Entertainment Movies Carrie Fisher's Life in Photos A look back at the star's most iconic moments, both on and off the screen By Maria Mercedes Lara Maria Mercedes Lara Maria Mercedes Lara is the Digital Content Operations Director for PEOPLE and has been working for the brand since 2015. She has over 15 years working an editor and journalist in digital news. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 28, 2023 07:47AM EST Close Carrie Fisher. Fans have been missing Carrie Fisher ever since her death in 2016. The icon of screen and stage lived a full life, growing up under an intense spotlight as the child of two famous actors and blossoming into a major career of her own, as an actress who broke out in one of the biggest films of all time, Star Wars, as well as an author and script doctor. Through it all, she remained devoted to her mother, Debbie Reynolds, and daughter, Bille Lourd (not to mention her pup, Gary Fisher!). Here's a look at Carrie Fisher's life in photos. 01 of 17 Carrie Fisher's Early Life Getty Images Carrie Fisher's dad, actor Eddie Fisher, holds Fisher (right) and her younger brother Todd in 1958. 02 of 17 Carrie Fisher and Mom Debbie Reynolds Getty Images Fisher, then 2, plays with mom Debbie Reynolds during an interview. 03 of 17 Carrie Fisher with Her Family Tim Boxer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images A teenage Fisher with mom Debbie Reynolds and brother Todd in New York City in 1973. When the kids were young, their dad famously left their mom for Elizabeth Taylor, shining an intense spotlight on their lives. 04 of 17 Carrie Fisher in 'Shampoo' Courtesy Everett Collection Fisher chatting on the phone in a scene from her first film, 1975's Shampoo. 05 of 17 Carrie Fisher in 1977 Getty Images Striking a pose in 1977. 06 of 17 Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Fisher playing around with her Star Wars costar Harrison Ford while promoting their films. Fisher later revealed that the two had a secret on-set affair. 07 of 17 Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Fisher with husband Paul Simon. The pair divorced in 1984 but continued their relationship on-and-off for several years. 08 of 17 Carrie Fisher in 'Star Wars' Lucasfilm/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images Fisher in a promotional shot for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. 09 of 17 Carrie Fisher in 'Star Wars' Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images Fisher wears her iconic gold bikini in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. 10 of 17 Carrie Fisher in 'Star Wars' Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images Another shot of Fisher in her iconic costume in a promotional shot for Return of the Jedi. 11 of 17 Carrie Fisher in 'When Harry Met Sally' Courtesy Everett Collection Fisher in bed with Bruno Kirby during a scene for 1989's When Harry Met Sally. 12 of 17 Carrie Fisher in 'Wishful Drinking' Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Carrie Fisher promoting her one-woman show, Wishful Drinking, in Los Angeles in 2006. 13 of 17 Carrie Fisher on '30 Rock' Anne Joyce/NBCU Photo Bank Fisher making a cameo in 30 Rock in 2007, portraying an alcoholic former TV writer. 14 of 17 Carrie Fisher and Daughter Billie Lourd Carrie Fisher and Billie Lourd in 2015. Barry King/WireImage Carrie Fisher and daughter Billie Lourd, whose father is Hollywood agent Bryan Lourd, at the December 2015 premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 15 of 17 Carrie Fisher and Gary Fisher Mike Marsland/WireImage Fisher on the red carpet in London in 2015 with her beloved dog, Gary Fisher. 16 of 17 Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford Reunite Lucasfilm Ltd. Fisher and Ford share an embrace in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 17 of 17 Carrie Fisher in London MelMedia/GC Images Fisher dropped by London's Chiltern Firehouse in one of her last public outings on Dec. 15, 2016. On Dec. 27, she died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60 years old. One day later, her mother, Debbie Reynolds, died at age 84.