--- title: "Carrie Fisher Timeline: Life, Career & Legacy Beyond Leia" url: https://www.vitaemap.com/v/carrie-fisher-the-life-and-legacy-beyond-princess-leia description: "Discover Carrie Fisher's extraordinary life across 35 milestones,from iconic Star Wars fame as Princess Leia to acclaimed author and mental health advocate" lang: fr --- Image: Carrie Fisher: The Life and Legacy Beyond Princess Leia (1956–2016) (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/SDCC_2015_-_Carrie_Fisher%2C_Mark_Hamill_%26_Harrison_Ford_%2819060574883%29.jpg/960px-SDCC_2015_-_Carrie_Fisher%2C_Mark_Hamill_%26_Harrison_Ford_%2819060574883%29.jpg) 35 events · Created on October 20, 2026 # Carrie Fisher: The Life and Legacy Beyond Princess Leia (1956–2016) Explore the vibrant, unfiltered life of Carrie Fisher through 35 pivotal milestones. While immortalized across the globe as Princess Leia in the Star Wars saga, Fisher transcended galaxy-spanning fame to become a razor-sharp novelist, one of Hollywood's most revered script doctors, and a groundbreaking advocate for bipolar disorder and addiction awareness. 1956 1956 21 Oct Birth into an Artistic Dynasty 21 Oct Birth into an Artistic Dynasty 1959 1959 12 May Father leaves with Elizabeth Taylor 1973 1973 13 Mar She sings on Broadway with her mother 1 Oct Learning the Craft in London 1 Oct Learning the Craft in London 1974 1974 11 Mar First Film: Shampoo 11 Mar First Film: Shampoo 1975 1975 1 Jan The Audition: Leia and Carrie on the Same Day 1976 1976 1 Mar The Filming of Star Wars 1 Mar The Filming of Star Wars 1977 1977 25 May Star Wars is released: she becomes Leia to the entire world 1978 1978 26 Apr A Duet with Ringo Starr 26 Apr A Duet with Ringo Starr 17 Nov The Star Wars Holiday Special: she sings, the audience wince 1979 1979 5 Mar The Empire Strikes Back: A Shoot of Ice and Fever 1980 1980 20 May The Empire Strikes Back is released: critics hesitate, the public follows 12 Jul On the cover of Rolling Stone, and comedy on the side 1981 1981 1 Jan A First Diagnosis, Rejected 1 Jan A First Diagnosis, Rejected 1982 1982 11 Jan Return of the Jedi, a Production Under a Code Name 1983 1983 25 May Return of the Jedi: Leia, the Bikini, and the End of the Trilogy 1 Aug Marriage to Paul Simon 1 Aug Marriage to Paul Simon 1985 1985 1 Jan 1985: The Overdose That Changed Everything 1987 1987 1 Jan Postcards from the Edge: she turns her downfall into a novel 1990 1990 14 Sep The film Postcards from the Edge, starring Meryl Streep 1991 1991 1 Jan Script doctor: the shadow writer 1 Jan Script doctor: the shadow writer 1992 1992 17 Jul Birth of Billie Lourd 17 Jul Birth of Billie Lourd 1997 1997 1 Jan A severe crisis, then speaking out 2006 2006 1 Nov Wishful Drinking: The One-Woman Show 2008 2008 1 Jan Wishful Drinking, the book 1 Jan Wishful Drinking, the book 2009 2009 4 Oct Wishful Drinking on Broadway 4 Oct Wishful Drinking on Broadway 2015 2015 14 Dec The Force Awakens: Leia Returns 14 Dec The Force Awakens: Leia Returns 2016 2016 22 Nov The Princess Diarist: The 1976 Journal 23 Dec Medical emergency mid-flight 23 Dec Medical emergency mid-flight 27 Dec Death of Carrie Fisher 27 Dec Death of Carrie Fisher 28 Dec Debbie Reynolds passes away in turn 2017 2017 25 Mar A Joint Farewell in Hollywood Hills 9 Dec The Last Jedi, dedicated to her memory 2019 2019 16 Dec The Rise of Skywalker: Leia returns through archival footage 2023 2023 4 May A Star on the Walk of Fame 4 May A Star on the Walk of Fame Fin de la timeline ## 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