Carrie Fisher became iconic as Princess Leia Organa — but she had to audition for the “Star Wars” role just to get it, of course.
Thanks to YouTube, you can watch her read lines with Harrison Ford’s Han Solo. Don’t complain about the audio/video quality, kids — this was 40-plus years ago.
Even back then, Fisher knew the Death Star was big trouble — and a star was born. Watch her tryout above.
Fisher died Tuesday after suffering cardiac arrest just before Christmas on a flight from London to Los Angeles. She was 60.
The actress, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and Hollywood star Debbie Reynolds, had actually made her big screen debut in 1970’s “Shampoo”with Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn and Julie Christie.