Oola / Legends Oola was a Twi ' lek dancer in Jabba the Hutt ' s court . She was the daughter of a clan chieftain on Ryloth and tricked into becoming a dancer by Bib Fortuna and Jerris Rudd as a gift to Jabba . She was also the half sister of Nolaa Tarkona , the leader of the Diversity Alliance . She was eaten alive by the rancor in Jabba ' s palace , but by then she had already decided death was far better than another day as Jabba ' s slave . Biography . By no later than 3 ABY , Oola ' s father became the renowned chief of his eight hundred – person clan , granting both himself and his family considerable power and influence . Despite this , he provided Oola with little or no formal education , as Twi ' lek society held that educating women was a threat to male authority . She instead devoted herself to dancing , which won her dozens of admirers , including the visiting Twi ' lek criminal , Bib Fortuna . Clan custom gave Oola ' s father the right to sell her , but Fortuna had doubts that the chief would agree to this , so he abducted the girl during the night . She and Sienn ' rha , another Twi ' lek , were trained together as dancers at one of the greatest dance schools on Ryloth . As they were in Mos Eisley on their way to Jabba ' s Palace , Luke Skywalker ran into them and attempted to set them free . He killed Rudd and rescued Sienn , but Oola wanted to see what Palace life was like , naively thinking she would be able to leave at any time . Little did she know that it wouldn ' t be what she expected . Fortuna took Oola , and succeeded in giving her to Jabba . Rather than the customary dancing veils , Oola was given only a flimsy net costume to wear , loosely held together by narrow leather strips . Jabba was immediately enamored with her , and chained her by the neck to his throne as his personal property and slave girl . Oola was forced to dance for him , as well as give pleasure when the depraved crime lord beckoned , but she was determined to escape from her horrible existence , one way or another . Defiled and miserable , fed only scraps , she could not decide if it was better to keep enduring the Hutt ' s carnal embrace until escape was possible , or to die cleanly and well , and escape that way . Oola chose to refuse Jabba ' s advances at least once before her final dance , and was thoroughly beaten by his Gamorrean guards for this act of defiance . This beating was conducted " scientifically " , so as not to leave her with any disfiguring bruises . Later that day , Oola was able to speak briefly with C - 3PO , who told her that Luke was indeed going to return to rescue them , and her hope was renewed . Her spirits high for the first time since her imprisonment , Oola performed the best dance of her life , which unfortunately would also be her last . Enticed by her performance , Jabba pulled on her chain , wanting more than dance from her . Having suffered such invitations before , Oola refused , grabbing her end of the the leash . As she hauled back on her chain and pleaded with Jabba , he became angry and tugged harder , bringing her over the trapdoor in front of his throne . She was eaten alive by Jabba ' s rancor after Jabba dropped her into the rancor ' s pit . Her legend , however , would live on in the form of impersonator Dame Needa , who put on a nightly Oola tribute show at the Gardulla Oola hotel and casino in Mos Eisley . Behind the scenes . Oola was portrayed in ( in both the original release and in additional scenes filmed later for the Special Edition ) by actress Femi Taylor . Remarkably , she looked almost unchanged after 14 years , allowing for a close up of her looking in terror at the rancor .