At the time of her casting she was, according to Rolling Stone, a "total unknown." Her choice by director J. She was cast for the film in February 2014. In April 2014, the casting of Ridley as Rey, one of the lead characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, was announced. Ridley's costume from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts Ridley made her film debut in the 2015 British independent horror film Scrawl, after her scenes from the British comedy film The Inbetweeners 2 were removed in the final cut. She also appeared in the music video for Wiley's song " Lights On", playing the character of Kim. Ridley played the lead in film three of Lifesaver, an interactive film which was nominated for a BAFTA Award. She appeared in the short film Blue Season, which was entered into the Sci-Fi-London 48-Hour Film Challenge. Ridley began her career with minor roles in the television programmes Youngers, Toast of London, Silent Witness, Mr Selfridge, and Casualty. Career 2013–2015: Beginnings and Star Wars breakthrough In 2016, she began studying for a Bachelor of Arts in social science through online courses with the Open University. Prior to being cast in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ridley worked for nearly two years as a bartender at two different pubs in London. She then studied classical civilisation at Birkbeck, University of London, before dropping out to focus on her acting career. Ridley won a scholarship to Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire, which she attended from ages nine to eighteen. While not a particularly strong Star Wars fan as a youth, she dedicatedly followed the Harry Potter series. Ridley has stated that while growing up, her favourite film was Matilda (1996), referring to the titular character (played by Mara Wilson) as a role model. Arnold Ridley's brother, Daisy's grandfather, John Harry Dunn Ridley, OBE, was head of the Engineering Secretariat at the BBC from 1950 to 1965. He separately forged a career as a playwright and actor (and is best remembered for playing Private Godfrey in the sitcom Dad's Army). Her paternal great-uncle, Arnold Ridley served in the military as well. Her mother's family, the Fawkner-Corbetts, were landed gentry with a military and medical background. She has two older sisters, Kika Rose and Poppy Sophia, as well as two older half-sisters. She is the youngest of three daughters born to Christopher Ridley, a photographer, and Louise (née Fawkner-Corbett), who works in internal communications for a bank. Early lifeĭaisy Jazz Isobel Ridley was born on 10 April 1992 in the London borough of Westminster, and grew up in Maida Vale. She will reprise her role as Rey in an untitled Star Wars film set after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. She also appeared in the mystery film Murder on the Orient Express (2017), played the title character of the romantic drama Ophelia (2018), and has done occasional voice acting, such as the live-action/animated film Peter Rabbit (2018) and video games including Twelve Minutes. She rose to prominence for her role as Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy: The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress.
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