Daisy Ridley has officially joined the "Star Wars Episode 7" cast and many are scrambling to get the scoop on the "unknown" actress, who was pictured sitting in between Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford.
Ridley joins John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Mr. Selfridge), Adam Driver (Girls), Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), Andy Serkis (Lord of The Rings), Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter) and Max von Sydow (Shutter Island) as franchise newcomers.
"We are so excited to finally share the cast of 'Star Wars: Episode VII.' It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud," director J.J. Abrams said in a statement.
Ridley is the only actress in the announced cast that hasn't been in a major feature film. However, that doesn't mean she isn't qualified to take on a major role in the franchise film. Check out the list below to learn a little more about the up-and-coming actress.
Meet #DaisyRidley, one of the leads in #StarWarsEpisodeVII. Any ideas on who she will play? https://t.co/N11VFKFZVA pic.twitter.com/hhVd3zCVuY
— IMDb (@IMDb) April 29, 2014
1. Ridley is a British actress whose television career began in 2013, according to IMDB.
2. However, Ridley has landed many gigs on British television series. "Daisy Ridley was cast as Jessie in 'Youngers' for Big Talk Productions straight out of school. She then played the guest lead role of Fran in the long running BBC TV series 'Casualty'. This year Daisy has shot the guest role Roxie Starlet in the second season of the ITV series 'Mr Selfridge', Charlotte in 'Toast of London' for Channel 4/Objective Productions and the guest lead Hannah Kennedy in 'Silent Witness' for the BBC. All of which are due for transmission early 2014. Daisy has just been offered a good role in the next 'Inbetweeners' movie which she will begin shooting in Jan 2014." (Source: Daisy Ridley's Management)
3. Here's Ridley's acting reel.
Biggest curveball in the Episode VII cast, perhaps, is the inclusion of Daisy Ridley. Who? Well, here's her showreel. https://t.co/9xwx8MGfW6 — Film Divider (@FilmDivider) April 29, 2014
4. She's a woman of many talents: "Ridley is also an accomplished jazz singer and dancer, while also highly skilled at tap dancing and cabaret singing. She can also pull off some violin, too." (Source: TheWrap)
5. She could be playing Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Leia Skywalker's (Carrie Fisher) daughter, though her character's name has yet to be announced.
