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Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds is a 2016 documentary about the relationship between entertainer Debbie Reynolds and her daughter actress Carrie Fisher. It premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and on January 7, 2017 on HBO.
A few weeks before the film's premiere broadcast, both Fisher and Reynolds died. On December 23, Fisher suffered a heart attack and succumbed four days later, while Reynolds had a severe stroke on the following day, December 28.
Original Release
01/07/2017
US Release
01/07/2017
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Debbie Reynolds | Self |
| Carrie Fisher | Self |
| Catherine Hickland | Self |
| Constance Freiberg | Self |
| Griffin Dunne | Self |
| Eddie Fisher | Self |
| Maxine Reynolds | Self |
| Viola Davis | Self |
| Abe Gurko | Self |
| Harry Karl | Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Debbie Reynolds | Self |
| Carrie Fisher | Self |
| Catherine Hickland | Self |
| Constance Freiberg | Self |
| Griffin Dunne | Self |
| Eddie Fisher | Self |
| Maxine Reynolds | Self |
| Viola Davis | Self |
| Abe Gurko | Self |
| Harry Karl | Self |
| Liberace | Self |
| Billie Lourd | Self |
| Shirley MacLaine | Doris Mann |
| Doug Maulden-Locke | Self |
| Julia Roberts | Self |
| Meryl Streep | Suzanne Vale / Self |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Self |
| Oprah Winfrey | Self |
| Natalie Wood | Self |
| Todd Fisher | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| Brett Ratner | Executive Producer |
| Todd Fisher | Producer |
| Alexis Bloom | Producer |
| Fisher Stevens | Producer |
| Nancy Abraham | Producer |
| Zara Duffy | Producer |
| Jeff Dye | Producer |
| Julie Nives | Producer |
| Max Tromba | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2017 | Emmy | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
