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May 4th not only celebrates Star Wars Day, in 2023 it was the date indicated for Carrie Fisher to posthumously receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
The late actress, Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame thanks to the Star Wars saga, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.
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Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the highest-grossing franchise in history, died of a heart attack in 2016. She is survived by her daughter, actress Billie Lourd.
Lourd, in a dress emblazoned with her mother’s most famous character, oversaw the posthumous tribute held on May 4. An unofficial anniversary for fans of “Star Wars.”
A campaign to award Fisher a star raged for years. Fans claimed that his screen colleagues Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford had been given this honor long ago.
Hamill paid tribute to “my lovely space twin” at Thursday’s ceremony, which featured “Star Wars” characters R2-D2, C3PO and a stormtrooper.
“she was our princess“, said.
May 4, the date chosen to honor Fisher, is celebrated every year by fans of the defense thanks to a play on words derived from the mantra “May the force be with you.” .
From a satire to a galaxy far, far away
Fisher, who landed her first role as a teenager in Hal Ashby’s satire “Shampoo” (1975). She stepped into the shoes of Leia in seven films beginning with Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in 1977.
He appeared posthumously in Star Wars Episodes VIII and IX, released in 2017 and 2019, respectively.
Fisher joined more than 2,000 of the biggest names in film, television and music. Whose stars have been engraved on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard and neighboring streets.
They also include those of his parents, singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, as well as Connie Stevens, the mother of Joely and Tricia Leigh.
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Source: AFP