Her daughter Billie Lourd said she “ultimately” died of drug addiction and mental illness after the coroner on Friday said the Star Wars actress had taken multiple drugs before her death.
Carrie Fisher’s death was triggered by sleep apnoea and various “other factors” but an exact cause could not be determined, a coroner said.
The sleep disorder and a build-up of fatty tissue in her arteries were among the issues recorded as factors.
In a statement to People magazine, Lourd said: “My mom battled drug addiction and mental illness her entire life.