Star Wars' Carrie Fisher suffers massive heart attack on a plane

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Friday, December 23, 2016
Carrie Fisher speaks during the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con on Aug. 21, 2016.
Carrie Fisher speaks during the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con on Aug. 21, 2016.
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Carrie Fisher was on a flight from London to Los Angeles when she went into cardiac arrest, according to a report by KABC-TV.



After the plane landed at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded and administered CPR prior to transporting the actress to a nearby hospital.



The 60-year-old actress is best known for her role as Princess Leia on "Star Wars."



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Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds with their young daughter, Carrie Frances Fisher, in Hollywood, Jan. 2, 1957.
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