Brigitte Kahn
Brigitte Kahn is a German-born British actress who has appeared on several television shows in the UK.
She is well known for her part in the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back, where she plays an originally unnamed rebel officer who was later named Toryn Farr in other Star Wars media, as one of four female characters with a speaking part in the original Star Wars trilogy.[1][2][3][4]
Kahn played Dagmar in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Other TV credits include: Secret Army, The Sandbaggers, The Gentle Touch, The Professionals, C.A.T.S. Eyes, Taggart, The Bill and The New Statesman.
She starred as the German Baroness in the film The Remains of the Day.
She played Hippolyta in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1989 production A Midsummer Night's Dream.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Richau, Amy (1 June 2015). "The Evolution of Women in the Star Wars Universe: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back". Fangirl Blog. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Rj (10 November 2010). "Yours Truly, RJD: Who the @#$! is Toryn Farr?!?!". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Buchanan, Kyle (29 November 2011). "What Twilight Has That Star Wars Doesn't". Vulture.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "'Every line spoken by a woman (not named Leia) in Star Wars' is not a very long video". The Independent. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Coursen, Herbert R. (1995). Reading Shakespeare on Stage. Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0874135381.
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