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‘Princess Leia’ dies of heart attack at the age of 60
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AFTER decades of fast living that her fearless “Star Wars” character Princess Leia would have struggled to keep up with, Carrie Fisher died aged 60 on Tuesday after a massive heart attack.
The American actress, best-selling author and screenwriter — who suffered from numerous addictions she later turned into writing gold — was a member of Hollywood royalty, both on screen and off.
Born in Los Angeles in October 1956, the daughter of actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher, she became an international star with the release of “Star Wars” in 1977.
Leia was the tough rebel princess in a white dress with a strange hairdo and blaster guns, who was unafraid to stare down the villainous Darth Vader.
Six years later in “Return of the Jedi,” she became a sex symbol in a barely-there metal bikini.
The blockbuster space saga is now part of pop culture legend and Fisher was back in the spotlight after reprising her iconic role in 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
She was returning on Friday from the London leg of a tour promoting her headline-grabbing memoir “The Princess Diarist” when she collapsed 15 minutes before landing in Los Angeles, where paramedics and hospital staff were unable to revive her.
“It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning,” family spokesman Simon Halls said.
Tributes began pouring in soon after news of her death spread on social media, led by “Star Wars” co-star Mark Hamill — Luke Skywalker in the saga — who said he was “devastated.”
“Star Wars” creator George Lucas called Fisher “extremely smart; a talented actress, writer and comedienne with a very colorful personality that everyone loved.”
The early 1980s were marked by problems with alcohol, drugs and depression for Fisher, who appeared in a number of critical flops.
She gave various interviews over the years about her diagnosis of bipolar disorder and addiction to prescription drugs and cocaine.
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