Carrie Fisher
1956–2016 · American actress, writer and screenwriter
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress and writer. She starred as 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). She was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2007) and the Channel 4 series Catastrophe (2017).
Carrie Fisher, in order
- 1975 Shampoo: acted · directed by Hal Ashby · critics 75%, audiences 55% · streaming on Roku Channel
- 1977 Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope: acted · directed by George Lucas · critics 93%, audiences 96% · streaming on Disney+, Philo
- 1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV movie): acted · directed by David Acomba and Steve Binder · critics 25%, audiences 24%
- 1980 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back: acted · directed by Irvin Kershner · critics 93%, audiences 97% · streaming on Disney+, Philo
- 1980 The Blues Brothers: acted · directed by John Landis · critics 72%, audiences 92% · streaming on Netflix, Philo, AMC+
- 1981 Under the Rainbow: acted · directed by Steve Rash
- 1982 Return of the Ewok: acted · directed by David Tomblin
- 1983 Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi: acted · directed by Robert Guenette
- 1983 Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi: acted · directed by Richard Marquand · critics 83%, audiences 94% · streaming on Disney+, Philo
- 1984 Garbo Talks: acted · directed by Sidney Lumet · critics 57%, audiences 50% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1985 The Man with One Red Shoe: acted · directed by Stan Dragoti
- 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 91%, audiences 90% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
- 1986 Hollywood Vice Squad: acted · directed by Penelope Spheeris
- 1987 Amazon Women on the Moon: acted · directed by Carl Gottlieb and Joe Dante · critics 65%, audiences 57%
- 1987 The Time Guardian: acted · directed by Brian Hannant
- 1988 Appointment with Death: acted · directed by Michael Winner
- 1989 Loverboy: acted · directed by Joan Micklin Silver
- 1989 She's Back: acted · directed by Tim Kincaid
- 1989 The 'Burbs: acted · directed by Joe Dante · critics 57%, audiences 71%
- 1989 When Harry Met Sally: acted · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 90%, audiences 89% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
- 1990 Postcards from the Edge: wrote · directed by Mike Nichols · critics 83%, audiences 67% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
- 1990 Sibling Rivalry: acted · directed by Carl Reiner
- 1990 Sweet Revenge: acted · directed by Charlotte Brändström
- 1991 Drop Dead Fred: acted · directed by Ate de Jong
- 1991 Hook: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 37%, audiences 76% · streaming on Paramount+, Philo, YouTube (free)
- 1991 Soapdish: acted · directed by Michael Hoffman · critics 82%, audiences 64% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV series): wrote · directed by Ben Burtt and Joe Johnston · critics 78%, audiences 85%
- 1992 This Is My Life: acted · directed by Nora Ephron
- 1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: acted · directed by Jay Roach · critics 71%, audiences 77%
- 1997 Roseanne (TV series): wrote
- 2000 Lisa Picard is Famous: acted · directed by Griffin Dunne · critics 45%, audiences 40%
- 2001 Heartbreakers: acted · directed by David Mirkin
- 2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back: acted · directed by Kevin Smith · critics 52%, audiences 75% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
- 2001 These Old Broads (TV movie): wrote · directed by Matthew Diamond
- 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle: acted · directed by McG · critics 41%, audiences 40% · streaming on Paramount+
- 2003 Wonderland: acted · directed by James Cox
- 2004 Stateside: acted · directed by Reverge Anselmo
- 2005 The Aristocrats: acted · directed by Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette
- 2005 Undiscovered: acted · directed by Meiert Avis
- 2005 Weeds (TV series): acted · directed by Craig Zisk
- 2006 Friendly Fire: acted · directed by Michele Civetta
- 2006 The Return of Courtney Love (TV movie): acted
- 2007 Cougar Club: acted · directed by Christopher Duddy
- 2007 Dreams on Spec: acted · directed by Daniel J. Snyder
- 2007 Suffering Man's Charity: acted · directed by Alan Cumming
- 2008 The Women: acted · directed by Diane English
- 2009 Fanboys: acted · directed by Kyle Newman
- 2009 Sorority Row: acted · directed by Stewart Hendler
- 2009 White Lightnin': acted · directed by Dominic Murphy
- 2014 Maps to the Stars: acted · directed by David Cronenberg · critics 63%, audiences 44%
- 2014 The Big Bang Theory (TV series): acted · directed by Mark Cendrowski
- 2015 Catastrophe (TV series): acted · critics 98%, audiences 92% · streaming on Prime Video
- 2015 Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens: acted · directed by J. J. Abrams · critics 93%, audiences 84% · streaming on Disney+, Philo, Starz
- 2016 Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds: acted · directed by Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens
- 2017 Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi: acted · directed by Rian Johnson
- 2019 Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker: acted · directed by J. J. Abrams
- 2020 Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics: acted · directed by Donick Cary
- 2023 Wonderwell: acted