Over the past three years, this time of year has become less about the festivities of Christmas, and more about the excitement of the latest Star Wars movie release.

When it was announced that the now Disney-owned franchise would be reintroducing members of the original cast in their sequel saga, fans couldn’t wait to see what had become of our beloved heroes Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia Organa, who was of course played by the beautiful Carrie Fisher.

However, now this time of year also serves as a painful reminder that on December  27, 2016, the galaxy lost their favorite princess, after Carrie Fisher passed away at the age of 60.

But as a final gift, fans can still watch Fisher put on one hell of a performance in Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.

But as we rejoice in her final performance as Leia Organa, her original audition tape for the very first Star Wars movie (Episode IV: A New Hope) has resurfaced online.

Not only can you immediately see the talent, confidence, swagger and beauty that George Lucas obviously saw, but as a bonus treat, she is reading lines with none other than her on-screen husband, Harrison Ford. Check it out below:

It’s worth noting that Harrison Ford was not yet cast as smuggler Han Solo as of this audition, he was just doing George Lucas a favor and reading lines with the actors!

It’s amazing to see Fisher in such an early moment in her career, as she’s so synonymous with Princess Leia, it’s almost like she was born for the role and shouldn’t have had to audition!

She will forever be missed.

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