Carrie Fisher Has Passed Away At The Age Of 60
Carrie Fisher has passed away at the age of 60, following a heart attack last weekend. Obviously, she played one of the best characters in my favorite saga of all time. However, Fisher was also a wonderful force in opening up about, discussing, and normalizing mental illness. Which I appreciate on a personal level. And funny. Fuck, she was funny. And, and, and. I don’t know. Deaths don’t usually hit me, but I’m taking this one on the jaw.
Carrie Fisher, the iconic actress who portrayed Princess Leia in the Star Wars series, died Tuesday following a massive heart attack last week. She was 60.
“It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning,” Simon Halls, a spokesperson for Fisher’s family, released to People.
Fisher suffered a heart attack last week aboard a Los Angeles-bound flight 15 minutes prior to landing. A medic onboard performed CPR on the actress until paramedics arrived to take the actress to UCLA Medical Center, where she was placed on a ventilator.