Actress Carrie Fisher dead at age 60

LOS ANGELES (AP) Actress Carrie Fisher, who found enduring fame as Princess Leia in the original ``Star Wars,'' has died. She was 60.

Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, released a statement through her spokesman saying Fisher died Tuesday just before 9 a.m PST. Lourd said her mother was ``loved by the word and she will be missed profoundly.''

Fisher had been hospitalized since Friday when she suffered a medical emergency on board a flight to Los Angeles.

She made her feature film debut opposite Warren Beatty in the 1975 hit ``Shampoo'' and was also an accomplished author who detailed her experiences with addiction and mental illness in several best-selling books. Besides her daughter, Fisher is survived by her brother, Todd Fisher, and her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds.