Carrie Fisher passed away from a heart attack. |
Carrie Fisher will be best remembered as the heroine known as Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars franchise.
George Lucas, Harrison Ford, JJ Abrams, Mark Hamill, Bryan Lourd, Paul Simon, Dan Aykroyd and Hollywood reacts to the news.
Carrie Fisher passed away at the age of 60 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Hospital. The news is tragic to the entertainment industry. Fans of the Star Wars franchise are sending their condolences to the legendary actress.
Fisher who was advocate for mental health on young children told the junk food media that she struggled with obesity, bipolar disorder, alcoholism, and cocaine.
Fisher was also known for her semi-autobiographical novels, including Postcards from the Edge and the screenplay for the film of the same name, as well as her autobiographical one-woman play and its nonfiction book, Wishful Drinking, based on the show. She additionally served as a script doctor, working on other writers' screenplays.
She was the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds.
Iconic actress Debbie Reynolds is emotionally torn about the loss of her daughter. |
When the news broke over the week of the famed actress Carrie Fisher having a severe heart attack, many in the junk food media thought that she wasn't going to make it. She was aboard a plane on flight from London when this happened.
The passengers were noticing the actress wasn't breathing and they called for medical aid. When the paramedics came in, they found her unresponsive and they rushed her to the hospital.
They tried to stabilize her and told the junk food media that she was stable.
Fisher went into cardiac arrest while on a flight from London to Los Angeles; a fellow actor seated near Fisher reported that she had stopped breathing.
A passenger performed CPR on Fisher until paramedics arrived. After being taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center by ambulance, she was placed on a ventilator.
Fisher died at age 60 on December 27, 2016, at 8:55 am local time in Los Angeles. The junk food media broke the news around 4:00 pm this afternoon.
Fisher was survived by her daughter. actress Billie Lourd, her mother Debbie Reynolds, her brother Todd Fisher and her half-sisters Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher.