Fisher then went on to appear in films such as Hannah and Her Sisters, The ‘Burbs, and When Harry Met Sally. Fisher’s career would extend much beyond the screen though, as she not only appeared in Broadway shows, but also displayed a knack for writing – becoming a script doctor, writing novels and memoirs, and even penning an advice column earlier this year.
Her work as script doctor was mostly uncredited, but she helped iron out errors in films such as Hook, Lethal Weapon 3, and The Wedding Singer. She was also said to have worked with George Lucas on the scripts for Star Wars prequels.
As a novelist, she published a semi-autobiographical work about her struggles with drug addiction, titled Postcards from the Edge, which she would herself later turn into a successful screenplay and film of the same name, starring Meryl Streep, in 1990.
She later wrote an autobiographical one-woman play and an accompanying non-fiction book, called Wishful Drinking, in which she spoke openly about her problems with bipolar disorder, and the stigma attached to mental illnesses.
