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LEIA ORGANA

AN UNFORGETTABLE HERO

Insider looks back on the character Carrie Fisher
made her own, and picks 10 immortal Leia
moments that will live forever in the hearts of fans.

W ORDS: TR I C IA B ARR

electing 10 memorable moments for a character
should be an easy task. But consider the legacy of Leia
Organa in the Star Wars universe and beyond it, and
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S ou realize it is no such thing. Leia is heroic and fl awed,
like any good character should be, and so was Carrie Fisher,
the actor who portrayed her.
Fisher was candid about her own life, and made us laugh,
even when she was hurting on the inside. She was aware of
how important her character was to fans facing their own
struggles, especially when they involved mental illness,
substance abuse, or bigotry—all battles that she fought herself.
Little girls aspired to be Leia in 1977, and little girls are still
putting on the white robes and signature buns to this day.
But what are the moments that make her character resonate?
Is it the princess planting a kiss on the dashing hero before
they swing across a chasm? The adopted daughter seeing
her father’s world destroyed? Or the mother asking her
former partner to bring their child home? There are so
many instances throughout the saga that fans could
cite as their favorite instance of Leia gracing the
screen. Here are a few that are special to me.

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