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Daisy Ridley
title: Daisy Ridley text: Daisy Ridley Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress. Born in Westminster and brought up in Maida Vale, Ridley trained in drama at the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. She began acting in minor guest roles on television and in short films, making her film debut in the independent horror film "Scrawl" (2015). She rose to international prominence for playing the lead role of Rey in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy, starring in "" (2015) and "" (2017). She is also known for her performance of Mary Debenham in "Murder on the Orient title: Daisy Ridley text: in the final cut. In April 2014, Ridley's casting as Rey, one of the lead characters in "", was announced. She was chosen for the film in February 2014. At the time of her casting she was, according to "Rolling Stone", a "total unknown." Her choice by director J. J. Abrams was seen as a repeat of George Lucas's move of casting relatively unknown actors for the lead roles in the first "Star Wars" film in 1977. Ridley began filming her scenes in May 2014 at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, and prior to the film's release in December 2015, she title: Lieutenant Connix text: Lieutenant Connix Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film "", she is portrayed by Billie Lourd. Connix is a minor character in "The Force Awakens", and becomes more prominent in the sequel, "". Lourd is the daughter of Carrie Fisher, who portrayed Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" films. Lourd said that she auditioned for the lead role of Rey in "The Force Awakens", which ultimately went to Daisy Ridley. In the film, Lourd played the minor role of Lieutenant Connix, a character created specifically for her by director title: Billie Lourd text: Tricia Leigh Fisher. She has a sister, Ava, from her father's marriage to Bruce Bozzi, who her father legally adopted. From her mother's side, she is of Italian, German-Jewish, Russian-Jewish, Scots-Irish and English descent. Her godmother is actress Meryl Streep. Writer Bruce Wagner is Lourd's godfather. Lourd studied psychology at New York University, graduating in 2014. Lourd played the role of Lieutenant Connix in the 2015 "Star Wars" sequel film "". On "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2017, she said that she auditioned for the lead role of Rey, which ultimately went to Daisy Ridley. Lourd also appeared in the title: Rey (Star Wars) text: to portray her as "the ultimate outsider and the ultimate disenfranchised person", due to their belief that a person of that nature would likely experience a prolonged journey compared to other types of people. Daisy Ridley was largely unknown before being cast for the role of Rey. Ridley said that she auditioned many times for the role over the course of seven months and had to keep her casting a secret for three months. She was announced as part of the cast at the end of April 2014. She only had experience with small parts in TV shows. Her inexperience