Star Wars Episode 7: 10 Actresses To Play First Prominent, Live-Action Female Jedi

by Cameron Carpenter

The Clone Wars is proving that a prominent female Jedi works to fantastic effect, so maybe it's about time we made the switch to live-action. There are a few folks I left off the list, primarily because they belong to a franchise that is incredibly similar to Star Wars. For the sake of straying from redundancy, I left off names like Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) and Gina Torres (Firefly) and tried to compile a list of names that would be somewhat fresh. A lot of things were taken into consideration for these parts, particularly physique, acting ability, star power, potential, and even if they have the "face" for a Jedi. Sometimes, there are faces that just fit the sci-fi world a bit better than others. They're often leaner, with larger eyes, etc. etc. I tried to keep in style with the images of lady Jedi that we have through the comic and cartoon medium as well, though I'll be the first to admit I know next to nothing about the extended universe of Star Wars. As you check the list out, remember that box-office draw isn't the majority priority, here. I mean, it's Star Wars. It could star potatoes and still manage to make a killing at the box office. But let's say we stop the talk about spuds and get to the ladies?

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Cameron Carpenter is an aspiring screenwriter, current film and journalism student, and self-diagnosed cinephile, which only sounds bad in certain circles. Devoted fan of comics, movies, theater, Jesus Christ, Sidney Lumet, and Peter O'Toole, he sometimes spends too much time on his Scribd and comicbookmovie.com, but doesn't think you're one to judge, devoted reader. You can follow him on Twitter to watch him talk to people you didn't know exist. Oh, and Daredevil is quite the big deal around here (my head).