Brigitte Kahn

Brigitte Kahn is a German-born British actress who has appeared on several television shows in the UK.

She remains best known for her small part in the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back, where she plays an unnamed rebel officer, as only one of three female characters with a speaking part in the original Star Wars trilogy other than Princess Leia herself.[1][2][3][4]

Kahn played Dagmar in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Other TV credits include: Secret Army, The Sandbaggers, The Gentle Touch, The Professionals, C.A.T.S. Eyes, The Bill and The New Statesman.

She starred as the German Baroness in the film Remains of the Day.

She played Hippolyta in the Royal Shakespeare Company 1989 production A Midsummer's Dream.[5]

References
  1. Richau, Amy (1 June 2015). "The Evolution of Women in the Star Wars Universe: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. Rj (10 November 2010). "Yours Truly, RJD: Who the @#$! is Toryn Farr?!?!". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. Buchanan, Kyle (29 November 2011). "What Twilight Has That Star Wars Doesn't". vulture.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. "'Every line spoken by a woman (not named Leia) in Star Wars' is not a very long video". The Independent. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. Coursen, Herbert R. (18 March 1995). Reading Shakespeare on Stage. University of Delaware Press.


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