Who is Carrie Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd?
STAR Wars film star, Carrie Fisher, passed away on December 27, 2016.
Following in Fisher's footsteps is her daughter Billie Lourd and here's everything we know about the actress.
Who is Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd?
Billie Lourd is an American actress born on July 17, 1992, and she has had quite a career so far.
She played the role of Lieutenant Connix in the 2015 Star Wars sequel film The Force Awakens, along with Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
In 2017, Lourd went on to become a regular in FX's horror anthology series, American Horror Story, starring in five seasons.
Two years later, In 2019, Lourd played Gigi in Booksmart and appeared in the film Ticket to Paradise alongside Julia Roberts and George Clooney.
Lourd went on to win a Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Award for Best Supporting Actress in Booksmart.
She also made an appearance in a 2021 episode of Will & Grace and was Chanel #3 in the television series Scream Queens.
Lourd is married to actor, Austen Rydell. The two share a son and daughter together.
Who are Billie Lourd's famous family members?
Billie Lourd is the only child of Carrie Fisher and talent agent, Bryan Lourd. Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016, is widely known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.
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Besides her parents, she has many other family members in show business.
Debbie Reynolds, Billie's grandmother, was also an actress. Debbie made her big break into show business when she was cast in Gene Kelly's Singin' in the Rain.
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her portrayal of Helen Kane in the 1950 film Three Little Words. Reynolds died in late 2016 as well, reportedly of a stroke, after Fisher's passing.
Singer and actor Eddie Fisher was Carrie's father, therefore Billie's grandfather. He sold millions of records and even had his own television show at one point.
His son, Todd Fisher, who is Billie's uncle, is a director, cinematographer, actor, and business executive.
How has Billie Lourd paid tribute to her mother, Carrie Fisher?
Billie Lourd continuously pays tribute to her late mother.
In 2021, Billie visited Disneyland and went on the Star Wars Ride. The actress also wore mouse ears based on Princess Leia's iconic hairstyle.
Additionally, Lourd has chosen to permanently honor her mother with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
However, the actress has chosen not to invite Fisher's siblings claiming that they've capitalized on her mother's passing.
In a statement posted on social media, Lourd said: "Days after my mom died, her brother and her sister chose to process their grief publicly and capitalize on my mother’s death, by doing multiple interviews and selling individual books for a lot of money, with my mom and my grandmother’s deaths as the subject.
"I found out they had done this through the press. They never consulted me or considered how this would affect our relationship.
"Though I recognize they have every right to do whatever they choose, their actions were very hurtful to me at the most difficult time in my life. I chose to and still choose to deal with her loss in a much different way."
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Todd Fisher responded to the statement saying: "We made every attempt to speak with Billie’s team regarding the invitation prior to making any public comments. Keeping the focus on Carrie Fisher, let’s put our differences aside for the hour-long ceremony and move on from there.
"I was told It was a no go and why would I want to heighten level of emotion for his niece, going further to say if I showed up, she would not."