Unbelievably sad.
While she was well known for her stints in Star Wars, she had many other fantastic performances. Great comedic timing. An incredible writer too. Off the top of my head:
-Soapdish
-Harry Met Sally
-Man with the one red shoe
-Who couldn't love the beautiful jilted/left at the altar girl in Blues Brothers?
-Loverboy (hey, I thought it had it's moments)
She would slap me silly, but that metal bikini still bounces around in my head...in a good way.
I just watched her one-woman show on HBO, and it is refreshing to see someone so able to speak about her foibles in an amusing way. She made me feel less ashamed of my own very human moments. Acerbic wit, unapologetic, and raw. She would have fit in well with an earlier era of strong women such as Hepburn, Stritch, and Pleshette (and many others)
This has been a very tough year.
Love ya Carrie.