Femi Taylor
Femi Taylor | |
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Occupation | Actress, dancer |
Years active | 1980–present |
Partner(s) | Claus Skytte Kamper |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Benedict Taylor (brother) |
Femi Taylor is a Nigerian-born British dancer and actress best known for portraying Jabba the Hutt's Twi'lek slave dancer Oola in the 1983 motion picture Return of the Jedi.[1]
Career
Taylor portrayed the slave dancer Oola in Return of the Jedi, the last film of the original trilogy. She reprised the part fourteen years later, filming new scenes for the 1997 Special Edition release, and was the only performer from the original to do so. Because of this role, she appears at science fiction and Star Wars conventions around the world.
Taylor was cast as Tantomile in the 1981 original London production of the musical Cats, during which she learned she had been cast as Oola for Return of the Jedi. She appeared in the 1998 TV movie version of Cats as Exotica, a character that was created specially for her and exclusively for the film.
Personal life
Her brother, Benedict Taylor, played fighter pilot Bravo 2 in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Femi lives in London, has two children and is in a relationship with her Danish partner Claus Skytte Kamper.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | The Apple | Dancer | |
1983 | Return of the Jedi | Oola | |
1987 | Playing Away | Masie | |
1990 | A Kink in the Picasso | Nadia | |
1991 | Flirting | Letitia Adjewa | |
1998 | Cats | Exotica | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Miracles Take Longer | Tracy Benedict | 2 episodes |
1986 | The Bill | Nurse | Episode: Loan Shark |
Screenplay | Linda | Episode: Drums Along Balmoral Drive | |
References
- ↑ Matt ForbeckI (2011). Star Wars vs. Star Trek: Could the Empire kick the Federation's ass? And other galaxy-shaking enigmas. Adams Media. p. 34. ISBN 9781440525773.
External links
- Femi Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
- TheForce.Net - Interview with Femi Taylor