She got the Princess Leia part over Jodie Foster and Amy Irving who at the time both had far more acting experience than she did. I can still remember seeing Star Wars at a movie theater in New Hampshire as a kid after waiting in line with my family. Summer of 1977, Laconia NH.
Wow, just found out she is dead on MERB .... . I heard the news that she had a stroke on a flight and had to take to take her to emergency ... Holy smoke, indeed sad year in general.
C'est difficile pour un parent de voir son enfant mourir avant lui ou elle. Et à l'âge qu'elle avait, je comprends que le cœur de Debbie Reynolds n'ait pu supporter le décès de sa fille Carrie Fisher