Daisy Ridley

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Daisy Ridley is an English actress who rose to global stardom with her leading role in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Before being cast in one of the most iconic film franchises in history, she was a relative unknown, but she quickly became a household name for her portrayal of the powerful and resilient scavenger, Rey. Her career since has focused on a diverse range of roles in independent and studio films.

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Name: Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley

Date of birth: April 10, 1992

Height: Approximately 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m)

Place of birth: Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

Family:

Parents’ names: Christopher Ridley (father, a photographer) and Louise Fawkner-Corbett (mother, worked in internal communications for a bank).
Siblings: Two older sisters, Kika-Rose Ridley (a model) and Poppy Sophia Ridley. She also has two older half-sisters from her father’s previous marriage.
Spouse: Tom Bateman (m. 2023), an English actor.
Children: None publicly known.
Relatives: Her great-uncle was Arnold Ridley, an actor and playwright best known for playing Private Charles Godfrey in the classic British sitcom Dad’s Army.

Profession: Actress, Producer.

Nationality: British

Religion: She has not publicly specified her religious beliefs but has described herself as spiritual.

College or university attended: Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire (graduated in 2010).

Biography and What Famous For:

Daisy Ridley grew up in Maida Vale, London, as the youngest of three sisters in a creative family. She developed a passion for performing at a young age and earned a scholarship to Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, where she trained until she was 18. After graduating, she began her career with minor roles in British television shows like Casualty, Silent Witness, and Mr Selfridge.

Ridley is most famous for her breakout role as Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. In 2014, after a lengthy search, she was cast as the lead character, a decision that catapulted her from near-anonymity to international fame almost overnight. Her debut in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was met with critical acclaim, with many praising her compelling and charismatic performance as the franchise’s new hero. She reprised the role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), cementing her place in cinematic history.

Since her time in the Star Wars galaxy, Ridley has purposefully chosen a variety of different roles to showcase her range as an actress. She has appeared in the ensemble mystery Murder on the Orient Express (2017), the romantic drama Ophelia (2018), the sci-fi thriller Chaos Walking (2021), and the acclaimed independent film Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023). In 2024, she earned praise for her physically demanding lead role in the Disney biographical drama Young Woman and the Sea.

It has been announced that she will return to the role of Rey in a future Star Wars film centered on the establishment of a New Jedi Order.

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