--- description: Mark Hamill paid tribute to the late Carrie Fisher, the woman who played his sister in Star Wars series and The Force Awakens title: Mark Hamill Pays Tribute to Carrie Fisher: 'She Was OUR Princess' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt146deb02f49f120c/6988b418656a3f640fbce420/mark-hamill-carrie-fisher.jpeg?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 # Mark Hamill Pays Tribute to Carrie Fisher: 'She Was OUR Princess' by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 28, 2016 2:49 PM CUT  Actors Mark Hamill (L) and Carrie Fisher speak onstage during Star Wars Celebration 2015 on April 16, 2015 in Anaheim, California. Actors Mark Hamill (L) and Carrie Fisher speak onstage during Star Wars Celebration 2015 on April 16, 2015 in Anaheim, California.Alberto E. Rodriguez—Disney/Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 28, 2016 2:49 PM CUT [Mark Hamill](http://time.com/4132585/mark-hamill-star-wars-the-force-awakens-saying-no/ "undefined") joined the ranks of celebrities paying tribute to the late [Carrie Fisher](http://time.com/4618670/carrie-fisher-addiction-books/ "undefined") on Tuesday, writing a heartfelt tribute to the woman who played his sister in both the original [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/money/4618528/watch-carrie-fisher-movies-online/ "undefined")series and in last year’s [_The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4505984/star-wars-carrie-fisher-princess-leia-han-solo-breakup/ "undefined"). Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker to Fisher’s Princess Leia, originally wrote that he had “[no words](http://time.com/4618506/carrie-fisher-dead-mark-hamill/ "undefined")” in the wake of Fisher’s death, but later shared his remembrance of his friend and colleague on [Twitter](https://mobile.twitter.com/HamillHimself/status/813969371190083584/photo/1 "undefined"). “It’s never easy to lose such a vital, irreplaceable member of the family, but this is downright heartbreaking,” he wrote. “Carrie was one-of-a-kind who belonged to us all–whether she liked it or not. She was OUR princess, damn it, & the actress who played her blurred into one gorgeous, fiercely independent & ferociously funny, take-charge woman who took our collective breath away. Determined & tough, but with a vulnerability that made you root for her & want her to succeed & be happy. She played such a crucial role in my professional & personal life, & both would have been far emptier without her. I am grateful for the laughter, the wisdom, the kindness & even the bratty, self-indulgent crap my beloved space-twin gave me through the years. Thanks Carrie. I love you, mh.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4618802/carrie-fisher-mark-hamill-tribute/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4618802/carrie-fisher-mark-hamill-tribute/"},"headline":"Mark Hamill Pays Tribute to Carrie Fisher: 'She Was OUR Princess'","datePublished":"2016-12-28T14:49:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:29:05.798Z","description":"\"Carrie was one-of-a-kind who belonged to us all—whether she liked it or not\"","url":"https://time.com/4618802/carrie-fisher-mark-hamill-tribute/","keywords":["celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt146deb02f49f120c/6988b418656a3f640fbce420/mark-hamill-carrie-fisher.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt146deb02f49f120c/6988b418656a3f640fbce420/mark-hamill-carrie-fisher.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Star Wars Celebration 2015","caption":"Star Wars Celebration 2015","creditText":"Alberto E. 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