Daisy Ridley is a 5-foot-7 jazz singer, dancer and strong swimmer with dark hair, a native London accent, and a few minor television credits she gathered over the past year. She's in her early 20s, and used to go by @daisyjazz on Twitter - before the account was disabled.
That's about all we know about the lone 'unknown' member of the Star Wars VII cast. Other than that she's about to become very, very famous. SEE ALSO: 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Cast Announced
In the hours after Disney and Lucasfilm's big casting announcement, Ridley's acting reel was pulled down from Vimeo. She has no Wikipedia page; no photos on Getty Images (jeez, even I have photos on Getty Images); no U.S. representation listed in any of the entertainment databases; no bio on her imdb page; and her exact age is not listed anywhere.
A call placed by Mashable to her agency, a boutique firm in the central London neighborhood of Clerkenwell, was promptly returned by a polite gentleman who referred every question over to Lucasfilm. And you know Lucasfilm isn't talking.
The agency is called Jonathan Arun, named after its founder, who's pictured below, left. As these things go, Arun most likely both gained and lost a huge client with Tuesday's announcement - she's on the roster now, and the small agency will collect a handsome fee. But if her Star Wars role makes any kind of impact at all, she'll almost certainly be moving on to William Morris, Endeavor or Creative Artists Agency (no one dances with the date who brought them anymore).
As can be expected wherever J.J. Abrams is involved, the layer of secrecy is always thicker than whatever's beneath it. Before Ridley's acting reel was yanked from Vimeo, I watched it. It was perfectly fine and should've been left up. Ridley is charming, at times intense, but with a playful streak. Big, winning, dimpled smile.
Ridley is a relative newcomer to acting, as her credits reach back only to last year. In one of those, a sci-fi horror action short called 'Blue Season,' she plays a kidnapped girl being manipulated by an evil voice on the telephone line. For now, the entire thing is here:
That, and a micro-budget UK film titled Scrawl in post-production are her only film credits. As for TV, her longest-running part was a two-episode arc on a pathology procedural called Silent Witness. Her four other TV credits were all one-offs. But she does appear in this music video:
Just like any 20-something, Ridley was active on social media, though it appears she's disabled her account well ahead of Tuesday's announcement. But there are remnants out there.
For instance, she has a younger sister who's a model:
@kika_rose @daisyjazz twins in Guildford #PoseForPrimark pic.twitter.com/Ue97hHpW
- Richard James-King (@RichardJ_K) November 25, 2012
Wasn't shy about out-and-about selfies:
@daisyjazz and @EllieSelwood I think I'm in love with this photo... pic.twitter.com/Yut197Rc
- Annie Le Gresley (@AnnieLeGresley) November 29, 2012
And had her picture taken at cast parties ...
Another snap of the 'Mr Selfridge' wrap party! Great night! @daisyjazz @CHIMPSINSOCKS #MrSelfridge #andthatsawrap pic.twitter.com/F0M7x7Dwtq
- Sophia Carr-Gomm (@SophiaCarrGomm) October 20, 2013
As for who she will be playing in Star Wars VII, well - there are scant clues there, too.
In the cast photo released by Disney/Lucasfilm, Ridley is sitting between Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. Is she their daughter? That seems the most likely scenario, and could be a doozy of a character: Through the Skywalker line, she has the Force. Through the Solo line, she has the mojo.
There's also been rumor of a female continuation of the Kenobi line, which would be a nice call-back to a beloved character. Her profile on the Jonathan Arun website reveals some details: She's a native Londoner and can do Cockney and an Irish brogue as well. But nothing about an American accent. More evidence that she's a Kenobi? For now only time, and the Hollywood rumor mill, will tell.
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