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Billie Lourd
Lourd at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Billie Catherine Lourd

(1992-07-17) July 17, 1992 (age 32)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
Parents
Relatives

Billie Catherine Lourd[1] (born July 17, 1992)[2] is an American actress best known for playing Chanel #3 in the horror-comedy series Scream Queens and Winter Anderson in American Horror Story: Cult. She is the daughter of actress Carrie Fisher and talent agent Bryan Lourd.

Early life

Lourd was born in Los Angeles, California, the only child of actress Carrie Fisher and talent agent Bryan Lourd.[3][4][5][6] Through her mother, Lourd is the granddaughter of actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher, and the niece of Todd Fisher, Joely Fisher, and Tricia Leigh Fisher. Her godmother is actress Meryl Streep.[7] From her mother's side, she is of Russian Jewish, Scots-Irish and English descent.[8][9] Writer Bruce Wagner is Lourd's godfather.[10]

Lourd studied religion and psychology at New York University, graduating in 2014.[11]

Career

Lourd played the role of Lieutenant Connix in the 2015 Star Wars sequel film The Force Awakens.[12][13] On The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2017, she said that she auditioned for the lead role of Rey, which ultimately went to Daisy Ridley.[14] Lourd will also appear in the next installment, Star Wars: The Last Jedi.[15]

In February 2015, Lourd was cast in the Fox horror-comedy series Scream Queens.[16] Lourd's character, a rich and disaffected sorority girl known as Chanel #3, wears earmuffs as an homage to Fisher's iconic "cinnamon buns" hairstyle from the original Star Wars film.[17][18] In December 2015, Lourd spoke about her initial meeting with Scream Queens creator Ryan Murphy:

I thought he wanted me to audition, and so I was just very relaxed and casual about the news. I didn't think he wanted to hire me, I knew that's not how things worked. The next day, they told me, you know that offer you didn't sound too excited about? It's an offer, not an audition. I flipped out. I didn't know how he was doing this! The next week I was in New Orleans.[19]

By December 2015, Lourd had joined the cast of the American biographical crime-drama film Billionaire Boys Club, alongside her Scream Queens co-star Emma Roberts. Lourd was cast as Rosanna, love interest of Kyle Biltmore, played by Jeremy Irvine.[20]

In 2016, Lourd returned to Scream Queens for its second season.[21] She joined the cast of American Horror Story for its seventh season,[22] in the role of Winter Anderson.[23]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix
2017 Billionaire Boys Club Rosanna Tickpurth
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015–2016 Scream Queens Sadie Swenson / Chanel #3 23 episodes
2017 American Horror Story: Cult Winter Anderson 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ Fisher, Carrie (2008). Wishful Drinking. Simon and Schuster. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-4391-5371-0.
  2. ^ "Carrie Fisher and Billie Lourd". People. December 28, 2016. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016. In 1999, Fisher and daughter Billie (born July 17, 1992) attend a Rugrats-themed benefit for the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Byrne, James Patrick. Coleman, Philip. King, Jason Francis. Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History: A Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia. Volume 2. P. 804. ABC-CLIO, 2008. ISBN 978-1-85109-614-5.
  4. ^ de Vries, Hilary (April 24, 1994). "Q & A Hollywood Times Three Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher discuss Hollywood families, not-so-fictional novels—and baby Billie's there to chaperone". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 7, 2010. I was raised Protestant but I'm half-Jewish—the wrong half.
  5. ^ Carrie Fisher's Wild Ride, Baltimore Jewish Times Archived February 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "'Jewish Sinatra' tells all". Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. Vol. 52, no. 7. Phoenix, Arizona. October 15, 1999. Archived from the original on September 10, 2002.
  7. ^ Muller, Marissa G. (12 May 2016). "Billie Lourd Is The Best Friend We Wish We Had". magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  8. ^ Byrne, James Patrick; Coleman, Philip; and Jason Francis King (2008). Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History: A Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia, Volume 2, ABC-CLIO, page 804. ISBN 978-1851096145
  9. ^ de Vries, Hilary (April 24, 1994). "Q & A Hollywood Times Three Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher discuss Hollywood families, not-so-fictional novels—and baby Billie's there to chaperone". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  10. ^ Bray, Catherine (September 22, 2014). "Carrie Fisher interview: 'Star Wars has been my whole life'". Time Out London. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  11. ^ Kelsey, Colleen (June 2015). "Film: Billie Lourd". Interview. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Breznican, Anthony (December 18, 2015). "Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A collection of cameos and Easter eggs: Friend of the General". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) Slide 9 of 10.
  13. ^ Though Lourd is credited as Lieutenant Connix in the film's credits, the official companion book Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary by Pablo Hidalgo (2015) identifies the character with Lourd's photo as Kaydel Ko.
  14. ^ Holub, Christian (September 13, 2017). "Carrie Fisher's Daughter, Billie Lourd, Auditioned for Star Wars Rey Role". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  15. ^ Topel, Fred (March 13, 2016). "Billie Lourd Will Return With A Larger Role In Star Wars Episode 8". /Film. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 2, 2015). "Billie Lourd Joins Fox's Scream Queens". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  17. ^ Bui, Hoai-Tran (September 25, 2015). "The royal reason for Scream Queens earmuffs". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (September 25, 2015). "Princess Leia's Daughter Is Reprising That Iconic Star Wars Look". BuzzFeed. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  19. ^ Anthony, Dio (December 2015). "Royal. Billie Lourd". Bellomag.com (Image Nation Studio L.L.C.). Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ McNary, Dave (December 15, 2015). "Billie Lourd, Bokeem Woodbine, Jeremy Irvine Join Billionaire Boys Club (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  21. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 15, 2016). "Scream Queens: Who Is Coming Back For Season 2?". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 6, 2017). "Billie Lourd To Star In American Horror Story Season 7 On FX". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  23. ^ Strause, Jackie (August 3, 2017). "American Horror Story: Deciphering All the Cult Clues". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
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