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  • Carrie Fisher Once Received Box of Sex Toys from Mom Debbie Reynolds for Christmas

    Carrie Fisher is making the talk show rounds, promoting Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but not all the topics she discusses are related to the film.

    It was while chatting with UK talk show host Graham Norton in recent days that Carrie Fisher mentioned a Christmas gift she once received from her mom, Debbie Reynolds.

    “She has given me some extraordinary gifts over the years,” Fisher said.

    “She once gave my grandmother and me vibrators for Christmas and my grandmother said she would not use hers because she was afraid it might short-circuit her pacemaker!” she added.

    Carrie Fisher plays the role of General Organa–previous known as Princess Leia Organa in earlier Star Wars films. Lest that convince those of you who haven’t yet seen the film that Fisher’s character is strong and a force to be reckoned with–think again.

    Reuters reports that General Organa isn’t very exciting at all. In fact, she is described as “grave and almost beatific.”

    “Leia is far less impassioned about seeing the great love of her life after a long estrangement than about the loss of their son Ben to the Dark Side,” they write.

    How sad that Carrie Fisher’s character sounds so mundane. That certainly doesn’t match the real-life Carrie Fisher–the one who got a box of sex toys from her mother for Christmas–does it?

    What do you suppose Debbie Reynolds thinks of her daughter’s character’s change from 1980s icon to 2015 sleeper?

    Carrie Fisher was just 19 when she first played Princess Leia. Too bad writers didn’t chat with her–or Debbie Reynolds–about the kind of woman she is capable of playing, even at the age of 59.

    Have you seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Were you disappointed in the way Carrie Fisher’s character is portrayed?

  • Debbie Reynolds Missed Governors Awards, Granddaughter Accepts Humanitarian Award

    Debbie Reynolds missed this year’s Governors Awards, put on by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    It’s a shame Debbie Reynolds didn’t make it, because she was the recipient of the coveted Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

    The award, which was accepted by the granddaughter of Debbie Reynolds in her absence, is presented to an “individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry,” according to the academy’s website.

    Debbie Reynolds is experiencing a much longer than expected recovery from a recent surgery. The type of surgery wasn’t specified.

    The academy posted a sweet tribute to a young Debbie Reynolds upon the announcement that she would be receiving this year’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

    Congratulations to #GovAwards honoree Debbie Reynolds!

    A photo posted by The Academy (@theacademy) on

    In a statement, Debbie Reynolds lamented her absence from the ceremony.

    She said, “I’m heartbroken that I’m unable to be there in person to receive this extraordinary honor you have given me — so you could see how unbelievably happy you have made me.”

    Honorary Oscars were also be presented to Gena Rowlands and Spike Lee for career achievements.

    Congratulations to #GovAwards honoree Gena Rowlands!

    A photo posted by The Academy (@theacademy) on

    Did you watch Saturday night’s ceremony? Did you feel sorry that Debbie Reynolds couldn’t make it?

  • Debbie Reynolds Awarded Honorary Oscar, Granddaughter Billie Lourd Accepts On Her Behalf

    American actress and businesswoman Debbie Reynolds was given an honorary award at the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Awards, which was held at Los Angeles, California on Sunday night.

    Reynolds’ granddaughter, Scream Queens actress Billie Lourd, accepted the award on her behalf. Her mother and the original Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher, joined her during the event.

    Reynolds, 83, was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which is given to individuals who have had significant contributions to humanitarian causes. Days before the award, Debbie Reynolds already stated that she would not be able to attend the 7th Governors Awards, due to a recent surgery that she is still recovering from.

    “I’m heartbroken that I’m unable to be there in person to receive this extraordinary honor you have given me, so you could see how unbelievably happy you have made me,” she said in the statement.

    In response, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said that while they are saddened by the news, they are still “looking forward in honoring the actress’ achievements and commitment to philanthropy.”

    Lourd, 23, received the award on Sunday night on behalf of her grandmother, who began her career in 1950 in Three Little Words, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination.

    Other notable films include Bundle of Joy (1956), The Catered Affair (1956), Mother (1996), and the popular Singin’ in the Rain (1952), which pushed her to stardom.

    Watch A Young Debbie Reynolds in Singin’ In The Rain

    Aside from starring in films and TV shows, Debbie Reynolds is also the former president of The Thalians, which is an organization dedicated to mental causes.

    Earlier this year, Debbie Reynolds also received another award, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

    Other recent recipients of the prestigious award include Harry Belafonte, Angelina Jolie, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Oprah Winfrey, Jerry Lewis and Sherry Lansing.

  • Debbie Reynolds Misses Governor’s Awards, Granddaughter Accepts On Behalf of The Hollywood Legend’s Behalf

    Debbie Reynolds, the recipient of this year’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, was unable to attend the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Governors Awards Saturday night.

    According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Academy issued a statement Friday saying, “The Academy and the family of Debbie Reynolds announce that due to an unexpectedly long recovery from a recent surgery, Reynolds will regretfully be unable to attend.”

    In Debbie Reynolds stead, granddaughter Billie Lourd accepted the award on the 83-year-old Hollywood legend’s behalf. The 23-year-old Scream Queens actress attended the ceremony alongside her mom, Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher.

    “I’m heartbroken that I’m unable to be there in person to receive this extraordinary honor you have given me — so you could see how unbelievably happy you have made me. If joy could be weighed, this would be the most sizable rejoicing one could feel, especially if that one is me,” Debbie Reynolds said in a statement.

    “We’re saddened to hear that Debbie won’t be able to personally accept her well-deserved Oscar,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “We look forward to honoring her lifetime achievements and commitment to philanthropy in a fitting tribute with her family and friends.”

    Reynolds was recognized for her decades-long commitment to various charities, including the mental health organization she founded, the Thalians.

    Honorary Oscars were also presented Saturday to Spike Lee and Gena Rowlands, both for career achievement.

  • Carrie Fisher Teased by Mom Debbie Reynolds About Her ‘Star Wars’ Buns at SAG Awards

    Carrie Fisher had the honor of presenting her mother, iconic actress Debbie Reynolds, with the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award Sunday, and it provided viewers with some not-unexpected fun banter between the two actresses.

    Debbie Reynolds, 82, was honored for her nearly seven decades in show business, including her work in film, television and on Broadway.

    After being introduced by Carrie Fisher in a way only Carrie could deliver, Debbie Reynolds could not help but poke fun at the Star Wars actress. After expressing her heartfelt gratitude for the honor, Debbie Reynolds took a moment to share a piece of advice she shared with her daughter.

    “A while ago, I did a movie… It was Singin’ in the Rain,” she began of the 1952 classic. “My favorite movie was Singin’ in the Rain. I had a good time making that picture, wearing myself out… Of course I had a wonderful hairdo in that picture. Some of you may not remember this [but] at the back of my head I had a big ugly bun.”

    “So, I warned my daughter Carrie, who had just gotten a part in a big picture, Star Wars, ‘Well Carrie, be careful of any weird hairdos,’” Reynolds said, referring to the iconic buns Fisher wore on either side of her head as Star Wars‘ Princess Leia in the 1977 original. “Luckily George [Lucas] gave her two buns. Thank you, George.”

    Watch the whole hilarious and tender interaction, replete with non-stop wisecracks, between mother and daughter:

  • Debbie Reynolds Never Won A Major Movie Award, Wins SAG Lifetime Achievement Award

    Screen legend Debbie Reynolds received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards that was held on Sunday night. This is a major honor for Reynolds, who has several nominations under her belt including a couple of Golden Globe nominations, as well as Tony and Oscar nominations. However, despite all these nominations, she has never won a major award… until now, that is. The SAG Lifetime Achievement Award is given to artists to recognize their career achievements and humanitarian efforts.

    The award was presented to Debbie Reynolds by her daughter, Carrie Fisher. In an interview with the LA Times prior to the awards show, Reynolds said, “I asked her if she would be in town because she was doing Star Wars. She said yes, she will!” Fisher, who is also known for her dry sense of humor, delivered a funny but also touching tribute to her mother.

    “Not only was my grandmother her mother, she is the grandmother to my alleged daughter. It also turns out that we’re neighbors,” Fisher said. “And if all this weren’t enough, she’s also my mother. She’s been more than a mother to me — not much — but definitely more.” The Star Wars actress elicited laughs for her comments.

    Debbie Reynolds, now 82, began her career when she was signed by Warner Brothers immediately after being crowned Miss Burbank at the age of 16. “I’m very proud to say I was Miss Burbank and had a hole in my bathing suit and my rear end was hanging out and I didn’t have shoes, high heel shoes,” she said in an interview in 2013. “I’m very grateful for stumbling into show business.”

    Reynolds’ first film was the musical The Daughter of Rosie Grady back in 1950. Her most iconic role however, was starring beside Gene Kelly in the classic film Singin’ In The Rain.

  • Debbie Reynolds: Daughter Carrie Fisher to Present Her SAG Lifetime Achievement Award

    Debbie Reynolds: Daughter Carrie Fisher to Present Her SAG Lifetime Achievement Award

    Debbie Reynolds will be honored later this month with the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. She began her Hollywood career back in the 1950s and has appeared in more than 50 films since then. Some of her classics include Singin’ in the Rain, Tammy, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and How the West Was Won. Reynolds’ daughter Carrie Fisher will present her with the prestigious award.

    Fisher, of course, is best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars series of films. She penned a book several years back that many perceived as a diary of sorts, highlighting the tumultuous mother-daughter relationship she and Debbie Reynolds endured. Carrie Fisher insisted, however, that Postcards from the Edge, which later became a film starring Meryl Streep, wasn’t meant to depict the two.

    “The book has nothing to do with my mother and I. It mostly followed stories of drug addiction told by different people, so the movie of it had to completely change. I had to look for things in my life that would make good dramatic scenes, good performance pieces and embellish on that,” she said in 2012.

    The SAG Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates Debbie Reynolds’ extensive body of work and humanitarian efforts. Previous recipients include Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Ernest Borgnine, Betty White, and James Earl Jones.

    Fans can tune in on Sunday, January 25th at 8:00 PM on both TNT and TBS. Congratulations to Debbie Reynolds for this prestigious award.

  • Carrie Fisher To Honor Mother With Prestigious Award

    Carrie Fisher will be on hand to present her mother, Debbie Reynolds, with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 25.

    The film, stage, and television actress has enjoyed a career spanning more than 60 years, which included stints on Broadway and in the classic film Singin’ In The Rain. The award celebrates her extensive body of work and humanitarian efforts, and she is certainly in good company; previous recipients include Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Ernest Borgnine, Betty White, and James Earl Jones.

    Fisher famously wrote a best-selling book–Postcards From The Edge–about the relationship between an actress and her Hollywood royalty mother, which many took to be the true story of Fisher’s life. However, Fisher said in 2012 that the book wasn’t meant to convey her personal relationships.

    “The book has nothing to do with my mother and I. It mostly followed stories of drug addiction told by different people, so the movie of it had to completely change. I had to look for things in my life that would make good dramatic scenes, good performance pieces and embellish on that,” she said.

    The awards show is televised and will air on Jan. 25 on TNT and TBS at 5 p.m.

  • Debbie Reynolds to Receive SAG Lifetime Achievement Award From Daughter Carrie Fisher

    Debbie Reynolds to Receive SAG Lifetime Achievement Award From Daughter Carrie Fisher

    Veteran actress Debbie Reynolds will be this year’s recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award.

    In a sweet twist, the multi-talented entertainer will receive her award from her daughter, Carrie Fisher.

    Reynolds, 82, will be honored for a long and successful career that began in the 1950s and includes classic films like Singin’ in the Rain, Tammy, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and How the West Was Won.

    Fisher, 58, is Reynolds’ daughter from her marriage to singer Eddie Fisher. She is best known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, a role she is reprising for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming sequel.

    The tumultuous mother-daughter relationship was documented in the fictional Postcards From the Edge, written by Fisher. The film was later made into a movie starring Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine and Dennis Quaid.

    Fisher also wrote a TV movie, These Old Broads, that starred Reynolds, Shirley MacLaine and Elizabeth Taylor, who caused quite the scandal when she stole Reynolds’ husband, Eddie Fisher, back in the day.

  • Debbie Reynolds Recuperating After Medicine Scare

    Actress and singer Debbie Reynolds is out of the hospital and recuperating after having an adverse reaction to some medication, and although her rep hasn’t given details, he seems optimistic that she will recover fully.

    Reynolds has cancelled all upcoming shows for the next few months, however, in order to regain her strength. The 80-year old was scheduled to appear on a float in January’s Rose Parade, but it’s unclear at this time whether she will be able to make it.

    “We are taking a wait and see position regarding future personal appearances and will abide by the doctor’s advice. It’s too soon to make a decision right now. But the prognosis is excellent,” rep Milt Suchin said.

    Reynolds, who is mom to “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher, got her big break in the 1951 film “Singin’ In The Rain” and went on to star in over 80 projects, including a recurring role on the hit show “Will & Grace”.