Carrie Frances Fisher biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Carrie Frances Fisher

Author Name:

Carrie Frances Fisher

Born As:

Carrie Frances Fisher

Other Names:

Born:

1956

Died:





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Writer, actress and screenwriter                          
Selected Works:

Shampoo - 1975
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - 1977
Leave Yesterday Behind - 1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special - 1978
Ringo - 1978
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video - 1979
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back - 1980
The Blues Brothers - 1980
Under the Rainbow - 1981
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi - 1983
Garbo Talks - 1984
The Man with One Red Shoe - 1985
Hannah and Her Sisters - 1986
Hollywood Vice Squad - 1986
The Time Guardian - 1987
Amazon Women on the Moon - 1987
Appointment with Death - 1988
She's Back - 1989
The 'Burbs - 1989
Loverboy - 1989
When Harry Met Sally... - 1989
Sweet Revenge - 1990
Sibling Rivalry - 1990
Drop Dead Fred - 1991
Soapdish - 1991
Hook - 1991
This Is My Life - 1992
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - 1997
Return of the Ewok - 1999 - short subject - filmed in 1983
Scream 3 - 2000
Lisa Picard is Famous - 2000 - Cameo
Heartbreakers - 2001
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - 2001
A Midsummer Night's Rave - 2002
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - 2003
Wonderland - 2003
Stateside - 2004
The Aristocrats - 2005 - documentary
Undiscovered - 2005
Smallville - 2005 - TV Show
Romancing the Bride - 2005 - TV Movie Oxygen
Cougar Club - 2006
Dreams on Spec - 2007 - documentary
On the Lot - 2007 - TV Show
Weeds - 2007 - TV Show - episode "The Brick Dance"
30 Rock - 2007 - TV Show - episode "Rosemary's Baby"
Suffering Man's Charity - 2007
The Women - 2008
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II - 2008 - TV Show
Fanboys - 2009
Sorority Row - 2009
White Lightnin' - 2009

Television work:

Faerie Tale Theatre: "Thumbelina"
Ellen: Season 3 Episode 9 "The Movie Show" as herself
Sex and the City: Season 3 Episode 14 "Sex and Another City" as herself
Smallville: Season 5 Episode 5 "Thirst" as editor of the Daily Planet
30 Rock: Season 2 Episode 4: "Rosemary's Baby" as Rosemary Howard

Family Guy: "Jungle Love" "Whistle While Your Wife Works" "Padre de Familia" "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing" and "Peter-assment" as Angela

Weeds: Season 3 Episode 3 "The Brick Dance"
On the Lot - TV reality series Season 1 as a Judge

Bibliography:

Novels:

Postcards from the Edge - 1987
Surrender the Pink - 1991
Delusions of Grandma - 1993
Hollywood Moms - 2001 - introduction
The Best Awful There Is - 2004

Non-fiction:

Wishful Drinking - 2008

Screenplays:

Postcards from the Edge - 1990
These Old Broads - 2001
E-Girl - 2007

Plays:

Wishful Drinking - 2006
Wishful Drinking - 2008
A Spy in the House of Me - 2008.                          
Mother Debbie Reynolds
Father Eddie Fisher, younger brother is Todd Fisher and her half-sisters are actresses Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher. Joely and Tricia's mother is the singer/actress Connie Stevens.
Husband Paul Simon August 1983 to July 1984
Has a child with Bryan Lourd.                          
                          
Fisher dated musician Paul Simon from 1977 until 1983, then was married to him from August 1983 to July 1984, and they dated again for a time after their divorce. During their marriage, she appeared in Simon's music video for the track "Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War." She is referenced in many of Simon's songs, including "Hearts and Bones," "Graceland," "She Moves On" and "Allergies."