Liana Merian Liana Merian was a Human female from the peaceful planet Alderaan . During Finis Valorum ' s rule as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic , Merian served as one of Senator Bail Antilles ' aides in the Senate . In the year 32 BBY , she witnessed the political crisis engineered by the invasion of planet Naboo by the Trade Federation . A decade later , shortly before the start of the Clone Wars , Merian joined the Alderaanian branch of the Refugee Relief Movement — or RRM . She worked alongside her compatriot Celly Organa , Chair of the RRM , and the former Chancellor Valorum , in preparing the Chianar site , a 100 - hectare plot , for settlement . Biography . A Human female , Liana Merian came from Alderaan , a planet renowned throughout the galaxy for its natural beauty , in the decades leading up to the fall of the Galactic Republic . At seventeen , Merian reached the age of responsibility , becoming a fully responsible adult in the eyes of the local legislation . She chose to pursue a political career , and she eventually attained the position of senatorial aide . During the rule of Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum , Merian joined the Galactic Senate as part of the Alderaanian delegation led by Senator Bail Antilles . At the time , she shared her duties with Agrippa Aldrete , an older gentleman who had been the current senator ' s immediate predecessor . In 32 BBY , Liana Merian was serving under Antilles when the peaceful planet Naboo was besieged by the droid army of the Trade Federation , an event that led to the removal of Chancellor Valorum and the election of Palpatine of Naboo . By 22 BBY , two months before the outbreak of the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Merian had returned to her homeworld . There , she helped the local branch of the Refugee Relief Movement — or RMM for short — settle a new village at Chianar , a 100 - hectare plot on the green plains of Alderaan . During her involvement with the project at Chianar , Liana Merian worked alongside prestigious personalities such as Celly Organa , Chairwoman of the RRM , and the former Chancellor Valorum . She attended the sod - turning ceremony of the new settlement along with Finis Valorum , and her presence was immortalized in a HoloNet News report . Personality and traits . Liana Merian was a slender woman with light skin , blue eyes and long , brown hair she would coil in twin buns . When serving in the Senate , she put on bright - red lipstick and donned a simple , yet elegant , full length robe with puffed sleeves and a turtleneck . The white color of her dress showed her ties with the Alderaanian ambassadorial milieu . When she needed to roll up her sleeves to help with the RMM ' s ground - breaking ceremony , Merian had swapped her ambassadorial robe for more practical work clothes . In a HoloNet News report , Merian was seen wearing a knee - length , cream - colored tunic with wrist bindings , a pair of trousers and sturdy work boots . She did , however , retain her trademark hairstyle , and also wore a necklace . Most Alderaanians were educated and cultured pacifists who displayed redoubtable inner strength . They were far from passive , and they refused to fight only because they had chosen the nobler path of diplomacy . The senatorial aide Merian lived up to this reputation . She was proud of her homeworld , and was known to use the prosperous example of Alderaan to actively promote peace throughout the Republican Space . Encouraging trade was also part of her political agenda . As a member of the RRM , she also cared for the homeless citizens of the galaxy , those who were displaced by the closure of planets that joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Behind the scenes . Liana Merian was among the many secondary characters that were cut from the 1999 movie , the first installment of the " Star Wars " prequel trilogy . Merian was portrayed by an uncredited actress and had a single , non - speaking appearance in a Galactic Senate scene , along with Agrippa Aldrete , a draped Human and Bail Organa — played by Adrian Dunbar . In this scene , Organa seconded Queen Amidala ' s Vote of No Confidence that removed Chancellor Valorum from office . The footage was left on the cutting room floor , but Dunbar ' s character was ultimately identified as Bail Antilles , and pictures of Liana Merian were released in various sources following the release of the film , bringing the character back into canon . With her white gown and twin " cinnamon buns , " Merian ' s appearance in the promotional pictures is strikingly similar to Princess Leia Organa in her diplomatic outfit from .