Mary Oyaya
Oyaya in 2007
Born
Mary Oyaya

Mombasa, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
Australian
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active1993–present

Mary Oyaya is a Kenyan actress and model. She is best known for the role of Jedi Master Luminara Unduli in the American blockbuster film, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.[1]

Personal life

She was born in Mombasa, Kenya as the eldest child in a family of four siblings. She received her master's degree in International Relations and then completed a second master's degree in International Social Development, both from the University of New South Wales.[2]

After moving to Australia, she continued to appear in television commercials and advertisements.

Orli Shoshan (left), Mary Oyaya (middle), & Nalini Krishan (right)

Career

She has worked for the United Nations since a young age. She mainly worked with refugees in Australia for several NGOs. While studying, she pursued a modeling career. She featured in several fashion magazines such as 'CAT' and 'S'. In the meantime, she appeared in advertisements with Salvatore Ferragamo and Gucci sunglasses, Chanel and Jan Logan jewelry and footwear with Sergio Rossi.

Mary has starred in television commercials for Telstra Communications, Hewlett Packard Bell, and various sports advertisements. In 1999, she acted in the SciFi network TV series, Farscape. During this period, she ventured into film productions, such as Lost Souls and Down and Under. In 2002, she appeared as Jedi Master Luminara Unduli in the American blockbuster film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.[3]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1999FarscapeTV series
2000Down & UnderFilm
2000Lost SoulsFilm
2002Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the ClonesLuminara UnduliFilm

References

  1. ↑ "Mary Oyaya: Schauspielerin". filmstarts. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Simiyu, John Paul (March 2, 2020). "Kenyan Girl's Hollywood Dream That Sparked Global Craze [VIDEO]". Kenyans.co.ke. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mary Oyaya (Luminara Unduli)". Star Wars Interviews. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.