Lourd was born July 17, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, the only child of actress Carrie Fisher and talent agent Bryan Lourd. Lourd is the granddaughter of actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher, and the niece of Todd Fisher, Joely Fisher, and Tricia Leigh Fisher. She has a step-sister, Ava, from her father\'s marriage to Bruce Bozzi. From her mother\'s side, she is of Italian, German-Jewish, Russian-Jewish, Scots-Irish and English descent. Her godmother is actress Meryl Streep. Writer Bruce Wagner is Lourd\'s godfather.\n', '

Lourd studied psychology at New York University, graduating in 2014.\n', '

Lourd played the role of Lieutenant Connix in the 2015 Star Wars sequel film The Force Awakens. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2017, she said that she auditioned for the lead role of Rey, which ultimately went to Daisy Ridley. Lourd also appeared in the second installment, Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and will return in the third film, Star Wars: Episode IX (2019).\n', '

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