--- description: The Star Wars franchise honored Carrie Fisher with a moving montage showcasing the far-reaching impact she had on the galaxy far, far away. title: Watch Star Wars Celebration's Moving Tribute to Carrie Fisher image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda571955294b6884/6988b4157cdbac6e19d56ab5/carrie-fisher-dead-12.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch _Star Wars_ Celebration's Moving Tribute to 'One in a Billion' Carrie Fisher  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 13, 2017 6:18 PM CUT  Star Wars: The Force Awakens, General Leia Organa, 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens, General Leia Organa, 2015Lucasfilm Ltd.  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 13, 2017 6:18 PM CUT The [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/4737911/star-wars-forces-destiny-women/ "undefined")franchise honored [Carrie Fisher](http://time.com/4712016/star-wars-han-solo-episode-nine/ "undefined") Thursday with an emotional montage showcasing the far-reaching impact she had on the galaxy far, far away. During the 40th anniversary panel of this year’s [_Star Wars_ Celebration](http://time.com/4735331/star-wars-celebration-live-stream-how-to-watch/ "undefined"), Lucasfilm aired a tribute to the late actor, who began her journey as the now iconic Princess Leia in 1977’s _A New Hope_. Both her daughter, [Billie Lourd](http://time.com/4738820/star-wars-celebration-billie-lourd-carrie-fisher-tribute/ "undefined"), and director George Lucas spoke about what Fisher meant to them leading up to the video, with Lucas remembering how he knew she was right for the role of Leia. “She was very strong, very smart, very funny, very bold, very tough, and there really wasn’t much of a question. There are not very many people like her. They are one in a billion,” [he said](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/george-lucas-billie-lourd-pay-tribute-carrie-fisher-at-star-wars-celebration-993618 "undefined"). “She wore a dress through the whole thing, but she was the toughest one in the group.” Watch the clip below. > [](https://twitter.com/starwars/status/852559051086979072) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4738503/star-wars-celebration-carrie-fisher-leia-tribute/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4738503/star-wars-celebration-carrie-fisher-leia-tribute/"},"headline":"Watch Star Wars Celebration's Moving Tribute to 'One in a Billion' Carrie Fisher","datePublished":"2017-04-13T18:18:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:42:47.218Z","description":"\"There are not very many people like her. 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