Carrie Fisher

Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 - December 27, 2016) was an actress, writer, producer, and humorist known for portraying Princess Leia in the Star Wars film series. Fisher was the daughter of actor Eddie Fisher, and actress Debbie Reynolds. Her other film roles included "Shampoo", "The Blues Brothers", "Hannah and Her Sisters", "The 'Burbs", and "When Harry Met Sally....".

Death
On December 23, 2016, after Fisher concluded the European leg of her book tour, she took a United Airlines flight from London when she experienced a medical emergency fifteen minutes before the plane landed at Los Angeles International Airport. A passenger seated near Fisher reported that she had stopped breathing. Another passenger performed CPR on Fisher until paramedics arrived at the scene. Emergency services in Los Angeles were contacted when the fight crew reported a passenger in distress prior to landing. After Fisher was taken by ambulance to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, she was placed on a ventilator.

Following four days of hospitalization in intensive care at UCLA Medical Center, Fisher died there on December 27, 2016 at 8:55am PDT. She was 60 years old. Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, confirmed her mother's death in a statement to the press. News of Fisher's death spread quickly online where fans from around the world responded with tributes and condolences. Many of her co-stars and directors from Star Wars and other works also shared their thoughts on Fisher's death.

Her mother, Debbie Reynolds, died the following day after being rushed to the hospital from her son's Beverly Hills home, where they were meeting to plan Fisher's funeral.