Carrie Fisher on her one-woman show, ‘Wishful Drinking’

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Carrie Fisher, perhaps best known for her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars, is also something of a real-world Hollywood princess. As the daughter of actress Debbie Reynolds and the late Eddie Fisher, Fisher’s entire career and family life have been well documented by the media. In her one-woman show, “Wishful Drinking,” Fisher re-tells the stories of her life. A cut-down version of the show premiered Sunday night on HBO. We talk with Carrie Fisher about growing up in a Hollywood family, and whether she’s ever outlived the Princess Leia legend.

Below, our full and uncut interview with Carrie Fisher, complete with family references to growing up with celebrity, behind the camera recollections from Star Wars, and stories from being on tour with her book, “Wishful Drinking.”

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