The actress plays Pamela Anderson’s estranged daughter in the Gia Coppola drama.
“This movie was deeply meaningful to me,” she continued.
“When I met with Gia, I spoke about my mom and grandma’s relationship.
Billie Lourd with her late grandmother Debbie Reynolds and mother Carrie Fisher.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
“And to do that with Pamela was an absolute gift.
Anderson gave her costar a big hug on stage in response.
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Billie Lourd and ‘The Last Showgirl’ costars Pamela Anderson, Brenda Song, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kiernan Shipka pose in the Getty Images Portrait Studio presented by IMDb at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.Gareth Cattermole/Getty
Fisher died Dec. 27, 2016, from cardiac arrest at the age of 60.
Reynolds died one day after the death of her daughter from an apparent stroke at 84.
“I still hesitate and stutter because its really hard for me,” she said.
“I miss my mom every day.”
With additional reporting byMike Miller.
