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Daisy Ridley is an English actress best known for her breakthrough role as Rey in the 2015 film, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. She reprised her role as Rey in STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI which was released by Disney on December 15, 2017. Ridley was most recently seen in the final film in the trilogy, EPISODE IX: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, directed by JJ Abrams. The film marked the final chapter in The Skywalker Saga and was released on December 20, 2019.
Upcoming, Ridley will be seen in Doug Liman’s sci-fi adventure CHAOS WALKING opposite Tom Holland. The film is slated for release by Lionsgate on March 5. In 2021, she will go into production on Joachim Rønning ‘s YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA in which she will star as the titular character. The film, based on Glenn Stout’s novel of Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle, the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel, will be released on Disney +. She will also go into production on Jane Anderson’s WOMEN IN THE CASTLE in which she will star alongside Kristin Scott Thomas and Nina Hoss. The film adaptation of Jessica Shattuck’s 2017 New York Times bestseller follows three widows whose late husbands planned an assassination attempt on Hitler.
She most recently lent her voice to Elinor Cook’s ISLANDERS which was released by Audible on September 10. Previously, Ridley narrated the IMAX educational film ASTEROID HUNTERS, a look at asteroids and their cosmic origins.
In 2019, Ridley was seen in OPHELIA opposite Naomi Watts, which premiered at Sundance in 2018. The film was released by IFC Films on June 28, 2019.
In 2018, Ridley lent her voice to Sony’s live action animated hybrid, PETER RABBIT starring opposite James Cordon, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki and Rose Byrne for director Will Gluck.
In 2017, Ridley was seen in MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, directed by Kenneth Branagh and featuring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz, and Judi Dench. The film was released by Fox in November.
In 2016, Ridley voiced the lead role of “Taeko” in the 25th Anniversary re-release of Studio Ghibli’s classic animated film, ONLY YESTERDAY. She also served as an Executive Producer and narrator on the documentary THE EAGLE HUNTRESS which was released by Sony Pictures Classics.
Additionally, she sang the duet “At the Ballet” from A Chorus Line with Anne Hathaway for Barbra Streisand’s Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway Album.
Daisy is the recipient of a 2016 Oscar Wilde Award. The non-profit US-Ireland Alliance created the event to recognize the contributions of the Irish in film. This is an honorary Irish award.