Keisha Castle-Hughes

Keisha Castle-Hughes (born March 24, 1990) is a New Zealand actress who played Queen Apailana in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, and voiced Emerie Karr in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Keisha Castle-Hughes was born in Donnybrook, Western Australia to Māori mother, Desrae Hughes, of Ngāti Porou, Tainui, and Ngāpuhi descent, and Australian father, Tim Castle. Castle-Hughes and her family moved to Auckland, New Zealand when she was four. She became a New Zealand citizen in 2001.
Castle-Hughes attended Bailey Road School, and later Penrose High School.
===Career===
Castle-Hughes received her Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in the film Whale Rider. While she did not win the award, she was at the time the youngest person nominated for the category, as well as the second Polynesian to be nominated for an Oscar. However, she won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Actor/Actress for the role.
In the same year, Castle-Hughes appeared in Prince's controversial music video "Cinnamon Girl."
In 2006, Castle-Hughes played with Oscar Isaac in The Nativity Story, in which they portrayed the roles of Mary and Joseph. In 2009, Castle-Hughes appeared with Rena Owen (Taun We in Episode II and Nee Alavar in Episode III) in the TV movie Piece of My Heart. She played the young version of Owen's character. In 2011, Castle-Hughes also shared the screen with Rohan Nichol (Captain Raymus Antilles in Episode III) in the film Red Dog, and with Rachael Leigh Cook (voice of Jaesa Willsaam in the Star Wars: The Old Republic video game) in the film Vampire the same year.
From 2015 to 2017, she appeared in Game of Thrones alongside Jessica Henwick. In 2016, she worked on Roadies, a television series produced by J.J. Abrams, including on an episode directed by Jon Kasdan.
==Filmography==
Year	Title 	Series 	Contribution(s)
2005	Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith	 	Queen Apailana
2023	"Metamorphosis" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
2023	"The Outpost" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
2023	"Tipping Point" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
2023	"Plan 99" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
2024	"Confined" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
2024	"Shadows of Tantiss" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
2024	"Identity Crisis" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
2024	"Juggernaut" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
2024	"Into the Breach" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
2024	"Flash Strike" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
2024	"The Cavalry Has Arrived" 	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Emerie Karr
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Category:Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith actors
Category:Star Wars: The Bad Batch voice actors