Tricia Leigh Fisher is an American actress and singer.

Early life

Fisher was born to singer Eddie Fisher and actress

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. Her older sister is actress and singer

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. She has two

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, actor and producer

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and actress

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, from her father's previous marriage to actress Debbie Reynolds. Fisher's paternal grandparents were Russian-Jewish immigrants. Fisher's parents divorced when she was a baby and she and Joely were raised by Stevens. As children, both Tricia and Joely began performing on

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in their mother's

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show. They toured the world with their mother, attending many different schools and having

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s. Both girls also attended

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Career

Acting

Fisher made her debut in the 1985

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drama '' Stick'', starring Burt Reynolds,

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, George Segal, and

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. She then starred as Daphne Ziegler in the 1986

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'' Pretty Smart''. In 1987, Fisher appeared in the

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''Strange Voices'', opposite Valerie Harper. The following year, she landed a role in the TV movie ''

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'', also starring her mother as well as

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and

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. In 1989, Fisher appeared in two movies, ''

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'' and '' C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.'', followed by roles in the 1990 comedy, '' Book of Love'' and ''

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'' starring Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, and

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. In addition to Fisher's work in movies, she has also made guest appearances on '' Our House'', ''

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'', '' Ellen'', '' Wild Card'', '' 7th Heaven'', and ''

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''. In 1996, she portrayed

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in the

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television movie ''The Making of a Hollywood Madam''. On October 7, 2006, Fisher was honored at The Thalians 51st Anniversary Ball along with producer

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, her mother Connie Stevens, and her sister Joely Fisher. They performed together at the event at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in

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. In September 2011, Fisher and her husband, actor

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, appeared in her mother's Las Vegas stage show. In July 2012, Fisher, her husband and children began appearing on the ABC Family reality series ''

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''.

Music

Fisher performed the theme song for her 1986 movie ''Pretty Smart'', and released a self-titled debut album for

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in 1990. The album's single "Empty Beach", written by Dennis East, was a modest hit.

Filmography

Discography

Albums

* 1990: ''Tricia Leigh Fisher'' * 1990: ''Dreams''^‡

Singles

* 1990: "Empty Beach" * 1990: "Let's Make the Time" * 1990: "My Heart Holds On"/"Good As Gold"^‡ : ‡ Japan release only

References

External links

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