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Carrie Fisher

1956 - 2016

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Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer. She played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars films (1977–1983) and reprised the role in The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017)—a posthumous release that was dedicated to her—and The Rise of Skywalker (2019), the latter using unreleased footage from The Force Awakens. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carrie Fisher is the 362nd most popular actor (down from 318th in 2019), the 777th most popular biography from United States (down from 585th in 2019) and the 190th most popular American Actor.

Carrie Fisher is most famous for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Carrie Fisher ranks 362 out of 13,578. Before her are Natalie Wood, Sam Neill, Christopher Lambert, Joanne Woodward, Mila Kunis, and Michèle Mercier. After her are Carmen Amaya, Lída Baarová, Rod Steiger, Salma Hayek, Bolo Yeung, and Giancarlo Giannini.

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Among people born in 1956, Carrie Fisher ranks 21. Before her are Jost Gippert, David Copperfield, Bryan Cranston, Theresa May, Dalia Grybauskaitė, and Dave Murray. After her are Martina Navratilova, Tsai Ing-wen, Chris Isaak, Andy García, Linda Hamilton, and Judith Butler. Among people deceased in 2016, Carrie Fisher ranks 38. Before her are Frank Sinatra Jr., Walter Scheel, Elie Wiesel, Jerome Bruner, Kenny Baker, and Harry Kroto. After her are James Cronin, Gabriele Amorth, Alvin Toffler, Junko Tabei, Andrzej Żuławski, and Frano Selak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carrie Fisher ranks 777 out of 20,380. Before her are Murray Gell-Mann (1929), Joanne Woodward (1930), Roy Sullivan (1912), Henry Molaison (1926), Florence Griffith Joyner (1959), and Robert W. Holley (1922). After her are Barbara Liskov (1939), Michael DeBakey (1908), Albert Ellis (1913), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Rod Steiger (1925), and Howard Hawks (1896).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Carrie Fisher ranks 190. Before her are James Earl Jones (1931), John Cazale (1935), Jeff Goldblum (1952), Natalie Wood (1938), Christopher Lambert (1957), and Joanne Woodward (1930). After her are Rod Steiger (1925), James Woods (1947), Larry Hagman (1931), George Peppard (1928), William Sadler (1950), and Stephen Collins (1947).

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