Fisher Carrie: why did the actress never play anyone other than Princess Leia?

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Fischer Carrie has been acting in films for forty years. However, she has only one "star" role on her account - this is the role of Princess Leia, the main character of the Star Wars franchise by George Lucas. How did the artist's career begin in the 70s and what other films with her participation exist?

Carrie Fisher: photo, early years

Carrie was born into a creative family: dad is a singer, descended from Russian-Jewish emigrants; mother is an actress, star of Singing in the Rain. It was impossible to imagine that their daughter, Carrie Fisher, would choose a different, non-creative profession for herself.

The biography of the actress turned out to be very rich. At two years old, her parents separated. The father became the husband of the world famous Elizabeth Taylor. So Carrie, in addition to her brother, also had two sisters. The entire younger generation of Fishers subsequently had a direct relationship with cinema.

Carrie knew from childhood that she would be an artist. From the age of 12, the girl took part in productions with the participation of her mother. At 17, Fisher was already singing in Broadway musicals.

Despite the fact that after the divorce, Carrie stayed with her mother,their relationship didn't work out. In later years, the actress even wrote a novel on this subject - Postcards from the Edge of the Abyss. Based on the plot of the novel, a film was made in Hollywood in 1991 starring Meryl Streep.

First film work

Fisher Carrie first appeared on screen in 1975. In the comedy Shampoo, she got the role of Lorna. Along with Fisher, Goldie Hawn ("Bird on a Wire") and Warren Beatty ("Bonnie and Clyde") starred in the film.

Carrie Fisher in her youth was not indulged in the main roles. She devoted two more years to work in the comedy series Laverne and Shirley. And only then did an unexpected turn occur in her career.

The Star Wars saga and the character Fisher

Fisher Carrie owes her famous name solely to George Lucas, who saw in her the ideal contender for the role of Princess Leia. Before that, Fisher had to compete with artists Cindy Williams, Terri Nunn and Amy Irving.

The heroine Carrie is the daughter of the glorious Anakin Skywalker. Her mother was Padmé Amidala, Senator of the Galactic Senate. Leia Organa also has a twin brother, Luke Skywalker.

During filming, Fischer was satisfied with everything, except that her beautiful figure is hidden by baggy clothes. The actress did not hesitate to tell the director about it. George Lucas respected Carrie's desire and designed the most open costume for the episode where the heroine is held captive by Jabba the Hutt.

Princess Leia's biography

Leia and Luke's parents, due to circumstances, left immediately after birth. The princess was raised by noblespeople from the planet Alderaan.

However, the stormy temperament of her father was passed on to the girl: having matured, she became one of the most respected leaders of the Galactic Civil War. Over time, Organa was admitted to the Galactic Senate, considered the youngest senator in the 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 actress Fisher Carrie was captured: by Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutta.

Later, Leia met Rebel Alliance General Han Solo and they became romantically involved. 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 Leia'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 stand up for herself. Leia is a good blaster shooter and has taken hand-to-hand combat lessons.

Other film roles

Carrie Fisher, whose photo flaunted in all magazines after the premiere of "Star Wars", has forever remained the actress of one role for all. Of course, she played in other films. But these were catastrophically small episodes.

During her career, Carrie managed to play the main role only three times: in the Star Wars franchise, the drama Hannah and Her Sisters, and also in the art-house film EnlightenmentWhite.”

The film "Hannah and Her Sisters" was filmed in 1986 by Woody Allen. In the project, Carrie got the role of April Knox. This picture won 3 Oscars and a Golden Globe.

White's Enlightenment is a drama directed by Dominic Murphy. The film tells about how, after the murder of his father, the consciousness of an avid drug addict Jesco White changed dramatically. He began to lead a he althy lifestyle, dance, gain strength - and all this in order to take revenge on the killers of his father.