Billie Lourd: Biography, Movies & Photos

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1Granddaughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher.
2Carrie Fisher & Bryan Lourd's daughter.
3She is the niece of actor & producer Todd Fisher.
4Billie graduated from New York University in 2014 after studying religion and psychology.
5For her role as Chanel #3 in Scream Queens (2015), she's constantly wearing earmuffs in every episode. This is a nod to the famous bun hairstyle her mother, Carrie Fisher, wore in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).

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6Niece-in-law of Catherine Hickland.
7Billie had already filmed her debut role in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) before she was cast as a regular in Scream Queens (2015). But because the film had a much longer pre-production period than the Fox TV series, all 13 episodes of Scream Queens' first season had been broadcast by the time Episode VII premiered in theaters.
8She lost her mother, Carrie Fisher, and her grandmother, Debbie Reynolds, within one day of each other. Her mother died of a heart attack, while her grandmother suffered a fatal stroke the following day.
9Her maternal grandfather was the son of Russian Jewish parents. The rest of Billie's ancestry is Cajun/French, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, and German.
10Fictionalized as "Honey" in her mother's novel The Best Awful, the sequel to Postcards From the Edge. The Best Awful is based on her parents' break-up after her father came out as gay.
11Mark Hamill affectionately refers to her as his "Space Niece".
12Through her father, stepdaughter of Bruce Bozzi Jr., the co-owner of the steakhouse chain The Palm.
13Originally auditioned for the part of Rey in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) before Daisy Ridley was cast. This inspired J.J. Abrams to create the character Lieutennant Connix specifically for her.
14Has 2 children: son, Kingston Fisher Lourd Rydell (b. September 24, 2020) & daughter, Jackson Joanne Lourd Rydell (b. December 12, 2022) with husband, Austen Rydell.
15(June 25, 2020) Got engaged to her on & off boyfriend of 4 years, Austen Rydell.
16Her godmother is actress Meryl Streep.
17Is pregnant with her second child as mentioned on the Late Late Show with James Corden on 10/24/2022.
18Daughter-in-law of Christopher Rydell.
19Great-niece of William Reynolds.

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