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Femi Taylor

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Femi Taylor

Born February 8, 1961 · Nigera (age 65)

Femi Taylor 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 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. She reprised the part fourteen years later, filming new scenes for the 1997 Special Edition rerelease, and was the only performer from the original to do so. Because of this role, she appears at science f…

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Return of the JediReturn of the Jedi · 1983
Return of the Jedi
★ 7.91983
MovieAdventureAction
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.
CatsCats · 1998
Cats
★ 7.21998
MovieFantasyDrama
"Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer" and be reborn.
FlirtingFlirting · 1991
Flirting
★ 6.71991
MovieDramaRomance
Two freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differently.
Playing AwayPlaying Away · 1987
Playing Away
★ 6.01987
MovieTV MovieComedy
To mark the conclusion of their "Third World Week" celebration, a cricket team in a small English village invites a black cricket team from South London to a charity game with comical results.
Rachel and the RoarettesRachel and the Roarettes · 1985
Rachel and the Roarettes
1985
Movie
A musical about female rebels in the 18th and 20th centuries.
Drums Along Balmoral DriveDrums Along Balmoral Drive · 1986
Drums Along Balmoral Drive
1986
MovieDramaTV Movie
'I don't think at first I thought at all. I had a nice house, lovely kids. I didn't think about blacks at all. I should've done, but I didn't. They were just there.'
ScreenPlayScreenPlay · 1986
ScreenPlay
★ 6.01986
SeriesDrama
Screenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993. Numerous episodes were produced including one named "Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands" starring Robbie Coltrane as English writer Samuel Johnson who in the autumn of 1773, visits the Hebrides off the north-west coast of Scotland. That episode was directed by John Byrne and co-starred John Sessions and Celia Imrie.

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