Star Wars' first female lead actress: Who is Daisy Ridley?

It has been announced that British actress Daisy Ridley, who shines in the Star Wars series, will return to the series with the character of Rey.

* She was born on April 10, 1992.

* Her full name is Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley.

* Daisy Ridley, who has 5 sisters, is the youngest daughter of a London family.

* The beautiful star trained at Tring Park Acting School outside London for 5 years.

* The first acting experience of the beautiful actress was when she was 9 years old.

* Before Daisy Ridley rose to prominence, she worked at a pub.

* The beautiful star is a big fan of the American reality show competition "RuPaul's Drag Race", even choosing the contestant Trinity K Bonet's costume on Halloween.

* Daisy Ridley's favorite movie as a child was "Matilda".

* The beautiful star, who closed her Twitter and Instagram accounts in 2016, stated that she "wanted to spend less time on her phone" and "wanted to be more at the moment".

* Daisy Ridley took the microphone on "At the Ballet" from "A Chorus Line" for legendary artist Barbara Streisand's 2016 album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway.

* The beautiful star sent her manager several emails to arrange a trial before being called up for a first tryout for the role of Rey.

* The beautiful star has a dog that is blind and deaf. The name of the sweet fluff ball is Muffin!

* Close friends co-stars Daisy Ridley and John Boyega call each other "peanut".

* Daisy got her first tattoo when she was 15; a string of stars at her feet. Today, the beautiful star has a total of 4 tattoos. One of the tattoos is signed by Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Dr Woo.

* The beautiful star has problems with endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.

* One of Daisy Ridley's biggest hobbies is knitting. She likes to knit very long scarves.

* The beautiful star received advice on emotional relationships strained by fame from Carrie Fisher, the iconic Princess Leia of the Star Wars franchise.

* The beautiful star knows Eminem's song "Lose Yourself" by heart.

* Daisy Ridley admits she's obsessed with Japanese culture and that it really affected her.

* Yoda, the actress's favorite character from the original Star Wars series.

* While the beautiful star was preparing for the role of Rey in the new Star Wars trilogy, she was locked in the gym for 5 hours a day, 5 days a week.

* Daisy Ridley says she would like to be a psychologist or counselor if she wasn't an actress.

* The first thing the beautiful actress said when she met Harrison Ford was "Mom, you're a huge fan!"

* Daisy Ridley was scolded by director J J Abrams during the filming of the movie. The reason was that the beautiful actress talked to the android BB-8 as if she were a child. Abrams had to warn that BB-8 is more of a serious character than a cute one.

Daisy Ridley co-starred with Harrison Ford, who portrayed Han Solo, and John Boyega, in the 2015 movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," produced by J J Abrams.

April 2023

British actress Daisy Ridley, who shines with her Star Wars series, returns to the series with the character of Rey.

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who attended the Star Wars Celebration event held in London, invited Ridley to the stage and gave the good news to the fans of the series. The new Star Wars movie, directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, will focus on Rey's founding of the new Jedi Order.

Director Obaid-Chinoy will be the first woman to direct a Star Wars movie. The Pakistani director won two Academy Awards for her short documentary "Saving Face" (2011).

TWO MORE MOVIES ON THE WAY

On the other hand, it was announced that two more films will come with the event. It has not been announced when the two separate films, which will be directed by James Mangold and Dave Filoni, will be shot and who will star in the lead roles.