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Princess Leia Organa (/ l eɪ. ə / or / l iː ə /) [5] is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the original Star Wars film [x] in 1977, Leia is a princess of the planet Alderaan, a member of the Imperial Senate, and an agent of the Rebel Alliance.
Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer. [1] She played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars films (1977–1983) and reprised the role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), a posthumous release that was dedicated to her, [2] [3] and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), through the use of ...
Leia is a variant of the Hebrew Leah, meaning languid in several languages, [1] including Koine Greek and Portuguese. [2] It is commonly used in reference to Leia Organa, a character from the Star Wars franchise that first appeared in the film Star Wars: A New Hope (1977). In the film, Leia is a princess from the fictional planet Alderaan.
Ultimately, the role of Princess Leia went to Carrie Fisher when she starred in the 1977 movie "Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope." The movie was such a big hit that it changed the course of ...
Fisher, who died on Dec. 26, 2016, at 60, played Princess Leia in five Star Wars films total: Star Wars (A New Hope), The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens and The Last ...
Fisher would reprise Princess Leia in four additional “Star Wars” movies: “Empire Strikes Back,” “Return of the Jedi,” “The Force Awakens” and “The Last Jedi.”
The Skywalker bloodline branches from Luke and Leia's descendants, but only Luke's side continues to carry the Skywalker name. Leia and Han marry in The Courtship of Princess Leia (1994) by Dave Wolverton. [35] Leia is pregnant with twins in Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (1991) [36] and they are born in Zahn's The Last Command (1993).
Bail Organa is Leia Organa's adoptive father, a Senator of Alderaan and one of the Rebel Alliance's founding members. He adopts Leia after his ally and her birth mother, Padmé, dies and her birth father, Anakin Skywalker, becomes Darth Vader. Bail is killed in the destruction of Alderaan by the Death Star. [74]