9 Years Since Carrie Fisher's Passing: Billie Lourd Honors Mom Through Grandkids' Joy

She's been gone for 9 years, but her joy is still waking up the house. Billie Lourd shared a moving tribute to her late mother, Carrie Fisher, on the anniversary of the Star Wars icon’s death, revealing how the legendary actress "lives on" through Lourd's own children.

A Bittersweet 'Grieful' Joy

On Saturday, December 27, 2025, the Booksmart actress took to Instagram to describe her current experience with loss. Lourd, who welcomed a son in 2020 and a daughter in 2022, shared that while her mother isn't physically present, she remains the source of the happiness Lourd finds in motherhood today.

Grandma is Princess Leia

Lourd recently introduced her children to Fisher's work in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi. While the kids were initially confused between "Grandma Carrie" and "Princess Leia," Lourd noted that having these films is like having "the ultimate high-budget home movie" to share her mother’s memory with the next generation.