Mary Oyaya - A Star Wars Legend
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Mary Oyaya has been modeling and acting for as long as she can remember. She was an extra in Lost Souls, Down and Under, Farscape, and her most famous role yet, as Luminara Unduli in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. She has been featured in fashion magazines such as ‘CAT’ and ‘S’ where she has advertised Salvatore Ferragamo and Gucci sunglasses, Chanel and Jan Logan jewelry and footwear with Sergio Rossi. Mary has also appeared onscreen in commercials for Telstra Communications, Hewlett Packard Bell, and various sports advertisements. Born in Mombasa, Kenya to UN diplomat parents, she has lived all over the world, completed two masters degrees (in International Relations and Interntional Social Development), and works with refugees in Australia where she now lives.
As the character, Luminara, she plays a highly skilled Jedi with exceptional light saber skills. Luminara has been immortalized in the LEGO Star Wars series, has been in a board game, and has an exceptionally large following of devoted Star Wars followers.
2 Responses to “Mary Oyaya - A Star Wars Legend”
Mary Oyaya - Australia « Kenyan Jewels says:
December 27th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
[…] Mary Oyaya - Australia Mary Oyaya played the role of played the role of Jedi Master Luminara Unduli in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. A modern renaissance woman, she has two masters degrees ( International Relations, and International Social Development), has worked with NGOs on behalf of refugees in Australia, has modeled for Gucci, Chanel, Sergio Rossi, and Salvatore Serragamo among others. She has also been an extra in the movies–Lost Souls, Down and Under, and Farscape. Visit her website to learn more about her achievements. You can also read more about her here. […]
Spot the African - Mashada Forums says:
March 10th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
[…] djimon) but what about lessor known people. Lets see how many you can name and the movie. 1. mary oyaya - kenyan - star wars episode ii, farscape, lost souls 2. bambadjan bamba - ivory coast - i think i […]
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