Femi Taylor

Femi Taylor
Femi Taylor
Born	April 8, 1961 (age 59)
Occupation	Actress, dancer
Years active	1980–present
Partner(s)	Claus Skytte Kamper
Children	2

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

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	The Apple	Dancer
1983	Return of the Jedi	Oola	Reprised the role in 1997 to film additional scenes for the special edition
1987	Playing Away	Masie
1990	A Kink in the Picasso	Nadia
1991	Flirting	Letitia Adjewa
1998	Cats	Exotica

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Miracles Take Longer	Tracy Benedict	2 episodes
1986	The Bill	Nurse	Episode: Loan Shark
1986	Screenplay	Linda	Episode: Drums Along Balmoral Drive

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References

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.

External links

Femi Taylor on IMDb
TheForce.Net - Interview with Femi Taylor

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[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.