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Title: Star Wars Actress Femi Taylor Publishes Memoir Tracing Path from Nigerian Village to West End and Beyond

Woking, Surry, United Kingdom, 18th Aug 2026 - About The Book:  From Mud Hut to STAR WARS and Beyond is the 2026 memoir of Femi Taylor, born 8 April 1961 in a rural village in southern Nigeria. The book recounts her early life beginning in tragedy: her birth mother died during the delivery of twins, and the babies were left at an orphanage in Ibadan after their father could no longer care for them. Adopted by British couple Richard and Allegra Taylor, she was raised in England and later became a British citizen.The narrative follows her development as a dancer from childhood ballet classes through professional training and a career on stage and screen. It covers her experiences in the original London production of the musical Cats, her casting as the Twi’lek dancer Oola in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi (a role she later revisited for the 1997 Special Edition). But the memoir goes far beyond these best-known credits, including her subsequent work in television and film, among many other professional and personal milestones.Taylor addresses themes of adoption, racial identity in a predominantly white environment, family relationships, personal loss, and the gradual process of coming to terms with her dual heritage and authentic self. The account includes reflections on international travel, convention appearances, and private life as a mother. The book presents these events in a straightforward chronological and reflective style drawn from the author’s own experiences.Key Highlights:•    Details the author’s survival as a premature twin left at a Catholic orphanage in Ibadan after her mother’s death in childbirth in 1961.•    Documents her adoption by a British family working in Nigeria and subsequent move to England.• ...

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