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Carrie Fisher, the US actress, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars series, has died aged 60, days after suffering a cardiac arrest on a flight from London to LA .
Her death was confirmed in a family statement that said, with “a very deep sadness” she died on Tuesday morning.
“It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8.55 this morning.
“She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly. Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers.”
The daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher made her film debut opposite Warren Beatty in 1975’s Shampoo.
She also appeared in The Blues Brothers, When Harry Met Sally and Hannah and Her Sisters.
But her enduring fame is through her role as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy.
She was also a successful writer, publishing several novels and memoirs, and working on the scripts for films like the Wedding Singer and Sister Act.
Fisher endured a difficult private life, and has discussed her years of mental illness and drug addiction through interviews and writing. An early memoir was called Wishful Drinking.
Tributes have been pouring in, with Star Wars co-star Mark Hamill simply tweeting: “No words”