Billie Lourd Honored Her Mother Carrie Fisher at the Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony
What a fitting way to honor one of the most beloved actresses of the Star Wars franchise. Carrie Fisher received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May The Fourth, known to fans as Star Wars Day; now, it will forever be remembered as Carrie Fisher’s Day.
The ceremony attracted a large crowd of fans and onlookers hoping to glimpse any Star Wars actors, and they weren’t disappointed! Mark Hamill stood right beside Billie Lourd as she accepted the Hollywood star on her mother’s behalf, while wearing an amazing Princess Leia dress with beautiful face glitter to finish the look (Carrie was always throwing glitter at fans at events).
Speaking with StarWars.com Lourd, who portrayed Resistance Lt. Connix alongside her mother in the sequel trilogy films, spent some time remembering how much the fandom loved and adored her mother. She was able to witness this herself as a child attending events:
“It was the first time I realized how widespread and deep people’s love for Leia was. People waited in line for hours just to meet her. People had tattoos of her. People named their children after her. People had stories of how she saved their lives. It was a side of my mom I had never seen before and it was magical.”
Mark Hamill, who was a dear friend of Carrie Fisher’s, also had some lovely things to say about her:
“Today, May the Fourth, will be Carrie Frances Fisher Day. She was so charming, so funny, so adorable, so wise beyond her years, and brutally frank.”
Lourd’s speech was beautiful, and it was a very special moment for everyone to hear her talk about her mother with so much love and reverence. She said:
“I have fallen deeply in love with Leia and the entire Star Wars universe. I sob when I watch The Mandalorian, I have a lightsaber lamp in my living room, [and] X-wing tiles in my bathroom. People’s love for Leia didn’t die with my mom. It continues to get passed on from generation to generation, just like my mom passed it on to me. My mom was glitter. She left a mark of her sparkle on everyone she met”.
Fisher, who portrayed Princess Leia Organa in the Skywalker Saga, continues to inspire entire generations of Star Wars fans through her work on- and off-screen, her charisma, her sense of humor, but also her flaws and the way she embraced them as part of who she was. John Hoey wrote on this site a beautiful tribute to her back in December 2018, which you can check out here in its entirety.
So long, Princess. May the Force be with you.
Meet Julie Gray, a passionate pop culture writer from Aotearoa, New Zealand. A lifelong Star Wars fan, her love for the franchise runs deep, with Luke Skywalker being her all-time favourite character and Anakin Skywalker coming in as a close second. Her outlook on the Star Wars universe is simple yet powerful - "All Star Wars is good Star Wars", a true testament to her undying love for this iconic franchise.
