<P> Carrie Frances Fisher ( October 21 , 1956 -- December 27 , 2016 ) was an American actress , writer , and humorist . Fisher is known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films , a role for which she was nominated for three Saturn Awards . Her other film credits include Shampoo ( 1975 ) , The Blues Brothers ( 1980 ) , Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) , The ' Burbs ( 1989 ) , When Harry Met Sally ... ( 1989 ) , Soapdish ( 1991 ) , and The Women ( 2008 ) . She was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances on the television series 30 Rock and Catastrophe . She was posthumously made a Disney Legend in 2017 , and in 2018 she was awarded a posthumous Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album . </P>
<P> Carrie Frances Fisher ( October 21 , 1956 -- December 27 , 2016 ) was an American actress , writer , and humorist . Fisher is known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films , a role for which she was nominated for three Saturn Awards . Her other film credits include Shampoo ( 1975 ) , The Blues Brothers ( 1980 ) , Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) , The ' Burbs ( 1989 ) , When Harry Met Sally ... ( 1989 ) , Soapdish ( 1991 ) , and The Women ( 2008 ) . She was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances on the television series 30 Rock and Catastrophe . She was posthumously made a Disney Legend in 2017 , and in 2018 she was awarded a posthumous Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album . </P>
who was the actress that played princess leia
who was the actress that played princess leia
Carrie Frances Fisher
Carrie Frances Fisher