[Archive 2016-12-27] Actress and writer Carrie Fisher dies at 60

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Carrie Fisher, US actress and writer for page and screen, died this morning in a Los Angeles, California hospital after treatment following cardiac arrest. She was best known for the role of Princess Leia in the Star Wars movie franchise.

Fisher went into cardiac arrest on Friday during a commercial flight from London just before landing in Los Angeles. She was admitted to the UCLA Medical Center. She was reported to have remained stable over the weekend.

Her personal life included romantic relationships with Harrison Ford, Dan Ackroyd, Paul Simon, and Bryan Lourd, with whom she had her daughter, Billie. Former co-star Mark Hamill reported via Twitter that he was "devastated."

She was the eldest child of actress and stage performer Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. Fisher is survived by her mother and daughter, brother Todd, and half-sisters Joely and Trisha Leigh Fisher.

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