Femi Taylor

Femi Taylor
Femi Taylor
Born	8 April 1961 (age 63); Niger
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Claus Skytte
Children	2

Femi Taylor Listen^ⓘ (born 8 April 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

Taylor lives in Odense, Denmark, has two children and is married to Claus Skytte.^[2]

Filmography

Film

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