Femi Taylor | |
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Born | April 8, 1961 |
Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
Years active | 1980–present |
Partner | Claus Skytte Kamper |
Children | 2 |
Femi Taylor is a Nigerian-British actress who is famous for playing Oola in Return of the Jedi, a Star Wars movie. She has also acted in TV shows and plays, and studied dance in New York.[1]
She was born in Nigeria.[2] Her father gave her to missionaries because her mother died giving birth and he couldn't take care of all their kids alone.[3] She was adopted by a couple from England and grew up there.[3][1]
She now runs an interior design company.[4]
She has two children and is married to Claus Skytte Kamper.[source?]
She played a 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.