How Carrie Fisher Brought Depth To Family Guy's Angela

In a November 2017 interview, ahead of Angela's last appearance in "Family Guy," executive producer Steve Callaghan spoke with Entertainment Weekly about what Carrie Fisher brought to the role and to the series. Callaghan and interviewer Dan Snierson noted that the character was no easy one to take on, seeing as Angela has an intense loneliness. Callaghan then praised Fisher for bringing a depth to Angela that wasn't on the page.

Callaghan said, "It would be easy for a less capable actress to make that character kind of one-note, gruff and yelling all the time. But Carrie brought to it a depth that I don't think just anyone could have. And it enabled us to do some of the types of episodes that I was talking about, where we got to know her on a deeper level. Anyone knows their boss in their one context, and there's a full person behind that that they, for the most part, don't get to know." The producer continued by noting that, with Fisher's performance, they were able to explore Angela's life outside of the office and explore the character further. He added that being able to do that was something that the writers enjoyed, thanks to Fisher.

Callaghan continued, "We're incredibly grateful to her for that, and we all feel the loss of that now that we're writing episodes that don't have Angela in them."