We still miss Carrie Fisher, and we're glad that she got to step into the shoes of Princess Leia in the 'Star Wars' movies twice more before she passed away. It appeared to bring her a sense of closure with the character- a character that she'd hated for a long time because of the level of fame that came along with it.
Although it seems absurd now, nobody thought 'Star Wars' was a guaranteed hit when it was first released. It exceeded all expectations, and made Fisher a household name. She was never comfortable with that level of fame, and blamed the constant press attention for many of the personal issues she dealt with in later life. It wasn't so much the character of Leia that she hated - it was the attention that came with it. She once confessed that had she known the movie would be so big, she'd never have agreed to take the role.