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    For May the 4th, Carrie Fisher of 'Star Wars' gets a Hollywood Walk of Fame star

    The honor for the late actress, who played Princess Leia and many other roles in a lengthy career, was accepted by her daughter and fellow Star Wars actress Billie Lourd.
    by Christopher Dean Hopkins May 04, 2023 2 minutes
    Actress Carrie Fisher attends the premiere of <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens</em> at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Dec. 14, 2015. The late actress is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.
    Updated May 4, 2023 at 3:50 PM ET

    Carrie Fisher brought sparkle wherever she went, her daughter Billie Lourd said Thursday — even flinging glitter at fans she met at conventions. So Lourd brought some with her to the unveiling of Fisher's Hollywood Walk of Fame star, sprinkling some across it

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