Carrie Fisher to Present Mother Debbie Reynolds SAG Lifetime Achievement Award

Actress Carrie Fisher will present her mother, Debbie Reynolds, with the Screen Actors Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the guild announced today.

Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in “Star Wars,” will present the award during the 21st annual SAG Awards ceremony on Jan. 25.

Reynolds, 82, is receiving the honor in recognition of “her generous spirit and unforgettable performances,” SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard said last year in announcing the honor.

A Texas native, Reynolds grabbed the attention of talent scouts when she entered a Miss Burbank contest at age 16.

She earned her first screen credit in “Three Little Girls,” starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton. She followed that performance with “Two Weeks with Love,” featuring the hit song “Aba Daba Honeymoon.” That led to her casting as Kathy Selden, a young dancer looking to make it big in Hollywood, in “Singin’ in the Rain.” The role made her a star.

She went on to perform in dozens more films, including “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” which earned her Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. She also appeared in “How the West Was Won,” “The Pleasure of His Company,” “Divorce American Style” and “The Catered Affair.”

She also received Golden Globe nominations for “Three Little Words,” “Bundle of Joy” and “Mother.” She was nominated for her TV work on “The Debbie Reynolds Show.”

Reynolds recently appeared in the award-winning HBO movie “Behind the Candelabra,” portraying Liberace’s mother.

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