How do you emancipate yourself from the Hollywood franchise that revealed you to the general public and casting directors? The perilous transition has imposed itself on others such as Orlando Bloom, Robert Pattinson or Jennifer Lawrence. Daisy Ridley has not escaped either. The British actress had only small roles and extras to her credit when she was chosen, in 2014, at the age of 22, to become the heroine of J. J. Abrams' new Star Wars trilogy: Rey.
With her hair tied in a small bun and draped in a tunic, this ingenious wreck plunderer became the disciple of the mythical Jedi Luke Skywalker. In her final appearance in The Rise of Skywalker, she buried her mentor's lightsabers in the sand. Since last Wednesday, it has been back in cinemas. But Star Wars aficionados will take a few minutes to recognize her in The Dream Life of Miss Fran.
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