Carrie Fisher's Mom Debbie Reynolds Mourns 'Beloved and Amazing' Daughter

The 84-year-old actress addressed fans in a heartwarming Facebook post.

Carrie Fisher's mother, Debbie Reynolds, issued a statement on Tuesday via Facebook, addressing the death of her daughter.

The Star Wars actress died Tuesday morning after going into cardiac arrest last week. She was 60.


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"Thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter," Reynolds wrote. "I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers that are now guiding her to her next stop." 

News of Fisher's death comes just days after Reynolds tweeted that her daughter was in "stable condition."


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"If there is a change, we will share it," the 84-year-old actress said in a post on Sunday. "For all her fans and friends. I thank you for your prayers & good wishes."

Fisher is best known for her legendary role as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. Just last month, she released her memoir, The Princess Diarist, in which she opened up about a romance she claims to have sparked with co-star Harrison Ford on the set of the first Star Wars in 1976.

Fisher is survived by her mother and daughter from a previous relationship with talent agent Bryan Lourd, Scream Queens actress Billy Lourd.

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