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Children’s Hospital. Through
doing those things, I’ve got to
know the 501st Legion and the
Rebel Legion. It’s been really fun
to help them raise money for
various charities. It sort of
extended my Star Wars family
into the real world. That kindness
Hera has, that concern for doing
good in the world, I was able to
translate that through all these
charitable events. It’s a quiet
thing, but it’s my favorite thing
anessa Marshall has to do. It’s really plugged me into
brought vivid life to brave a network of people I now
Twi’lek pilot Hera Syndulla. consider family. That’s meant
Already a long-term Star everything to me.
Wars fan, it’s clear that the last
four seasons of Rebels have only Did you ever imagine that Hera
boosted Marshall’s love for both would be getting nods on the
the Saga and its fans. big screen and sitting on the
Rebel Alliance High Council in
Star Wars Insider: What has The Freemaker Adventures?
playing Hera taught you Never! It’s just been mind-
about yourself? boggling. I remember that
Vanessa Marshall: I’ve learned episode way back in Season One
that I would be a really great where I say to Lando that he
mom! I don’t have any kids, but owes me one [“Idiot’s Array”].
I felt like I really got into the When we did that, Freddie
mom role within the dynamics [Prinze, Jr., who voices Kanan
of the cast. I didn’t realize that Jarrus] leaned over and said,
I had such a capacity to nurture. “You know what that could
It’s been a really cool, fun thing mean?” We both were suddenly
to nurture all the different actors seeing an image of Cloud City
in various ways. Hera does that to and wondering whether Lando’s
the crew, so I was sort of naturally decision to help the rebels was
doing it in the scripts. But it born out of this incident! That
started to happen off the page as was the first example where
well. We have such a cool family, we were freaking out. Little
and I care a lot about those did I know she would be paged
actors. I’ve never had that kind in Rogue One. That was insane.
of maternal experience in any I have yet to see The Freemaker
other show. Adventures episodes, and I can’t
wait to actually watch them.
And what have you learned
about Star Wars fans? Hera is part of the Forces
When we started, I wasn’t aware of Destiny series too. What
how many charitable functions does it mean to you to be part
there were. I’ve been so moved by of that project?
things like the “May the Fourth” Everything. It’s so wonderful.
event we did at the Los Angeles All these positive female roles
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