Mother-daughter duo Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher will be buried in a joint funeral service together at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Hollywood Hills, The Huffington Post has confirmed.No date has been set for the private service, but a large public memorial is also being considered. The pair will rest nearby a number of other actors and celebrities, including Bette Davis and Liberace.After experiencing a heart attack onboard a plane, Fisher died Tuesday at age 60. Just one day later, after helping arrange plans for her daughters funeral with son Todd Fisher, Reynolds was rushed to the hospital anddied of a stroke at age 84.She wanted to be with Carrie, Todd told Variety.A star of old Hollywood, Reynolds most notable film appearance is in 1952sSingin in the Rain, although she remained in the tabloids for years thanks to continued screen appearances andfamous friendships. Her marriage to singer Eddie Fisher produced two children, who both followed in their parentsshowbiz footsteps.But the mother and daughter seemed to have a particular connection.A photo by Lawrence Schiller showing a 6-year-old Fisher watching her mother perform seemed to perfectly depict the pair, andwas shared widely following news of their deaths.Carrie, watching her mother from the wings. pic.twitter.com/QWE2YnQLJD Martha Plimpton (@MarthaPlimpton) December 29, 2016 Their relationship was not always so easy, though ' mother and daughter were often estranged for long periods of time.Raised with all the glitz, glamour, cameras and spotlights of her famous parents, Fisher began experimenting with drugs in her teenage years, and pursuing an acting career only pulled her further into the Hollywood scene. Later, a bipolar diagnosis would provide another hurdle for Fisher.WATCH: 'I thought my mother was fabulous'She was beautiful.' Carrie Fisher to TODAY in 1987 on what she thought of her mother growing up. pic.twitter.com/rbKydWtciB TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 29, 2016 Fishers big break came with the first Star Wars installment in 1977, released when she was 20.At age 28, she went to rehab for drug abuse; around that time she was also diagnosed with her mental health condition. Fisher translated her memories of this tumultuous time into the loosely biographical Postcards from the Edge, which she later adapted into a movie starring Meryl Streep.Fisher was a staunch and candidadvocate for mental healthcare,along with her mother.But Reynolds has admitted that her daughters disorder, and struggle with drugs, took a hefty toll.At one point, they didnt speak for about a decade.After decades of turmoil, however, the two seemed to become closer than ever in their final years.I would say that Carrie and I have finally found happiness. I admire her strength in survival, Reynolds told Oprah Winfrey in a 2011 interviewlargely about her relationship with her daughter.Ive had to walk through a lot of my tears, but she was worth it, Reynolds said.Theres very few women from her generation who worked like that, who just kept a career going all her life, and raised children, and had horrible relationships, and lost all her money, and got it back again, Fisher told NPRs Terry Gross in November. (Reynolds three marriages ended contentiously; she declared bankruptcy in 1997 after a casino investment failed.)I mean, shes had an amazing life, and shes someone to admire. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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