Watch Carrie Fisher’s audition for Star Wars: A New Hope

BEFORE she melted hearts as Princess Leia, a 19-year-old Carrie Fisher wowed Harrison Ford in her Star Wars audition.

Carrie Fisher rose to fame as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise. Picture: Supplied

THIS is the moment a star was born.

As fans around the world mourn Carrie Fisher’s death, the beloved actress’s original Star Wars audition tape resurfaced.

Fisher was just 19 when she tried out for the kick-ass role of Princess Leia — an iconic part that catapulted her to superstardom.

In this video, the aspiring actress reads lines with a youthful Harrison Ford (who played Han Solo) for Star Wars: A New Hope.

Fisher revealed in her recent memoir, The Princess Diarist, she and Ford had a secret love affair on the London set of the 1977 blockbuster classic when she was just 19.

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Her turn as a bikini-clad princess made her a huge star. But the fame came at a personal price — she was dogged by failed relationships, mental health issues, and drug and alcohol abuse.

Star Wars stars (from left) Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Harrison Ford (Han Solo). Picture: Supplied

Fisher — a writer, actress and daughter of Hollywood royalty — died on Tuesday morning local time in Los Angeles after suffering what was described as a massive heart attack on Friday while on a flight from London.

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She had been in the UK filming episodes of the Amazon/Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe.

The Shampoo actress was rushed from Los Angeles International Airport to UCLA Medical Centre after the plane landed.

According to TMZ, sources said Fisher never improved from the time she was rushed to hospital.

Carrie Fisher melted hearts as Princess Leia. Picture: Supplied

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