Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher at the Screen Actors Guild awards
Carrie Fisher mocked her mother Debbie Reynolds last night as she presented her with the Lifetime Achievement prize at this year's Screen Actors Guild awards.
The actress gave a funny introduction to her mother and even referenced her infamous feud with Dame Elizabeth Taylor, who had an affair with Carrie's father Eddie Fisher.
Speaking before presenting the award to Debbie, Carrie said: "She's been more than a mother to me, not much, but definitely more. She is a movie star, recording artist, television actor, nightclub entertainer, Broadway performer and co-founder of the Thalians, a group that has raised more than $30 million for mental health. Well, mental health-related causes, and $4.5 million of that money is allocated just for me...
"This is an extraordinarily kind, gifted, and funny woman who would give you the shirt off her back if Vivien Leigh hadn't once worn it in 'Gone With the Wind'.
"Prior to our original introduction, Debbie Reynolds was already the voluptuous, fertile half of America's sweethearts, Elizabeth Taylor's matron-of-honour."
A montage of the 66-year career Debbie's gone through was then played before the woman herself took to the podium and returned a ribbing to her offspring.
"My favourite picture, well I did a few, was 'Singin' in the Rain'.
"Of course I had a wonderful hairdo in that picture. Some of you may not remember this but I had a bun. At the back of my head I had a big bun, an ugly bun.
"I'd warned my daughter Carrie who'd just gotten a part in a picture, Princess Leia in 'Star Wars' and I said 'Carrie be careful of any weird hairdos.' So luckily, George [Lucas] gave her two buns. Thank you, George."
The star went on to reference her 1964 musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown to close off her speech.
"In that film, I got to sing a wonderful song called 'I Ain't Down Yet.' Well, I ain't. Thank you all so much for this wonderful award."
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