“Star Wars” icon Carrie Fisher died Tuesday morning after suffering a massive heart attack on her flight from London to Los Angeles.

“It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother, Carrie Fisher, passed away at 8:55 this morning,” a family spokesman, Simon Hall, wrote in a statement.

Fisher was rushed to UCLA Medical Center when she went into cardiac arrest minutes before landing on Dec.23.  Her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, Tweeted: “Carrie is in stable condition. “If there is a change, we will share it. For all her fans & friends. I thank you for your prayers & good wishes.” But there was little news about the actress until this morning.

Fisher was on a book tour for The Princess Diarists, where she admitted to having a 3-month affair with co-star Harrison Ford while filming “Star Wars” in 1977. Ford has not confirmed or denied the affair.

While many remember Fisher in her role as Princess Leia–she also made a name for herself in films like “When Harry Met Sally” at the height of her career in the 1980s. She wrote a few books and was an advocate for mental health. Fisher battled bipolar and substance abuse for many years. “I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I’m still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you,” she said. I’m fine, but I’m bipolar. I’m on seven medications, and I take medication three times a day. This constantly puts me in touch with the illness I have. I’m never quite allowed to be free of that for a day. It’s like being a diabetic.”

Fisher was born into a famous family. She is the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and started acting in theater at the age of 15. Her first taste of being on stage was on Broadway in the show “Irene.” She got her first break in Hollywood in “Shampoo” that starred Warren Beatty in 1975. But when she won the iconic role of Leia in the “Star Wars” franchise she became a household name and an international hit. Fisher reprised her role in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” that was released in 2015.

We will miss the doubled-bun princess as she travels to a galaxy far away.