Carrie Fisher, "Star Wars" Princess Leia dies at 60December 28, 2016 - 10:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Carrie Fisher has passed away. The actress best known for her role as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" movie series died in hospital on Tuesday, December 27 only several days after she suffered a massive heart attack on an airplane. She was 60 years old, AceShowbiz said. "It is with a very deep sadness that [her daughter] Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning," her family said. "She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly. Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers." Carrie Fisher had been busy promoting her new memoir "The Princess Diarist" before she was hospitalized. She went into cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles on Friday, December 23, reportedly 15 minutes before her plane was scheduled to land. Last year, she reprised her iconic role in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |