Who Is Carrie Fisher’s Mother?
On October 21st, 1956, Carrie Fisher was born to Hollywood’s favorite duo, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. Reynolds was a Hollywood actress known for her role in Dancing in the Rain, and Fisher was a musician, a teen idol, and what used to be called a crooner.
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Fisher and Reynolds were the golden couple of their day. They were America’s sweethearts; she ruled the screen and he the charts. A little over a year after Carrie was born, Debbie gave birth to a son named Todd, completing their picture-perfect family. However, things quickly went sour in a very public way.