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Tricia Leigh Fisher
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Tricia Leigh Fisher (born December 26, 1968) is an American actress and singer.
She was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Connie Stevens. Her older sister is actress Joely Fisher. Her older half-sister and half-brother are actress Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher, whose mother is actress Debbie Reynolds.
Her parents divorced when she was a baby and she was raised by her mother. Along with her sister, Joely, Tricia began performing on stage in her mother's Las Vegas act as a child. They toured the world with Stevens, attending many different schools and having tutors. They then attended Beverly Hills High School.
Tricia's movie debut was in the part as Katie in the crime drama Stick (1985) starring Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, George Segal, and Charles Durning. Fisher then starred as Daphne Ziegler in the comedy Pretty Smart (1986). She starred as Lisa Glover in the made-for-TV drama Strange Voices (1987) opposite Jack Blessing, with Valerie Harper, and the following year played Chatsie in the TV movie Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis opposite Bob Denver.
In 1989, Fisher appeared in two movies, Hollywood Chaos and C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.. These were followed by roles as Gina Gabooch in Book of Love (1990); as Lindy in Arizona Dream (1993) starring Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, and Faye Dunaway; as Maureen in Hostile Intentions (1994); and as an airplane passenger in I'll Do Anything (1994) starring Nick Nolte.
Fisher performed the theme song for her 1986 movie Pretty Smart, later recording a self-titled debut album for ATCO Records that was released in 1990. She has also released the album track "Empty Beach" (1990).
Her guest appearances on TV include Our House, Growing Pains, Ellen, The Huntress, Wild Card and 7th Heaven. She also played the role as Heidi Fleiss in the TV movie The Making of a Hollywood Madam (1996), and appeared as a hooker in These Old Broads (2001).
On October 7, 2006 Tricia Leigh was honored at The Thalians 51st Anniversary Ball along with Marc Cherry, her mother Connie Stevens, and her sister Joely Fisher. They performed together at the event at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, California (source: LA Style Watch -- [www.lastylewatch.com]
Tricia Leigh Fisher has a son named Holden Chabot.