Fisher Carrie has been in films for forty years. However, she has only one “star” role - she is the role of Princess Leia, the main character in the Star Wars franchise, George Lucas. How did the artist's career begin in the 70s and what other films with her participation exist?
Carrie Fisher: photos, the early years
Carrie was born in a creative family: dad is a singer, leads a clan from Russian-Jewish emigrants; mom is an actress, star of “Singing in the Rain”. It was impossible to assume that their daughter Carrie Fisher would choose a different, not creative profession.
The biography of the actress turned out to be very rich. At two, her parents separated. Father became the husband of the world famous Elizabeth Taylor. So Carrie, in addition to his brother, also had two sisters. The entire young generation of Fisher subsequently had a direct relationship to cinema.
Carrie from childhood knew that she would be an artist. From the age of 12, the girl took part in productions with the participation of her mother. At age 17, Fisher was already singing in Broadway musicals.
Despite the fact that after the divorce, Carrie remained with her mother, their relationship did not work out. In later years, the actress even wrote a novel on this topic - "Postcards from the edge of the abyss." Based on the plot of the novel in 1991 in Hollywood, a film was shot with Meryl Streep in the title role.
The first work in the cinema
Fisher Carrie first appeared on the screen in 1975. In the comedy shampoo, she turned out the role of Lorna. Goldie Hawn (Bird on the Wire) and Warren Beatty (Bonnie and Clyde) starred in the film with Fisher.
Carrie Fisher in his youth did not indulge in the main roles. She devoted two more years to working in the comedy series Laverne and Shirley. And only then in her career there was an unexpected turn.
The Star Wars saga and Fisher character
Fisher Carrie owes his famous name exclusively to George Lucas, who discerned in her an ideal contender for the role of Princess Leia. Before that, Fisher had to compete with artists Cindy Williams, Terry Nunn and Amy Irving.
The heroine Carrie is the daughter of the glorious Anakin Skywalker. Her mother was Padme Amidala, Senator of the Galactic Senate. Leia Organa also has a twin brother, Luke Skywalker.
In the process of filming, Fisher was satisfied with everything, except that her beautiful figure was hidden by baggy clothes. The actress did not hesitate to tell the director about this. George Lucas respected Carrie's desire and for the episode where the heroine is held captive by Jabba the Hutt, he developed the most open costume.
Princess Leia Biography
Parents left Leah and Luke due to circumstances immediately after birth. The princess was brought up by noble people from the planet Alderaan.
However, the turbulent temperament of the father was passed on to the girl: having matured, she became one of the most respected leaders of the Galactic Civil War. Over time, the Organ was admitted to the Galactic Senate, was considered the youngest senator in the entire history of the existence of this governing body.
However, not everything was so smooth in the biography of this character. At least twice, the heroine of the actress Fisher Carrie was captured: to Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutte.
Later, Leia met the general of the Rebel Alliance, Han Solo, and they began a romantic relationship. After the wedding, the princess and Khan had a son. When he grew up, bad heredity made itself felt (after all, Ben is actually the grandson of Darth Vader), and Leah's son turned into a dark warrior. The denouement of this story is tragic: Ben in one of the episodes of the film kills his own father.
As for the personal qualities of the princess, she is an excellent politician, but she is able to fend for herself. Leia shoots well from a blaster and took hand-to-hand combat lessons.
Other movie roles
Carrie Fisher, whose photo appeared in all magazines after the premiere of "Star Wars", remained forever an actress of the same role for all. Of course, she played in other films. But these were catastrophically small episodes.
Throughout her career, Carrie managed to play a major role only three times: in the Star Wars franchise, the drama Hannah and Her Sisters, and also in the arthouse picture of White's Enlightenment.
The film "Hannah and Her Sisters" was shot in 1986 by Woody Allen. In the project, Carrie got the role of April Knox. This picture won 3 Oscars and Golden Globes.
White's Enlightenment is a drama directed by Dominic Murphy. The film tells about how, after the murder of his father, the consciousness of the avid drug addict Jesco White changed dramatically. He began to lead a healthy lifestyle, dance, gain strength - and all this in order to take revenge on his father’s killers.