She was taken captive at the beginning of A New Hope because she stole the plans and architectural layouts of the Death Star.
Princess Leia was played by Carrie Fisher
He yells Carrie instead of Leia.
Han Solo refers to Leia Organa, the leader of the Rebel Alliance, as "Your Worship" in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
Star Wars: A New Hope
Princess Leia was played by Carrie Fisher. She is resuming her role for the new Star Wars film by Disney
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Since Leia and Luke are twins, they are the same age. They were born 19 years before A New Hope happened. Both Luke and Leia are 23 years old in Return of the Jedi
In A New Hope she was 19 years old.
A space station known as The Death Star
Leia Organa has been played by Carrie Fisher in the Star Wars movies. Carrie Frances Fisher was born on October 21, 1956. She was born in Beverley Hills, California and has one child. Her first acting role came in 1975 in the comedy Shampoo, and two years later in the film originally title Star Wars (later re-titled Star Wars IV: A New Hope).
No. There was a movie that led directly into A New Hope but Lucas didn't make it.That movie was Rogue One [2016]. It ended with the stolen Death Star plans being delivered to Princess Leia as she appeared in A New Hope.
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader.