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Jodie Foster speaks onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Jodie Foster almost played Princess Leia

Nardos Haile
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Princess Leia Organa (Vivien Lyra Blair) in "Obi-Wan Kenobi" (Disney+/Lucasfilm)

In defense of little Leia on "Obi-Wan"

Alison Stine
Adam Driver as Kylo Ren in "The Rise Of Skywalker" (Walt Disney Studios)

"The Rise of Skywalker" soars

Matthew Rozsa
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Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona

Erin Keane
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Todd Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher (Fisher Family Archives/HBO)

"Bright Lights"

Melanie McFarland

Kevin Carlin
Carrie Fisher (Getty/Alberto E. Rodriguez)

Carrie Fisher, force for good

Melanie McFarland
Bobby Moynihan as Princess Leia (NBC/"Saturday Night Live")

Jenny Kutner
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Star Wars is for girls too

Hayley Krischer
Guess we can't be sure about Chewbacca

Star Wars

Noah Berlatsky
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