After 40, we're kind of cooked.
On her father's gossipy 1999 autobiography: "I'm going to have my DNA fumigated."
On her father's gossipy 1999 autobiography: "I'm going to have my DNA fumigated."
[on the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney] I'm now a Disney Princess!
[on the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney] I'm now a Disney Princess!
I've got a lot of photos of me when I was very young at parties with celebrities, but I don't really Show more
I've got a lot of photos of me when I was very young at parties with celebrities, but I don't really remember the people or when the photos were taken. Hide
I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.
I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.
Leia is not a real character. She is more of a caricature, and is somewhat one-dimensional. It's not Show more
Leia is not a real character. She is more of a caricature, and is somewhat one-dimensional. It's not really possible to write out a list of Princess Leia's likes and dislikes. I do know her favorite color, though, it's white. She wears white all the time. But that doesn't help me much. Hide
On experience: Maturity: A stoic response to endless reality.
On experience: Maturity: A stoic response to endless reality.
Even in space, there's a double standard. [On why Princess Leia never got her own light saber]
Even in space, there's a double standard. [On why Princess Leia never got her own light saber]
If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.
If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.
"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." Wishful Drinking, 2008
"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." Wishful Drinking, 2008
[on the cultural significance of her parents] I don't know if they were culturally significant, but Show more
[on the cultural significance of her parents] I don't know if they were culturally significant, but they were very popular. My mother and my father were America's sweethearts. They literally received that tag. Even my parents sort of went along with the assumption that they were a good couple, but they probably weren't a very good couple. Anyway, my father was best friends with a man named Michael Todd. Mike Todd was married to Elizabeth Taylor. Mike Todd died in a plane crash, and my father consoled Elizabeth Taylor with his penis. Hide
Carrie Fisher's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (304)
Carrie Fisher'S roles
Carol Peterson
Princess Leia Organa
Arlene Cutter
Mia
Mrs. Crenshaw
Angela, Angela as Mon Mothma
Mother Superior
Angela
Bailey Smith
Betsy Faye Sharon
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