Just a year after many of us saw Carrie Fisher strongly reprise her role as Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the actress died on Tuesday morning (December 27). This was only days after she suffered a heart attack while flying back to Los Angeles from London. 

Growing up, Star Wars was part of my parents' repertoire to introduce me to pop culture. And while seeing what space could be like and getting to know Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO, it was awesome to meet Princess Leia and Carrie Fisher for the first time. While she's known for her signature cinnamon bun-like hair and how well she can sling a blaster, Carrie proved that she was more than her sci-fi counterpart. As we try to comfort our broken hearts, let's look back at what this legendary woman has given us. 

Whether or not you're obsessed with Star Wars, you'll want to know how Carrie Fisher has impacted pop culture as well as society.

She Made Sure We Got Her Obituary Right

While doing her one-woman-show-made-book, Wishful Drinking, Carrie recounted what happened when she played Princess Leia. Director George Lucas told her that she wasn't allowed to wear a bra under her dress because "there's no underwear in space."

George apparently said, "You go into space and you become weightless. Then your body expands but your bra doesn't, so you get strangled by your own underwear."

She finished her story by saying, "I think that this would make for a fantastic obituary. I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra."