Editing Princess Leia (section)

==Appearances==
=== Original trilogy ===
{{Main article|Star Wars original trilogy}}

==== ''Star Wars'' ====
Introduced in ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977), Princess Leia of Alderaan is a member of the Imperial Senate and a leader in the Rebel Alliance. She is captured when Darth Vader boards her ship, demanding that she reveal the location of stolen architectural plans for the Death Star, the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Empire]]'s battle station. Before her interrogation, Leia hid the plans inside the [[droid (Star Wars)|droid]] [[R2-D2]], and sent him to find one of the last remaining Jedi, [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]. Vader takes Leia to the Death Star and tortures her, but she offers him no information. The Death Star commander [[Grand Moff Tarkin]] threatens to destroy Alderaan unless she reveals the location of the Rebel base. She provides the location of an abandoned headquarters on Dantooine, but Tarkin obliterates Alderaan anyway. Leia is rescued by Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and [[Chewbacca]]. They escape aboard Han's ship, the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]''. After analyzing the Death Star schematics, the Rebels find a small weakness in the battle station, which allows Luke to destroy it with torpedoes launched from his [[X-wing fighter|X-wing]]. After the victory, Leia honors Luke, Han and Chewbacca for their heroism.[[File:Star Wars and the Power of Costume July 2018 13 (Princess Leia's white gown from Episode IV).jpg|thumb|upright|Princess Leia's white gown from the original ''Star Wars'' film]]In 2015, Alyssa Rosenberg of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' praised Leia's courage and resiliency while experiencing imprisonment, torture, and the destruction of her home planet.<ref name="WP Icon">{{cite news |last=Rosenberg |first=Alyssa |date=May 4, 2015 |title=Princess Leia, political icon |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2015/05/04/princess-leia-political-icon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729115718/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2015/05/04/princess-leia-political-icon/ |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Rosenberg also notes that while Han is almost immediately attracted to Leia, they end up in conflict because she insists on asserting command and he automatically resists, even as she proves herself to be worthy of it.<ref name="WP Icon"/>

Fisher told ''Rolling Stone'' in 1980 that in the original script, when Luke and Han arrive to rescue Leia, she is unconscious, her eyes are yellow and she is hanging upside down, imagery which alludes to the 1973 horror film ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]''. Fisher explained that the scene was changed because Chewbacca would have had to carry Leia for an extended period of time.<ref name="RS 1980">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/slaves-to-the-empire-the-star-wars-kids-talk-back-19800724 |title=Slaves to the Empire: The ''Star Wars'' Kids Talk Back |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=Timothy |last=White |date=July 24, 1980 |access-date=December 16, 2015 |archive-date=December 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220143256/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/slaves-to-the-empire-the-star-wars-kids-talk-back-19800724 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== ''The Empire Strikes Back'' ====
In ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980), Leia is commanding the Rebel base on [[Hoth]]. As Han prepares to leave the base to pay off Jabba, he tries to make Leia admit that she has romantic feelings for him. When Imperial forces arrive and assault the base, Leia leads an evacuation. She then flees with Han, Chewbacca and [[C-3PO]] in the ''Falcon''. While hiding in an asteroid field, Leia and Han share a kiss. With the ship needing repairs, Han seeks out his old friend [[Lando Calrissian]] in [[Bespin|Cloud City]]. Lando welcomes the group graciously, but has betrayed them to the Empire. He turns them over to Vader, who hopes to use them as bait to capture Luke. Leia confesses her love for Han as he is frozen in [[carbonite (Star Wars)|carbonite]] and handed over to the bounty hunter [[Boba Fett]]. As Lando, Leia, and Chewbacca escape from Cloud City, Leia senses that Luke is in trouble, and she orders Chewbacca to turn the ship around and rescue him. He was wounded during a [[lightsaber]] duel with Vader, and used the Force to contact Leia.

Commenting on Han's attempt to pry a confession of affection out Leia, Rosenberg asserts that "Han's not wrong that if Leia doesn't figure out that she's a person with needs, she's going to burn out ... In a way, it's an early confession of love: Han's anxious about the bounty hunters who are still pursuing him ... But he would stay and give his love and support to Leia if she could just acknowledge that she needs him."<ref name="WP Icon" />

==== ''Return of the Jedi'' ====
In ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983), Leia infiltrates Jabba the Hutt's palace on Tatooine disguised as the [[Ubese]] bounty hunter Boushh. She frees Han from the carbonite, but they are both recaptured by Jabba, who chains Leia and outfits her in a metal bikini. After Luke arrives and kills Jabba's [[rancor]], the crime lord sentences Luke, Han and Chewbacca to be fed to a [[Sarlacc]], a deadly ground-dwelling beast. The group overpowers their captors, and Leia strangles Jabba to death with her chain. The companions then escape the planet and return to the Rebel base. Later, they travel to the forest moon of [[Endor (Star Wars)|Endor]] to disable a shield protecting the second Death Star. There, Luke reveals to Leia that he is her twin brother and that Vader is their father. After joining forces with a tribe of [[Ewoks]], the Rebels manage to destroy the Death Star and defeat the Empire.

Following the release of ''Return of the Jedi,'' Fisher commented on the way Leia is depicted: "[She] gets to be more feminine, more supportive, more affectionate. But let's not forget that these movies are basically boys' fantasies. So the other way they made her more female in this one was to have her take off her clothes."<ref name="Rolling Stone 1983"/>

=== ''Revenge of the Sith'' ===
In the prequel film ''[[Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005), Anakin Skywalker's wife Padmé Amidala is pregnant with twins near the end of the [[Clone Wars (Star Wars)|Clone Wars]]. After Anakin turns to the dark side of the Force and becomes Darth Vader, Padmé gives birth to Luke and Leia on Polis Massa and then dies. Leia is adopted by Senator [[Bail Organa]] of Alderaan and his wife, Queen Breha.

=== Sequel trilogy ===
{{Main article|Star Wars sequel trilogy}}

==== ''The Force Awakens'' ====
[[File:Carrie Fisher 2013-a straightened.jpg|[[Carrie Fisher]] reprised the role of Leia in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'' in 2015|thumb|upright]]
Leia returns in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'' (2015), which takes place thirty years after the events of ''Return of the Jedi''. She is the leader of the Resistance, an organization she formed to fight the First Order. She is also trying to find her brother Luke, who disappeared years earlier. After a battle on the planet Takodana, she reunites with Han. They discuss their son, Ben Solo, who left Jedi training and fell to the dark side of the Force, becoming the First Order warlord [[Kylo Ren]]. Leia believes Ren can be brought back from the dark side, and urges Han to bring him home. When Han encounters Ren on [[Starkiller Base]], he asks him to abandon the First Order. Ren refuses and instead kills his father. Leia senses Han's death through the Force, and later shares a moment of grief with the scavenger [[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]], who viewed Han as a father figure.

Although Leia appears as a Jedi in various [[Star Wars expanded to other media|''Star Wars'' ''Legends'']] works, she is not depicted that way in ''The Force Awakens''. The film's director, [[J. J. Abrams|J.J. Abrams]], explained that Leia's decision to lead the Resistance instead of training as a Jedi was "simply a choice that she made". Nevertheless, he affirmed that Leia's strength with the Force is an intrinsic part of her character.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-force-awakens-leia-jedi-jj-abrams/ |title=''Star Wars 7'': J.J. Abrams on Why Leia Didn't Become a Jedi |website=[[Screen Rant]] |first=Jason |last=Hamilton |date=December 7, 2015 |access-date=March 21, 2016 |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406001315/http://screenrant.com/star-wars-force-awakens-leia-jedi-jj-abrams/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Asked to describe Leia in the film, Fisher said she is under "a lot of pressure" and is likely feeling "somewhat defeated, tired, and pissed."<ref name="EW General">{{cite magazine |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=November 11, 2015 |title=She's Not Called 'Princess' Leia Anymore |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/11/star-wars-force-awakens-carrie-fisher-leia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113032400/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/11/star-wars-force-awakens-carrie-fisher-leia |archive-date=November 13, 2015 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Fisher was nominated for a [[42nd Saturn Awards|2016 Saturn Award]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2016-star-wars-mad-max-1201713942/ |title=''Star Wars'', ''Mad Max'', ''Walking Dead'' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations |first=Jacob |last=Bryant |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 24, 2016 |access-date=February 24, 2016 |archive-date=May 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507141412/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2016-star-wars-mad-max-1201713942/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====''The Last Jedi''====
Fisher returns as Leia in ''[[The Last Jedi]]'', the 2017 sequel to ''The Force Awakens.'' When Leia's ship is attacked by the First Order, she is expelled into space, but uses the Force to pull herself back onboard. After recovering, she shoots and stuns the Resistance pilot [[Poe Dameron]], who mutinied against [[Vice Admiral Holdo]]. From his self-imposed exile on [[Ahch-To]], Luke uses the Force to project himself to the Resistance stronghold on [[Crait]]. He reunites with Leia and apologizes for Ben's fall to the dark side. Leia says that her son is gone, but Luke assures her that nobody is ever truly gone. While Luke distracts Ren and his troops, Leia and the remaining Resistance forces escape in the ''Falcon''. The filming of Fisher's scenes was completed shortly before her death on December 27, 2016.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<br><ref>{{cite web |last=Blankstein |first=Andrew |date=December 27, 2016 |title=''Star Wars'' Actress Carrie Fisher Dies at 60 After Suffering Heart Attack |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/star-wars-actress-carrie-fisher-dies-60-after-suffering-heart-n699641 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227180545/http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/star-wars-actress-carrie-fisher-dies-60-after-suffering-heart-n699641 |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |access-date=December 27, 2016 |publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=December 27, 2016 |title=Carrie Fisher Completed Work on ''Star Wars: Episode VIII'' Before Her Death |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/carrie-fisher-dead-death-star-wars-viii-8-1201948826/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227204244/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/carrie-fisher-dead-death-star-wars-viii-8-1201948826/ |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |access-date=December 27, 2016 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Maresca |first=Rachel |date=December 27, 2016 |title=Carrie Fisher Wrapped Filming on ''Star Wars: Episode VIII'': What Does Her Death Mean for ''Episode IX''? |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/205877_carrie_fisher_wrapped_filming_on_star_wars_episode_viii/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228021336/http://www.etonline.com/news/205877_carrie_fisher_wrapped_filming_on_star_wars_episode_viii/ |archive-date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=December 27, 2016 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]}}</ref>}}

==== ''The Rise of Skywalker'' ====
Following Fisher's death, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that she was slated to appear in ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker|The Rise of Skywalker]]'' (2019).<ref name=":0" /> However, Lucasfilm stated that it was not planning to create a digital version of Fisher for the film.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 13, 2017 |title=A Statement Regarding New Rumors |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/a-statement-regarding-new-rumors |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114002744/http://www.starwars.com/news/a-statement-regarding-new-rumors |archive-date=January 14, 2017 |access-date=January 13, 2017 |publisher=StarWars.com}}</ref> Several months later, Fisher's family granted Lucasfilm the right to use previously-filmed footage of her in the film; it was later announced that Fisher would appear using unseen footage from ''The Force Awakens''.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<br><ref>{{cite web |last=Desorbough |first=James |date=April 7, 2017 |title=The late Carrie Fisher will appear in final ''Star Wars'' movie, says brother Todd Fisher |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/late-carrie-fisher-final-star-wars-movie-article-1.3030154 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408005055/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/late-carrie-fisher-final-star-wars-movie-article-1.3030154 |archive-date=April 8, 2017 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |work=New York Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=November 21, 2019 |title=J.J. Abrams and the Secrets of 'Skywalker' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/star-wars-jj-abrams-secrets-of-skywalker-912362/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121220126/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/star-wars-jj-abrams-secrets-of-skywalker-912362/ |archive-date=November 21, 2019 |access-date=November 21, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-ix-cast-revealed-1130442|title=Carrie Fisher to Appear in 'Star Wars: Episode IX'|last=Couch|first=Aaron|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 27, 2018|access-date=July 27, 2018|archive-date=July 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035727/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-ix-cast-revealed-1130442|url-status=live}}</ref>}} Fisher's daughter [[Billie Lourd]], who portrays [[Lieutenant Connix]] in all three sequel trilogy films, stepped in as Leia for a brief flashback scene. Her face was digitally replaced by Fisher's, using imagery from ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-visual-effects-secrets-revealed-200000081.htmlGNhfrs0wvlj3b3JQ5co4j2nxMjcfnqtRZE1NiSx82VPq-7KFaVuhxgOgg-5cxSQrhl6EUc0p_PU9bJxA8Y |title=Billie Lourd played Leia Organa and other visual effects secrets from ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' | last=Alter |first=Ethan | work=[[Yahoo!]] |date=January 7, 2020 | archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806112519/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-visual-effects-secrets-revealed-200000081.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEVmrSHtV-fqItia5SeI86jGSn2jO5bMuBw6H_dIn1-fDHzAWj2WDKR5D8UqaP4hQYSpLP0ZU3yDXDvC-T9r3_LwXvGNhfrs0wvlj3b3JQ5co4j2nxMjcfnqtRZE1NiSx82VPq-7KFaVuhxgOgg-5cxSQrhl6EUc0p_PU9bJxA8Y | url-status=live}}</ref>

In the film, Leia continues to lead the Resistance while guiding Rey in her Jedi training; a flashback presented later reveals that Leia abandoned her own Jedi instruction with Luke after seeing a vision of her son's death. While Rey and Ren duel on [[Kef Bir]], Leia uses all of her remaining strength to reach out to Ren through the Force. Rey impales him while he is distracted, then heals his wound as Leia dies. During the climactic battle on [[Exegol]], a transformed Ben Solo utilizes the remainder of his life force to revive a comatose Rey, then vanishes into the Force at the same time as his mother. Rey travels to the Lars homestead on Tatooine and buries the lightsabers that had belonged to Leia and Luke. As the Force spirits of her two mentors look on, Rey tells a passerby that her name is "Rey Skywalker."

=== ''Rogue One'' ===
Leia makes a brief appearance in the final scene of the 2016 film ''[[Rogue One]]''. She receives the stolen plans for the Death Star as a lead-up to the beginning of ''Star Wars''. Since ''Rogue One'' takes place just prior to the original trilogy, a young Leia was required. To create this effect, a [[computer-generated imagery|computer-generated image]] of a young Carrie Fisher was superimposed over the face of the actress [[Ingvild Deila]]. Archival audio of Fisher was used to voice the character.<ref name="Independent Rogue One">{{cite news |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |date=December 19, 2016 |title=''Rogue One''{{'s}} CGI Princess Leia: The sands of time are so cruel you can't even do motion capture for your younger self |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/rogue-one-cgi-princess-leia-organa-actress-carrie-fisher-ingvild-deila-motion-capture-new-star-wars-a7484161.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205011211/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/rogue-one-cgi-princess-leia-organa-actress-carrie-fisher-ingvild-deila-motion-capture-new-star-wars-a7484161.html |archive-date=February 5, 2018 |access-date=December 23, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/12/rogue-one-ending.html|title=Let's Talk About the Ending of ''Rogue One''|last=Jones|first=Nate|date=December 15, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2016|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|archive-date=December 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217224306/http://www.vulture.com/2016/12/rogue-one-ending.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Series ===
A teenage Princess Leia, voiced by Julie Dolan, appears in a 2016 episode of the animated series ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'', which is set between ''Revenge of the Sith'' and ''Star Wars''. In the episode, Leia is sent on a secret mission for the Rebel Alliance. [[Dave Filoni]], the executive producer of ''Rebels'', said the intention was to show Leia developing her leadership abilities. He added that in the series, Leia is "part of the Empire. She doesn't believe in the Empire, but she is acting the part, almost a double agent."<ref name="TV Insider">{{cite web |last=Sands |first=Rich |date=January 11, 2016 |title=''Star Wars Rebels'' Scoop: Princess Leia Set to Appear on the Disney XD Animated Series |url=http://www.tvinsider.com/article/64379/star-wars-rebels-scoop-princess-leia-set-to-appear-on-the-disney-xd-animated-series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126112606/http://www.tvinsider.com/article/64379/star-wars-rebels-scoop-princess-leia-set-to-appear-on-the-disney-xd-animated-series/ |archive-date=January 26, 2017 |access-date=January 11, 2016 |work=[[TV Insider]]}}</ref> Leia also appears in the web series ''[[Star Wars Forces of Destiny|Forces of Destiny]]'' (2017–2018) voiced by [[Shelby Young]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|author-link=Anthony Breznican|date=April 13, 2017|title=''Star Wars'' Highlights Female Heroes in ''Forces of Destiny''|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/04/13/star-wars-female-heroes-forces-of-destiny-stories/|access-date=May 15, 2017|archive-date=July 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703093434/http://ew.com/movies/2017/04/13/star-wars-female-heroes-forces-of-destiny-stories/|url-status=live}}</ref> and in ''[[Star Wars Resistance]]'', voiced by Rachel Butera and [[Carolyn Hennesy]].<ref name="CB" /><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|author-link=Anthony Breznican|date=August 17, 2018|title=Watch the soaring new trailer for the ''Star Wars: Resistance'' animated series|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/08/17/star-wars-resistance-animated-series-trailer/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817171026/https://ew.com/tv/2018/08/17/star-wars-resistance-animated-series-trailer/|archive-date=August 17, 2018|access-date=August 18, 2018|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>

Leia appears as a ten-year-old child in the 2022 live-action series ''[[Obi-Wan Kenobi (miniseries)|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'', portrayed by [[Vivien Lyra Blair]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Tracy |title=How Disney's ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' Changes Princess Leia's Legacy Forever |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-22/obi-wan-kenobi-leia-organa-star-wars-legacy |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=October 16, 2022 |date=June 23, 2022 |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004145824/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-22/obi-wan-kenobi-leia-organa-star-wars-legacy |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref> Of Blair's casting, series writer [[Joby Harold]] said the show wanted an actor who would embody a young Carrie Fisher,<ref>{{cite interview|url=https://ew.com/tv/obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-timeline-canon/|title=''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' Writer Says All ''Star Wars'' Timeline and Canon Questions Will Be 'Answered Fully'|first=Joby|last=Harold|author-link=Joby Harold|interviewer=Dalton Ross|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=June 9, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2022|archive-date=November 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125043421/https://ew.com/tv/obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-timeline-canon/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Eric Deggans of [[NPR]] later wrote that Blair "practically channels Carrie Fisher's subversive, wisecracking spirit".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Deggans |first1=Eric |title=Disney+'s ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' Struggles to Live Up to the Storied Legacy of ''Star Wars'' |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/27/1101767449/obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-disney-review |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=March 14, 2023 |date=May 27, 2022 |archive-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718044823/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/27/1101767449/obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-disney-review |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Novels===
Leia makes her first literary appearance in ''[[Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker]]'', the novelization of the original 1977 film ''Star Wars'', which was released six months before the film in November 1976. Credited to Lucas but [[ghostwriter|ghostwritten]] by [[Alan Dean Foster]], the novel was based on Lucas' screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/2013/01/24/weird-differences-between-the-first-star-wars-movie-and-its-preceding-novelization/|title=Weird Differences Between the First ''Star Wars'' Movie and Its Preceding Novelization|first=Ryan|last=Britt|work=[[Tor.com]]|date=January 24, 2013|access-date=February 27, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619170336/http://www.tor.com/2013/01/24/weird-differences-between-the-first-star-wars-movie-and-its-preceding-novelization/|archive-date=June 19, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Leia later appeared in the novelizations ''[[The Empire Strikes Back (novel)|The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980) by [[Donald F. Glut]] and ''[[Return of the Jedi (novel)|Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983) by [[James Kahn]]. She is also a [[Third-person limited narrative|point-of-view]] character in the [[Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novel)|2015 novelization]] of ''The Force Awakens'' by Foster.<ref name="FA novel I">{{cite book |title=[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novel)|The Force Awakens]] |first=Alan Dean |last=Foster |author-link=Alan Dean Foster |date=2015 |type=[[e-book]] |isbn= 9781101965504 |chapter=Chapter I |publisher=Random House Worlds }}</ref>

Foster's 1978 novel ''[[Splinter of the Mind's Eye]]'' was commissioned by Lucas as the basis for a potential low-budget sequel to ''Star Wars'' should the film prove unsuccessful.<ref name="fry">{{cite journal |last=Fry |first=Jason |title=Alan Dean Foster: Author of the ''Mind's Eye'' |journal=[[Star Wars Insider]] |issue=50 |date=July–August 2000}}</ref> In the story, Luke and Leia seek a crystal on a swampy planet and eventually face Vader in combat.

Leia appears in the [[Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Journey to ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'']] line of novels and comics, which were introduced to connect ''The Force Awakens'' with previous films.<ref name="Journey">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/03/09/star-wars-release-20-books-journey-force-awakens|title=''Star Wars'' to release 20 books in journey to ''The Force Awakens''|first=Anthony|last=Breznican|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 10, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2015|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203115543/https://ew.com/article/2015/03/09/journey-force-awakens/|url-status=live}}</ref> She is featured in the young adult novel ''Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure'' (2015) by [[Cecil Castellucci]] and Jason Fry, which is set between ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'',<ref name="SFS Target">{{cite web |url=http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/11/guest-review-star-wars-moving-target-princess-leia-adventure-cecil-castellucci-jason-fry/ |work=[[SF Signal]] |title=''Star Wars: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure'' by Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry |first=Jay |last=Sherer |date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=February 19, 2016 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503122908/https://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/11/guest-review-star-wars-moving-target-princess-leia-adventure-cecil-castellucci-jason-fry/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Deseret Target">{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/top/3503/7/Moving-Target-A-Princess-Leia-Adventure-The-new-canon-books-to-read-before-you-see-Star-Wars-The.html |work=[[Deseret News]] |title=The new canon books to read before you see ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' |first=Freeman |last=Stevenson |date=December 9, 2015 |access-date=February 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216004331/http://www.deseretnews.com/top/3503/7/Moving-Target-A-Princess-Leia-Adventure-The-new-canon-books-to-read-before-you-see-Star-Wars-The.html |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Claudia Gray]]'s novels ''[[Star Wars: Bloodline]]'' (2016)<ref name="UT Bloodline">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2016/02/04/star-wars-bloodline-exclusive-excerpt-cover-reveal/79692922/ |title=Exclusive: Read an excerpt from ''Star Wars: Bloodline'' |first=Brian |last=Truitt |date=February 4, 2016 |access-date=February 19, 2016 |work=USA Today |archive-date=February 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222041528/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2016/02/04/star-wars-bloodline-exclusive-excerpt-cover-reveal/79692922/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Tor Bloodline">{{cite web |url=http://www.tor.com/2016/05/03/book-review-bloodline-claudia-gray/ |title=A Political Thriller with a Personal Core: ''Star Wars: Bloodline'' by Claudia Gray |work=Tor.com |first=Molly |last=Templeton |date=May 3, 2016 |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407172657/https://www.tor.com/2016/05/03/book-review-bloodline-claudia-gray/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Leia: Princess of Alderaan]]'' (2017). The former is set six years before ''The Force Awakens'', while the latter features a 16-year-old Leia before the events of ''A New Hope''. She also leads in [[Beth Revis]]' ''Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel'' which is set immediately right after ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ross |first1=Dalton |title=Exclusive look at Han and Leia's Star Wars wedding on Endor |url=https://ew.com/books/han-leia-wedding-star-wars-princess-and-the-scoundrel/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 16, 2009 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816153142/https://ew.com/books/han-leia-wedding-star-wars-princess-and-the-scoundrel/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Comics===
Leia appears in the limited series ''[[Star Wars: Princess Leia]]'' (2015), which takes place immediately after ''Star Wars''. She is also featured in the four-part series ''[[Star Wars: Shattered Empire]]'' (2015), set immediately after ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/10/06/star-wars-shattered-empire-comic-book-exclusive-preview/73447402/ |title=Rucka feels Rebellious for ''Star Wars'' comic |work=[[USA Today]] |first=Brian |last=Truitt |date=October 6, 2015 |access-date=February 18, 2016 |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313094028/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/10/06/star-wars-shattered-empire-comic-book-exclusive-preview/73447402/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Princess Leia'' depicts Leia training in martial arts on Alderaan and explores her reaction to the destruction of the planet, while ''Shattered Empire'' portrays her as a skilled pilot who undertakes a dangerous mission alongside [[Poe Dameron]]'s mother.<ref name="PL">{{cite book |last1=Waid |first1=Mark |url=https://archive.org/details/starwarsprincess0000waid |title=Star Wars: Princess Leia |last2=Terry |first2=Dodson |publisher=Marvel Comics |year=2015 |isbn=978-0785193173 |location=New York |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref name="SE">{{cite book |last1=Rucka |first1=Greg |url=https://archive.org/details/starwarsshattere0000unse |title=Star Wars: Shattered Empire |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |year=2015 |isbn=978-0785197812 |location=New York |url-access=registration}}</ref> Leia also appears in ''[[Star Wars (2015 comic book)|Star Wars]]'' #12.<ref>{{cite web |title=5 Marvelous Moments in Marvel's ''Star Wars'' Comics |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/5-marvelous-moments-in-marvels-star-wars-comics |publisher=[[StarWars.com]] |first=Amy |last=Ratcliffe |date=January 19, 2016 |access-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501014945/http://www.starwars.com/news/5-marvelous-moments-in-marvels-star-wars-comics |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Other===
Leia appears briefly in the 1978 television film ''[[Star Wars Holiday Special|The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' as a leader and administrator of the new Rebel Alliance base. She and C-3PO contact Chewbacca's wife [[Mallatobuck]] for assistance in finding Chewbacca and Han. Leia also appears in the animated segment at a different base in an asteroid field, and at the Life Day ceremony at the end of the film.<ref>{{cite AV media |title=[[Star Wars Holiday Special]] |date=November 17, 1978 |medium=Television film |publisher=[[CBS]]}}</ref> Fisher also appeared in and hosted the November 18, 1978, episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' that aired one day after the special.<ref>{{cite journal |date=October 23, 2007 |editor1-last=Robb |editor1-first=Brian J. |title=Luke & Leia |journal=[[Star Wars Insider]] |publisher=[[Titan Magazines]] |issue=97}}</ref>