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Carrie Fisher

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Carrie Fisher is an actress, screenwriter and novelist who is most famous for her portrayal as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. She has publicly discussed her problems with drugs, bipolar disorder, and addiction. During the 1970's she began using cocaine and, in 1985, suffered a drug overdose, which resulted in her first admittance to rehab.

Top Resources on Carrie Fisher

• HealthyPlace: Carrie Fisher and Manic Depression
• Wikipedia: Carrie Fisher
• USA Today: Carrie Fisher "Strikes Back" at Mental Illness (May 30, 2002)
• Psychology Today: Inter: The Fisher Queen (Nov/Dec 2001)
• About.com: Carrie Fisher-Actress and Writer: From Manic Depression to Drug and Alcohol Abuse
• Brainy Quote: Quotes by Carrie Fisher
• St. Joan of Arc Church: Carrie Fisher at the 14th Annual Puzzle of Mental Illness
• Disabled World: Famous People With Mood Disorders

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