Gilda Cohen
Gilda Cohen (born Hilda Cohen) (1919 – November 5, 2003) was the actress who, according to a production sketch of cantina patrons created by John Mollo on April 7, 1976, played Mos Eisley citizen Little Aunt Beru in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The production crew's daily Call Sheet for April 14, 1976, indicates Gilda was a stand-in for the part of bat alien, Kabe, a role normally played by actor Rusty Goffe.
During the filming of the cantina scene in Star Wars: Episode IV Cohen met fellow actor Marcus Powell, with whom she would become romantically linked.
Other film credits include The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and The Elephant Man (1980).
Sources
- The Art of Star Wars (page 61)
