Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars series, has died at age 60. Fisher suffered a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles on Friday, according to TMZ. An EMT on board administered CPR until the flight landed, and she was rushed to a nearby hospital. A family spokesperson confirmed her death this morning to People Magazine and said, “She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly.”
In a statement, Disney CEO Bob Iger noted that Fisher “will always have a special place in the hearts of Star Wars fans as well as all of us who were lucky enough to know her personally.”
Her co-star, Mark Hamill, shared his grief over Twitter:
no words #Devastated pic.twitter.com/R9Xo7IBKmh
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 27, 2016
Fisher, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, landed her first role in 1975’s Shampoo. It was her next role that brought her to the world stage. According to his biographer, George Lucas found her “a bit pushy for a princess,” but found an incredible chemistry between her and her co-star, Harrison Ford.