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And turning pain into humor. elizabeth taylor game her step mother when eddie fisher remarried. carrie fisher was briefly married in the eighties and gave birth to a daughter. in between the "star wars" movie, fisher landed a mishmash of movie roles. some stinkers. "under the rainbow." hollywood vice squad. received praise for "soap dish" and mega ryan's wisecracking friend in when harry met sally. but nothing could loom larger than fish ner "star wars." >> transported you. it was extraordinary entertainment film making.

Hand-written post. you didn't need to meet carrie fisher to understand her power. and by that, he was eluding to just how immensely talented she was, jim. as we said both on and off the screen. >> no question. paul verken. thanks very much. as paul vercammen just recounted she lived those years as times to the utmost. stephanie elam has a look back. >> i should expect to find you holding vader's leash? >> arguably the most beloved movie franchise ever, "star wars." princess on screen. hollywood royalty off it. with a sharp wit and sharper pen. fisher wi fisher was born in beverly hills. mother...

>> do you like the princess? >> i have her over sometimes. she's a little bitchy. >> more than 40 years after the original "star wars" she revealed her affair with harrison ford. fisher spent a lifetime trying to separate the princess from the person. one wisecrack at a time. >> i always felt like i was restricted. because i was bigger than life and twice as unpleasant. to help us remember carrie fisher tonight, matthew, carrie fisher most recognized as princess leia through the years but certainly much more than just that role. a gifted actress and extraordinary writer as well. >> absolutel...

Father --. fisher wove her experience as the kid who struggled with addiction into a best selling comedic novel postcards from the edge. >> i think of that as sort of the edge. the obsession. and i thought of it in the car one day. >> and fisher turned the book into a movie starring meryl streep. >> remember my 17th birthday party when you lifted your skirt up in front of all those people, including that guy michael. >> i did -- it twirled up. >> reporter: pokes fun at the absurdities of the showbiz life and all manner of the medication. >> any mood stabilizer is a weight gainer. so you feel b...