Beru Whitesun Lars Beru Whitesun Lars was a human female from Tatooine . She was married to Owen Lars and raised Luke Skywalker after the fall of the Galactic Republic . Biography . Before the Empire . Shortly before the outbreak of the Clone Wars , Owen Lars ' stepmother , Shmi Skywalker Lars , was kidnapped by Tusken Raider s , an event that brought Shmi ' s son , Anakin Skywalker , and his soon - to - be - wife , Padmé Amidala , to the Lars moisture farm . Three years later , Beru had already married Owen and taken on his last name . When the galactic conflict came to a close , Beru and Owen became the guardians of their new baby nephew , Luke Skywalker , after his father turned to the dark side of the Force and became Darth Vader . Jedi Master and friend to Anakin , Obi - Wan Kenobi delivered infant Luke to the Lars homestead . Raising Skywalker . For the next nineteen years , the Lars raised Skywalker like a son . Beru would often defend Skywalker ' s interests against Owen , who was overprotective of him out of fear that he would follow in Anakin ' s footsteps . A year after the Great Drought , Owen was kidnapped by the Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan for unpaid water taxes to Jabba the Hutt . Beru sought after her husband armed with a rifle , telling a nine year old Luke to stay safe within the homestead . Eight years later , Kenobi , following a brief confrontation with the former Sith apprentice Maul , visited the Lars moisture farm but watched from a distance . Kenobi heard Beru calling out to a seventeen year old Luke from within the homestead , and saw Luke running back toward the house against a binary sunset . By 0 BBY , Luke , now nineteen , wanted to explore the wider galaxy , having never left Tatooine . Though Owen refused numerous time s to let Skywalker go when he wished to leave home and join the Academy , Beru convinced her husband to let Skywalker go after staying on for only one more season . This decision coincided with the aftermath of the theft of the Death Star plans and Darth Vader ' s capture of Prince ss Leia Organa over Tatooine . Death . Around this time , Luke and Owen purchased two droid s from a Jawa sandcrawler that stopped by their homestead . These two droids were the protocol droid C - 3PO and the astromech droid R2 - D2 , who were being hunted by the Empire . Before dinner , Luke cleaned the two droids in the garage where he found a message from Princess Leia meant to be received by Obi - Wan . Luke told Beru and Owen about this recording at the dinner table which prompted discussion about the relationship between Kenobi and Luke ' s father . Owen also discussed Luke staying another season on the farm , which Beru intervened and tried to reason with her husband that Luke shouldn ' t stay on the farm forever . In this conversation she likened Luke with his father , an idea that Owen was not fond of . After dinner Luke returned to the garage and found that Artoo had fled the homestead . The next morning Luke told Beru that he ' d had some chores to do and went with Threepio to look for Artoo , who was secretly carrying the stolen Death Star plans . A concerned Owen could not find Luke , who was supposed to have the two droid to the south ridge by midday . He spoke to Beru about it , who told him that Luke had left early to complete some chores and that he had taken the two droids with him . While Luke was away , Beru and her husband were killed by Imperial stormtrooper s searching for the droids . Personality and traits . In contrast to her husband Owen , who was mainly gruff and cranky , Beru was warm . She loved Luke and he was their son in all but name . She always spoiled Skywalker every time she had a chance . Behind the scenes . The character of Beru Lars has existed in one form or another since the of " " The Star Wars " " in 1974 . In this draft , Beru and Owen Lars are anthropologists ; there is also a character named " Clieg Whitsun . " In the , the Larses own a moisture ranch , but they are the parents of Skywalker ' s cousin , Leia . In a later version of this story , Beru protects Skywalker from violent outburst by Owen . However , by an early 1976 version , the character is finalized and the element of the Larses being killed by Imperial stormtroopers is added . British actress Shelagh Fraser was cast to play Aunt Beru in " " . Fraser ' s first day of shooting was April 1 , 1976 ; the shots of the Lars ' charred skeletons were filmed a few days prior . When post - production on the film began , sound mixer Derek Ball traveled to Fraser ' s house and recorded additional dialogue . In the mono soundmix of the first release of " Star Wars " , different takes for Beru ' s lines were used . All subsequent home video sound mixes use the same take that was used in the initial theatrical Dolby mixes . In the 1981 National Public Radio " Star Wars " radio drama adapted by Brian Daley and directed by John Madden , Beru was voiced by Anne Gerety . On July 7 , 2000 , StarWars . com announced that sixteen - year - old Australian actress Bonnie Maree Piesse would be playing the role of a younger Beru in . Piesse would approach Beru as being a little shy , the idea being that it was the introduction of Luke into her life that matured her . George Lucas wanted to make sure that Beru ' s costume was similar to the one worn in the first film to help establish a visual connection . Her wardrobe was also partially inspired by that of Skywalker ' s friend Camie in " A New Hope " . The first time fans would hear the name " Beru " Whitesun " " was in September 2000 , when Lucasfilm began registering featuring names of characters and other things from the upcoming film . This same month , Piesse and the crew were filming the Tatooine scenes in Tunisia . Lucas also filmed part of a scene for in which a stand - in actor playing Obi - Wan delivers baby Luke to Owen , played by Joel Edgerton . However , this would be changed during the Episode III shoot in September 2003 . Lucas filmed Ewan McGregor handing the baby to Piesse , with Owen being played by a stand - in — Edgerton would be shot and added in almost a year later . Lucas made this change because he " felt it would be better if Luke were handed over to a woman . " Deleted scenes . At least one shot of Beru didn ' t make the final 1977 cut of " Star Wars " : before the family dinner scene , there is a shot of Beru filling a pitcher of blue milk from a dispenser in a portion of the kitchen not visible in the film . Also , a popular production still from the film reveals that the dinner scene was shot , or at least rehearsed , with the family members sitting in different seats than in the film . A more substantial Beru scene was cut from " Attack of the Clones " : after Anakin Skywalker returns to the farm with his mother ' s body , Beru helps Amidala prepare a meal , featuring blue milk , for Skywalker , having a short conversation with Amidala about Naboo and her own reluctance to travel . Nonetheless , this scene does appear in the film ' s . A shot of Beru and the Larses waving goodbye to Anakin and Padmé was also shot but not used in the final film .