Carrie Fisher and her mother, the legendary actress Debbie Reynolds, were laid to rest together [1] at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in LA on Friday. The mother-daughter duo, who heartbreakingly passed away within a day of each other [2] last month, were celebrated by famous friends and family members including Carrie's brother, Todd Fisher, and daughter, Billie Lourd [3]; Billie's Scream Queens costars Lea Michele, Emma Roberts, and Abigail Breslin [4], as well as her boyfriend Taylor Lautner [5], were all in attendance. While Carrie was recently cremated — her brother, Todd, was spotted carrying an urn shaped like a Prozac capsule — the 60-year-old Star Wars icon's ashes were buried in a coffin next to Debbie's.
Billie spoke out for the first time [6] about the loss of her mother and grandmother earlier in the week, writing, "Receiving all of your prayers and kind words over the past week has given me strength during a time I thought strength could not exist." On Thursday, a private memorial was held at Debbie and Carrie's family compound in Beverly Hills. Meryl Streep [7] (who played Carrie in the film adaptation of her book Postcards From the Edge) reportedly sang Carrie's favorite song [8], "Happy Days Are Here Again" for the late actress. The burial ceremony comes just a day before a documentary about the two women, titled Bright Lights [9], airs on HBO.
