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Carrie Fisher, the actress best known as Star Wars' Princess Leia Organa, has died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60.
Family spokesman Simon Halls released a statement to PEOPLE on behalf of Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd:
"It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning," reads the statement.
"She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly," says Lourd. "Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers."
Source: http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/
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NPR reports: Actress Debbie Reynolds Dies A Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher's Death.
That means that Billie Lourd, who had a minor role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and was slated for a part in the sequel, Star Wars: Episode VIII, lost both her mother and her grandmother in the same week.
(Score: 3, Informative) by mechanicjay on Tuesday December 27 2016, @07:45PM
I'm going to have some downtime the rest of the week, think Empire, Jedi and The Blues Brothers just shot to the top of my queue...Time to dust off the Laserdiscs.
This nerd has quite a few sads over this.
My VMS box beat up your Windows box.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday December 28 2016, @09:24AM
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