Carrie Fisher Dead At 60: Celebrities React On Twitter To ‘Star Wars’ Actress’ Death

Actress Carrie Fisher, who reached overnight fame for her role as Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” series, died Tuesday at the UCLA Medical Center after suffering a heart attack three days earlier. She was 60.

Fisher would also star in "The Blues Brothers" and "When Harry Met Sally," and then went on to become an established author and screenwriter, inspiring many of her fans and peers in Hollywood.

“I remember the first time it was weird to me was when someone wanted to thank me because they’d become a lawyer because of me,” Fisher once told the Los Angeles Times. “The main thing they said is that they identified with me. I felt like that was somebody that could be heroic without being a superhero and be relatable.”

Fisher, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, received an outpouring of admiration and respect from the Hollywood community.

Fisher suffered a heart attack during a flight from London to Los Angeles on Dec. 23. Upon landing, the actress was rushed to UCLA Medical Center. While she spent three days in intensive care, Reynolds said Fishers was in “stable condition.”

A spokesperson for the family confirmed her death, releasing a statement on behalf of Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd. “It is with very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning,” the statement read.