A true child of Hollywood, Carrie Frances Fisher grew up in the shadow of scandal as the daughter of famous parents run amok in the biggest tabloid header of the decade. But it was her work as the gun-toting heroine in a little anticipated science fiction film that cemented her in the public’s mind. The role of Princess Leia in one of the biggest box office hits of all time, “Star Wars” (1977) put the then 19-year-old actress with the Danish pastry hairdo on the map, endearing her to generations of film fans and sci-fi/fantasy geeks for decades. It was a role she would never fully escape from.
