Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds , were practically inseparable in their final years. Fisher lived in a charming Spanish-style estate high up in the Hollywood Hills, and her mom, at Fisher’s behest, moved into the neighboring cottage. Their living situation was “very nice,” Reynolds once said , noting how it afforded her time with granddaughter Billie Lourd as well as her son, Todd, who lived close by.

“I’m my mom’s best friend,” the Star Wars icon said in the 2016 documentary Bright Lights , which explored the relationship between Fisher and Reynolds. “Far more than I ever would want to, I know what my mother feels and wants.” Tragedy struck that year, when Fisher went into cardiac arrest at age 60 during a flight and died days later. Reynolds died the next day following a stroke at age 84.…