Gorgeous hair, dazzling eyes, nice guns, and a hot boyfriend that flew a nice spaceship. Princess Leia seemed to have it all going for her. In reality though, the real actress of the famous star wars protagonist, Carrie Fisher, was bipolar and constantly battled manic depression. Carrie Fisher was born on October 21, 1956 in Beverly Hills; she attended Beverly Hills High School and then later went on to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. When she was 19, she landed her first acting role for the movie Shampoo, and two years later, the blockbuster movie, Star Wars, came out. She became an instant celebrity and later on married Paul Simon, who she divorced after less than a year. Her psychological disorders have affected her acting career and some believe that they have ultimately kept her from fulfilling her true potential as a great actress.
Carrie Fisher was diagnosed bipolar at a young age. Carrie constantly fought with manic depression, which her mother said was genetic in their family. Sometimes in the 1970s, Carrie Fisher turned to drugs as a way to battle her depression. She was reported to have used cocaine repeatedly in 1970. By 1980, she was suffering from alcoholism and had a serious drug overdose in 1985, which caused her to go into rehab. In 1997, Fisher was hospitalized because the medication she was taking for bipolarism was unbalanced. From her experiences with drugs, she was able to create two best-sellers, Postcards from the Edge and Surrender in Pink.
While it is unfortunate that Fisher had to struggle with such severe depression in her life, it was beneficial to her in some ways. Although the drug problems in her life had her Fisher in many ways, it has made her stronger as a person and an actress. Also, it is sad to see a promising actress unable to become the best she could because she struggled with such severe depression. Bipolarism is a disorder that affects thousands of Americans, and it is truly ill-fated that Carrie Fishre had to be one of them.
For more about Fisher and her life, go to these two sites: http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/carriefisher.html
9 comments:
i honestly love your blog. One it was interesting because i love star wars and i did not know that she had a disorder. Also, you explained the disorder, how it affected her, and what you think of it. Very well done. I give you a 100
I'm actually pretty surprised that Carrie Fisher has bi-polar disorder, a fact of which I was not aware. You wrote your blog very nicely; my only criticism is that you did not include any person opinion on the disease. Other than that, great job! :)
My personal opinon starts at "while it is unfortunate..."
Great description of the life and the disorder she suffered. Not really anything wrong with the blog.
100 for you
Hahah, I loved your article as well. It's amazaing how Carrie Fisher's disorder can benefit her career rather than destroying it. Your article was funny, informing, and I can't think of anything you can change. Maybe the color of your font? Its rather blinding and distracting. But! That's not important so I'd give you a 100. :)
Well done!
Finally a good blog. Will you teach me how to write. I like everything about your blog especially the intro and information. I think a couple of the paragraphs are redundant, but thats very minor. Good job.
The background information on Carrie Fisher was very good and interesting. You did a great job explaining how she turned to drugs because of her depression, and it was interesting to see that she could use her experiences to publish her books. I do think that you could have expanded a little more on your opinions.
Wow, this was actually interesting to read. This is one of the most creative celebrities anyone chose. You did everything required and did it perfectly.
interesting blog.
i think you shouldve commented more on how people who suffer from bipolar disorder turn to drugs, because the two are correlated.
i enjoyed reading about carrie fisher. i didnt know she suffered from bipolar disorder.
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