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| Name | Claire Davenport |
| Aliases | None |
| Place of birth | Sale, Cheshire, England |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of birth | April 24th, 1933 |
| Date of death | March 4th, 2002 |
| First appearance | Doctor Who: Assassin at Peking |
Claire Davenport was a British actress born in Sale, Cheshire, England on April 24th, 1933. Her earliest known work in television was playing a character named Myrtle in several episodes of the TV series The Rag Trade. Her first role in a science fiction feature was her portrayal of an empress in the "Assassin at Peking" episode of Doctor Who in 1964. Having made a career portraying large women, she was eventually cast to play the part of Yarna D'al' Gargan, the multi-breasted dancer in Jabba the Hutt's palace in the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Though she had gone on to play several more roles, these were her only two appearances in the sci-fi medium. Claire Davenport passed away from renal failure at the age of 68 in England on March 4th, 2002.
Body of work[]
Film[]
| Film | Year | Role |
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| Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | 1986 | Yarna D'al' Gargan |
Television[]
| Series | Episode | Role |
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| Doctor Who | Assassin at Peking | The Empress |
Notes & Trivia[]
External Links[]
- Claire Davenport at IMDB
- Claire Davenport at Wikipedia
- Claire Davenport at Wookieepedia
- Claire Davenport at the Doctor Who Wiki