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Carrie Fisher
Age
56
Birthday
Oct. 21st, 1956
Born in
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height
5' 1"
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TRIVIA:
- Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in the film _Undiscovered (2005)_ (qv), however, she failed to receive a nomination.
- Stood on a box for many of her scenes with 'Harrison Ford (I)' (qv) in the Star Wars trilogy, owing to the fact that she was roughly a foot shorter than him and didn't fit into the frame.
- Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and spoke on this topic at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in May 2004 in NYC to thousands of psychiatrists.
- (October 1998) Checked into substance-abuse program, addiction to prescription drugs.
- Friends with 'Meryl Streep' (qv). Streep portrayed Fisher in _Postcards from the Edge (1990)_ (qv).
- Appeared in _Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)_ (qv), which also starred 'Mark Hamill (I)' (qv). It was the first time the two had appeared in the same film since _Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv). Neither of them knew the other was involved in the project until shortly after filming had been completed.
- Father 'Eddie Fisher (I)' (qv) left when she was 3 years old to marry 'Elizabeth Taylor (I)' (qv).
- Turned down the role of Sarah Connor for _The Terminator (1984)_ (qv). 'Linda Hamilton (I)' (qv) got the part.
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