She was also known for being a “script doctor” - re-working scripts for several well know movies, some without accreditation and writing for some sitcoms like Roseanne.
I recall an episode of Th Big Bang Theory with guest start James Earl Jones playing himself. He meets Sheldon who wants Jones to appear at the Comicon Sheldon wants to start of his own, and Jones turns out to be a bit of a party animal and takes Sheldon on several adventures including pranking Carrie Fisher who also briefly appears.
Surprisingly this was the first time Jones and Fisher had ever met in person. Upon meeting Jones, he said she ran up to him yelling “Dad!!!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjDd4hWny60
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#34 Seeing the scene shows how drugs and alcohol ruined her looks.