Carrie Fisher had a brief role in Scream 3, and there's a lot to know about the funny and significant character she plays in the horror sequel. While the late actor is best known for playing Princess Leia in Star Wars, she had several other movie roles, including Meg Ryan's character's best friend, Marie, in When Harry Met Sally and Tom Hanks's character's wife, Carol Peterson, in The 'Burbs. Carrie Fisher's characters are often comedic, and the same is true of her Scream 3 role.

Scream 3 may be the franchise's worst movie, but like all the others, it has some engaging and captivating minor characters who are part of Sidney Prescott's (Neve Campbell) mission to fight Ghostface. In the movie, Sidney visits the set of Stab 3: Return to Woodsboro where she meets the passionate and witty Jennifer Jolie (Parker Posey), who is playing the part of Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), and life begins to imitate art and vice versa. Carrie Fisher's Scream 3 appearance happens in just one scene but matters a lot to the plot.

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Who Does Carrie Fisher Play In Scream 3?

Split image of Carrie Fisher looking serious and holding a cigarette in Scream 3

Carrie Fisher's Scream 3 character is named Bianca Burnette, and she is an archivist at Sunrise Studios. Fisher's famous role as Star Wars' Princess Leia is part of the backstory of this character, too, which is compelling and fun. In a hilarious scene, Gale and Jennifer show Bianca a photo of Maureen Prescott and try to get some information. When Gale and Jennifer mention that Bianca looks like Carrie Fisher, Bianca says, "I was this close" to being cast as Princess Leia.

Bianca shows her stubborn, wry, and envious personality when she asks, "So, how can I help you? Or do you want me to tell you who you look like?" Bianca says that Carrie Fisher and George Lucas had sex, which is the reason why Fisher was given the part of Princess Leia. This explains Bianca's moody attitude and negative outlook on life. While Bianca isn't part of Stab 3, she's just as important as the Stab movie cast since she takes her job at the studio seriously.

How Carrie Fisher's Scream 3 Role Connects To The Overall Story

Split image of Parker Posey and Courteney Cox talking and Carrie Fisher looking serious in Scream 3

Carrie Fisher's Scream 3 role is a big part of the plot, even though she appears in just one scene, which makes her more compelling than some other minor characters in the slasher franchise. Bianca goes into the archives and explains that Maureen went by the stage name Rina Reynolds and appeared in a few horror movies made by John Milton, a terrible figure in the industry. This leads to the realization that after an assault at a party, Maureen gave birth to Sidney's half-brother, Roman Bridger (Scott Foley).

Since Roman's mission and agenda are explained, and he becomes one of the Ghostfaces in Scream, Bianca is more meaningful than she might seem. It would be hard for Gale and Jennifer to find the information that they need without Bianca's presence in the story. Although brief, Carrie Fisher's Scream 3 appearance is one of the most exciting of her career.

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