Billie Lourd sparkles at Star Wars: The Last Jedi premiere... as anniversary approaches of the deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Billie Lourd continues to handle the limelight with grace.
The 25-year-old actress walked the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Saturday at the famed Shrine Auditorium.
Lourd, who plays Lieutenant Connix in the latest installment in the sci-fi dynasty, wore a shoulderless metallic silver gown, with her brown locks pulled back and braided in the back.
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Belle of the ball: Billie Lourd, 25, walked the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Saturday at the famed Shrine Auditorium
She posed on the red carpet alongside her father, Hollywood power broker Bryan Lourd, 57, with the pair embracing at the debut of the movie.
The film marks the final appearance in the franchise for Billie's late mom Carrie Fisher, who had just wrapped up filming the movie last year prior to her death December 27.
The late Fisher, who played the iconic role of Leia in the film series, served as a mentor to stars John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, People reported earlier this month.
Boyega said he broke his diet after Fisher hooked him up with sweets on the set of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
'I was on a strict diet during Episode VIII, and she was like, "Kid, get into that fridge and take some chocolate bars. I have many there,"' he remembered. 'And I did. I failed my diet because Carrie Fisher told me to.'
Glamorous: The third-generation Hollywood star radiated glamour as she posed for photographers, showing off her white gold Anita Ko ear cuffs
Good spirits: Billie flashed a smile as she made her way down the red carpet
Carrying on tradition: Billie plays Lieutenant Connix in the latest installment in the sci-fi series
The movie's director Rian Johnson said he shared a great rapport with Fisher, who contributed both on- and off-camera.
'She was constantly pitching one-liners. I would sit down with her for an hour and come back with like, 300 crazy wordplay puns written in my notebook,' the filmmaker recalled. 'Then on set, she really gave a beautiful, complete performance.'
He said watching her posthumous presence in the new film strikes him with powerful poignancy.
'It’s very obvious we didn’t know this was going to be the last time we’d see Leia in these movies,' he said. 'That said, I find it very powerful when I see her in this film.'
Tinseltown royalty: The actress pose with her father, CAA's Bryan Lourd, at the premiere
Legacy: The actress posed in front of a display that included art depicting her late mother Carrie Fisher in her signature role of Princess Leia
Finale: The new film marks Carrie's last appearance in the series, as she wrapped up filming just prior to her death last year at 60
Poignant: Director Rian Johnson said that he found Fisher's presence in the movie 'very powerful'
It's an emotional time for the third-generation Hollywood star, as this month marks the first anniversary of the deaths of her mother Carrie Fisher and grandmother Debbie Reynolds on back-to-back days late last year.
Fisher's health plummeted on December 23 as she took a flight from London to Los Angeles, and died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles four days later on December 27.
Compounding the tragedy was the death of the Singin' in the Rain star Reynolds, 84, the very next day as she planned Carrie's memorial.
Both were honored at an emotional service at Hollywood Hills' Forest Lawn Memorial Park attended by heavy Hollywood hitters including George Lucas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Meryl Streep.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits theaters December 15.
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