5 Celeb Deaths that Changed the World

3) Carrie Fisher (3 of 5)

3) Carrie Fisher (3 of 5)

Carrie Fisher, the iconic Star Wars actress passed away in hospital, at the end of the year, after initially suffering a heart attack. She had fallen ill on a United Airlines flight, and was taken to hospital, where it was reported that her condition had stabilized, but news soon broke out of her death.

She was most well known for playing Princess Leia, but she was also a noteworthy Hollywood script doctor, and an author. Fisher had contributed to a number of screenplays and films, which include The Wedding Singer, Lethal Weapon 3, and Sister Act.