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Fisher was 60 years old when she died unexpectedly on Dec. 27, 2016, after suffering cardiac arrest. Her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, died the next day from a stroke.

Since then, Lourd has been open on social media about how she's coped with the loss of her mother, whom she called \"Momby,\" and her grandmother, and has shared how she's dealt with the grief.

She also continues to honor and share their legacy: Last year, Lourd, who is a mother to 1-year-old son Kingston Fisher Lourd Rydell, shared an Instagram photo of Kingston watching Fisher as Princess Leia in \"Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope.\"

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