--- description: In the wake of her death, Carrie Fisher's "Star Wars" audition tape for the iconic Princess Leia has resurfaced. title: Watch Carrie Fisher’s 'Star Wars' Audition Tape image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63995f7233d89fc8/6988b40b524fc072dddfa976/carrie-fisher2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Carrie Fisher’s _Star Wars_ Audition Tape by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 27, 2016 7:18 PM CUT  Carrie Fisher, 16-years-old is pictured in New York, May 2, 1973. Carrie Fisher, 16-years-old is pictured in New York, May 2, 1973.Jerry Mosey—AP by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 27, 2016 7:18 PM CUT For many people, [Carrie Fisher](http://time.com/4618441/carrie-fisher-dead/?xid=homepage "undefined") will always be Princess Leia Organa, her beloved character in the _Star Wars_ franchise. Whether clad in white robes with cinnamon-bun hair in _A New_ _Hope_, doing away with Jabba the Hutt in _The Return of the Jedi,_ or hugging Han Solo in _The Force Awakens,_ Fisher fully embodied the fiery princess. As fans around the world [mourn Fisher’s death](http://time.com/4618454/carrie-fisher-dead-reactions/ "undefined") from a heart attack at the age of 60, her original _Star Wars_ audition tape has resurfaced. In the audition tape, [Fisher](http://time.com/4618457/carrie-fisher-dead-hollywood/?xid=homepage "undefined") reads her lines with Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford, and it’s clear that Fisher is excited to play her part, even though _Star Wars_ was yet to become the international, intergalactic phenomenon it is today. Watching the tape now is the perfect blend of nostalgia and fandom in the wake of this [heartbreaking loss](http://time.com/4618460/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars/?xid=homepage "undefined"). \[[Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/carrie-fisher-star-wars-audition-tape-princess-leia-2016-12 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4618495/carrie-fisher-star-wars-audition-tape/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4618495/carrie-fisher-star-wars-audition-tape/"},"headline":"Watch Carrie Fisher’s Star Wars Audition Tape","datePublished":"2016-12-27T19:18:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:44.941Z","description":"It's clear she was thrilled to play Princess Leia","url":"https://time.com/4618495/carrie-fisher-star-wars-audition-tape/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Star Wars topic","carrie fisher","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63995f7233d89fc8/6988b40b524fc072dddfa976/carrie-fisher2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63995f7233d89fc8/6988b40b524fc072dddfa976/carrie-fisher2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Carrie Fisher","caption":"Carrie Fisher","creditText":"Jerry Mosey—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4618495/carrie-fisher-star-wars-audition-tape/","name":"Watch Carrie Fisher’s Star Wars Audition Tape"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"In Memoriam: Carrie Fisher","description":"Carrie Fisher, the actress best known as Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars, has died after suffering a heart attack. 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