AUGUST 26
THE JURY MEETS
Biography
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 J.J. Abrams. The film marked the final chapter in The Skywalker Saga and was released on December 20, 2019.
Last year, 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 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.
That same year, she wrapped production on the sci-fi adventure "Chaos Walking" opposite Tom Holland for Lionsgate. Chaos Walking is set for release in 2021.
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 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.
PHOTO CREDITS: Hiroyuki Tsutsumi