She helped so many people get sober/diagnosed with bipolar, raised a great daughter, wrote some really good books, raised loads of money for aids research (and let her nursed her friend while he died of aids before they knew the cause)
She was a heroic princess on screen and off
I still think the most impressive award show performance ever is Neil Patrick Harris's opening number at the 2013 Tonys. like, the ONLY time they were able to successfully complete it was during the live taping. and every celeb in the audience was STUNNED by the end.
here's the video in honor of tonight's Tony Awards lol