Born: 24 April 1933
Died: 4 March 2002

Claire Davenport was an actress on stage, TV and film since 1964. Being a large woman she was often cast in roles such as ‘Stout Lady’. Most famously she was the exotic dancer Yarna D'al Gargan in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. In 1964 she was Empress of China in Marco Polo.