Femi Taylor

Femi Taylor (born April 8, 1961) is a Nigerien-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]

Femi Taylor
Born (1961-04-08) April 8, 1961
Niger
OccupationActress, dancer
Years active1980–present
Partner(s)Claus Skytte Kamper
Children2

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

Femi lives in Odense, Denmark, has two children and is married to Claus Skytte Kamper.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1980The AppleDancer
1983Return of the JediOolaReprised the role in 1997 to film additional scenes for the special edition
1987Playing AwayMasie
1990A Kink in the PicassoNadia
1991FlirtingLetitia Adjewa
1998CatsExotica

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Miracles Take LongerTracy Benedict2 episodes
1986 The BillNurseEpisode: Loan Shark
ScreenplayLindaEpisode: Drums Along Balmoral Drive

References
  1. Matt Forbeck (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. Femi Taylor actress.


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