Tributes pour in for Carrie Fisher

Fans, colleagues and co-stars have paid tribute to actress Carrie Fisher who died aged 60, days after she suffered a heart attack.

A statement from Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise along side Fisher's Princess Leia, said: "It's never easy to lose such a vital, irreplaceable member of the family, but this is downright heartbreaking."

He described Fisher as "one-of-a-kind", and said she had played "such a crucial role in my professional [and] personal life".

He also paid tribute to his co-star on Twitter - posting a black and while photograph of them together and wrote, "No words".

• Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher dies aged 60

Harrison Ford, who played Han Solo in the Star Wars films, also described Fisher as "one-of-a-kind", saying she lived her life "bravely".

Anthony Daniels, who co-starred as the android C3P0, wrote: "In spite of so many thoughts and prayers from so many. I am very, very sad."

Star Trek actor William Shatner also paid tribute the Hollywood star and said he was "deeply saddened".

Richard Dreyfuss, who starred in Postcards From The Edge, which was written by Fisher, said wrote on Twitter he was "heartbroken" at her death, and that the world "just lost one of its best".

• Harrison Ford: 'Carrie Fisher was one-of-a-kind'

Actress Whoopi Goldberg was among those paying tribute, tweeting: "Carrie Fisher has passed, she was funnier & smarter than anyone had the right to be. Sail On Silver Girl. Condolences Debbie & Billie RIP"

Mia Farrow said of the actress: "Carrie was brilliant, funny and talented. Sending huge love be to her mom, her daughter, Billie and her many friends (sic)."

Actor and Writer Tina Fey said she felt lucky she had got to meet Fisher, and praised her for the honesty of her writing.

"Carrie Fisher meant a lot to me. Like many women my age, Princess Leia occupies about sixty percent of my brain at any given time," Fey said,

"But Carrie's honest writing and her razor-sharp wit were an even greater gift. I feel so lucky that I got to meet her. I'm very sad she is gone."

Carrie Fisher also lent her voice to the cartoon series Family Guy, where she played the overbearing brewery boss of the main character Peter Griffin.

The show's creator, Seth MacFarlane, said the show will "miss her immensely."

Writing on Facebook, Carrie Fisher's mother, Debbie Reynolds, expressed her thanks to "everyone who embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter".