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Beauty in black: Billie Lourd talks American Horror Story: Cult at TCA panel... as it emerges she'll inherit late mom Carrie Fisher's $25million estate

Published: 23:11 EDT, 9 August 2017 | Updated: 16:12 EDT, 10 August 2017

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Billie Lourd was on a panel promoting American Horror Story: Cult at the The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California Wednesday, as news broke she stood to inherit her late mother Carrie Fisher's $18 million estate as well as $6.8 million in cash.

The 25-year-old actress wore a black top with a dress with glimmering gold embellishments and her wavy blonde tresses parted and down, coordinating with gold heels and gold hoop earrings.

Lourd sat alongside co-stars Alison Pill, Sarah Paulson, Adina Porter and Leslie Grossman as part of the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association tour.

Hard at work: Billie Lourd, 25, appeared on a panel promoting American Horror Story: Cult at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California Wednesday, amid news she was in line to inherit her late mother Carrie Fisher's $18 million estate as well as $6.8 million in cash

Lourd, who makes her debut on the show after working with creator Ryan Murphy on Scream Queens, said the seventh incarnation of the American Horror Story series shows 'less of [her] comedic side and more of [her] dark side.

'I do have emotions this time, which is really exciting,' the actress added, noting that American Horror Story: Cult 'is straight-up horror drama.'

Lourd was on the promotional trail as a petition for probate was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, confirming that the third-generation Hollywood star - who lost her mother and grandmother Debbie Reynolds on back-to-back days last year - was in line to inherit the Star Wars star's fortune.

Honing her chops: Lourd said the project gives her a platform to showcase her 'dark side'

Tragic tale: Lourd lost her mother and grandmother on back-to-back days late last year

Strong cast: (L-R) Lourd sat alongside castmates Alison Pill and Sarah Paulson on the promotional panel for the Ryan Murphy series

The news came as Dennis King, who was appointed the trustee of Fisher's living trust asked the court to dismiss a previous request that Fisher's assets be included in her trust.

Among the assets Fisher left behind included art, jewelry, luxury vehicles, movie residuals, ownership in various business ventures and rights to proceeds from the sale of the $18 million Beverly Hills estate where she and Reynolds lived.

Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars anthology, initially had a heart attack on a December 23 flight from London to Los Angeles. She died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles four days later on December 27.

Scary stuff: Lourd called the upcoming season a 'straight-up horror drama'

Bright smiles: Beauties Adina Porter and Paulson beamed as they spoke about the show

In bloom: Emmy-winner Paulson wore a multicolored long-sleeved dress to the event

Singin' in the Rain star Reynolds died at 84 after a stroke December 28 as she planned her daughter's memorial.

Medical examiners in Los Angeles released a report in June indicating the 60-year-old Fisher had drugs such as cocaine, heroin and ecstasy in her system when she fell ill.

According to People, Lourd, whose father is agent Bryan Lourd, 56, was the estate's sole beneficiary.