Princess Leia Organa, later known as
General Leia Organa, is a fictional character in the
Star Wars franchise, portrayed in films by
Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the original
Star Wars film (1977), Leia is princess of the planet
Alderaan, a member of the
Imperial Senate and an agent of the
Rebel Alliance. She thwarts the sinister
Sith Lord Darth Vader and helps bring about the destruction of the Empire's cataclysmic weapon, the
Death Star. In
The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Leia commands a Rebel base and evades Vader as she falls in love with the smuggler
Han Solo. In
Return of the Jedi (1983), Leia leads the operation to rescue Han from the alien
crime lord Jabba the Hutt, and is revealed to be Vader's daughter and the twin sister of
Luke Skywalker. The
prequel film
Revenge of the Sith (2005) establishes that the twins' mother is Senator (and former queen)
Padmé Amidala of
Naboo, who dies after childbirth. Leia is adopted by Senator
Bail and Queen
Breha Organa of Alderaan. In
The Force Awakens (2015), Leia is a general in the Resistance against the
First Order and has a son,
Ben, with Han.