In the original Star Wars , Elaine Baker played the Emperor played in an uncredited role , wearing a mask with chimpanzee eyes over her own eyes while Clive Revill dubbed her voice .
* In the scene where Darth Vader speaks to the Emperor via hologram , the Emperor is now portrayed by Ian McDiarmid , who plays the emperor in `` Return of the Jedi '' ; in the original film and the Special Edition , the Emperor was portrayed by an uncredited actress ( Elaine Baker , wife of Rick Baker ( makeup artist ) ) wearing a specially made mask with chimpanzee eyes superimposed over her own , with the voice dubbed in by Clive Revill .
Changes in Star Wars re-releases