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World News, May 4, 2023. Carrie Fisher, who portrayed princess and general Leia Organa in the first and second Star Wars trilogies, was honored by having her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame unveiled on May 4th, The Star Wars Day. Family, friends, and admirers gathered in Hollywood on Thursday morning to pay tribute to Fisher.
In place of Fisher, her daughter Billie Lourd accepted the award on her behalf. She wore a dress with a picture of Leia in her most recognisable appearance—the princess and rebel fighter with two space buns from Star Wars: A New Hope—along with glittery makeup that was a nod to Fisher’s propensity for throwing glitter at convention meet-and-greet attendees.
In the final Skywalker saga movies, Lourd co-starred with Fisher as Resistance Lt. Connix. Lourd wasn’t always a fan of the movies. She
remembered learning about the intense love the fans had for Carrie and her character for the first time while attending a convention as a young person. It was the first time she had realised the breadth and depth of the public’s adoration for Leia. “People waited for hours in queue just to see her. People had inked images of her. People gave her as the name for their children. There were tales of how she had saved people’s lives. It was magical to see a side of my mother that I had never seen before.
Fisher’s name joins the more than 2,000 stars that already line the streets in downtown Hollywood, including those for her parents, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, and her on-screen brother, Luke Skywalker, played by Mark Hamill, who unveiled his star in 2018.
At the beginning of the ceremony, which was also attended by J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, Hamill declared that today was Carrie Frances Fisher Day.
She was so endearing, funny, adorable, wise beyond her years, and brutally honest, Hamill recalled.
Lourd gave a moving tribute to her mother’s enduring legacy, which included her acclaimed work as a writer and a mental health advocate, while tossing her jacket to Hamill’s daughter. Lourd addressed the crowd that had gathered in the earlier rain, saying, “I adore you.” She loved you so much.
Fisher died more than six and a half years ago. Lourd’s own admiration for her mother’s creative output was sparked years ago. She introduced herself as a “obsessive Star Wars fan” and said, “I have fallen deeply in love with Leia and the entire Star Wars universe.” The audience applauded. She added, “I cry when I watch The Mandalorian, I have an X-wing tile in my bathroom, and a lightsaber lamp in my living room. “Loyalty to Leia wasn’t lost with my mother. Just as my mother passed it on to me, it is still being passed down from generation to generation.
Lourd paid a final tribute to Carrie Fisher by knelt before her star and threw some of her mother’s glitter into the air. Lourd remarked, “My mother was glitter.” “She left everyone with a trace of her sparkle She met” According to her daughter Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher brought sparkle wherever she went. She even threw glitter at Star Wars fans she met at conventions. Therefore, Lourd brought some to Fisher’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star’s unveiling and later sprinkled some on it.
May 4, also known as Star Wars Day due to the date’s resemblance to one of the series’ catchphrases, “may the Force be with you,” was given to Fisher, who is best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars film series. Carrie Fisher discusses “Star Wars,” the gold bikini, and her on-set romance in this interview.
The star for Mark Hamill, who portrayed Luke Skywalker, is only a few feet away from that of Leia, her twin brother. At the ceremony on Thursday, Hamill spoke about meeting Fisher before Star Wars filming, when he was 24 and she was 19.
Every hope I had was completely dashed, he claimed. “I just couldn’t believe it; she was so endearing, funny, adorable, and wise beyond her years. And ruthlessly honest!”
Fisher was nominated for Emmys for her one-woman show, Wishful Drinking, as well as for her guest appearances on 30 Rock and Catastrophe. She also had memorable film roles in When Harry Met Sally and The Blues Brothers.
The latter was based on one of her many novels and memoirs, the same-named book.
But she would be best remembered for her role as Leia, first as a princess and then a general. However, her daughter didn’t at first react that way.
It’s too loud, mama,” and “Is that lady in the TV you,” was Billie Lourd’s response when Fisher first tried to introduce her to the space saga when she was a young girl, according to Billie Lourd on Thursday. She didn’t start watching the films until she was in middle school and her stunned classmates started inquiring about her mother.
While concentrating on the screen that day, I came to the conclusion that Princess Leia would always be the epitome of cool and sex.
She continued by saying that she had fully embraced her fandom by collecting Princess Leia memorabilia, incorporating Star Wars decor into her home, and even landing a role in later films. Additionally, she recalled going to fan events with Fisher and remarking that her mother was indeed cool.
People lined up for hours just to meet her, got tattoos of her, and even gave their children her names, according to Lourd. Lourd added that she would remember her mother as one of the funniest writers she had ever come across, despite the fact that Fisher was “an incredible actress who infused her strength and wit into every role she played.” Fisher wrote seven books in addition to some highly quotable tweets, according to her daughter, as well as some strong notes excuseing her from school.
