Daisy Ridley Net Worth

Daisy Ridley's Quotes

• [About where she grew up] London. And somebody did ask me if me and John [Boyega] got on because we're from the same place. We're not from the same place. He's from South London, I'm from West.
• [About the Star Wars Celebration event] I didn't think of it like that until dinner last night when somebody mentioned how many people might be watching. It was so cool to be part of a film that is loved so much, and then to be able to launch in that sphere with just fans and people who love what we're doing and are so excited about what's going to come in December, that was the best way to come out, as it were.
• [About her family] I've got sisters. I'm the youngest of actually five. We have been watching the movies again, and my middle sister is super excited. Last year when we were filming, everyone came round and we had dinner and watched Episode IV, A New Hope, which was super cool.
• [on her favourite location while filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens] Weirdly enough, probably Abu Dhabi, even though it was so hot, it was like you literally can't imagine that heat. The feeling of stepping onto a real set for the first time, it genuinely was a baptism of fire. To see creatures walking around and speeders chilling in the sand, that was amazing, and because I was shooting there, it was like everything had built up to that moment. So a few days in, I was like, OK. I'm getting my groove now.
• My great uncle was in Dad's Army (1968). And I don't know if Americans will know that. It was a hugely popular show in England. They're redoing it as a film. Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore [in the Harry Potter movies], is playing who my great uncle played. Both my parents are creative. My dad did act when he was younger, but they're both very creative." [...] "My mum works in internal communications at a bank, and my dad's a photographer.

Interesting Facts about Daisy Ridley

1. She was cast in Youngers (2013) straight out of school. Coincidentally, during the only scene in which she appears, Star Wars is mentioned.
2. Her great uncle is actor Arnold Ridley who played Godfrey in the long running British sitcom Dad's Army (1968).
3. Trained as a dancer and singer at the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts.
4. She appears in the music video for the song "Lights On" by Wiley (feat Angel & Tinchy Stryder). The song was released in 2013.
5. Her character Rey is featured on a Star Wars postage stamp issued in October 2015 by the UK Royal Mail postal service..
6. She has a tattoo of three stars on her left foot that she got when she was 15, a tattoo of the alchemical symbol of air on her upper right thigh, and a peace symbol tattoo behind her right ear.
7. Is the youngest child of five sisters. Two of them are half-sisters, coming from her father's previous marriage.
8. She cried after watching the trailer of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) for the first time.
9. Is left-handed. Could also be considered "cross-dominant" as displayed in Star Wars; she writes/eats with her left hand, but shoots and uses her staff with her right hand.
10. Won "Best Breakthrough Performance" at the MTV Movie Awards on her 24th birthday.
11. Since August 2016, she has her own wax figure featured in Madame Tussaud's wax museum. The sculpture is based on her character Rey and has been revealed during the Star Wars Celebration Europe in July 2016.
12. In 2016, she recorded the song "At the Ballet", along with Barbra Streisand and Anne Hathaway. The song is featured on the album "Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway", which was released in August 26, 2016.
13. In 2012, about a year before her acting career took off, she appeared in a TV commercial for the British supermarket chain Morrisons.
14. She is a fan of The Great British Bake Off (2010) and an avid baker herself.
15. When Prince William and Prince Harry visited the set of Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) at Pinewood Studios, Daisy was assigned to escort them on a VIP tour of the Star Wars sound stage facilities.
16. Prior to acting, she worked as a bartender in London. She also worked in a shopping mall as an elf (later upgraded to a fairy princess) during Christmas season.
17. Is allergic to cats.
18. She became a vegan after watching the mocumentary Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017). However, after initially cutting out dairy, eggs and meat, she decided to eat fish as a compromise. She also maintains to drink her tea with honey.
19. Although she is a skilled singer, she says it's one of her worst habits. During the production of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), she once lost a bet with J.J. Abrams that she couldn't go an entire day without singing.
20. In 2016, she started studying for a degree in social science.