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On the fourth chapter of the live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian, entitled "Sanctuary," the series gave fans another reason to love the popular series when it introduced a character named Omera. Here's why Julia Jones, the actress who plays her, looks so familiar.
Though it's one of the actress' lesser-known projects, the Larry Bishop-directed, Western-tinged biker opus Hell Ride is a bold entry in Julia Jones' filmography. Released in 2008 and produced by none other than Quentin Tarantino, Hell Ride follows Bishop and Michael Madsen as heads of the Victors biker gang, and finds them entrenched in a bloody showdown with David Carradine's own Six-Six-Six's gang. Envisioned as the greatest biker movie ever made by Tarantino and Bishop, Hell Ride doesn't quite live up to those lofty ambitions, but it's every bit as violent, macho, and subversively silly as its setup would have you believe.
Hell Ride's B-movie absurdities make for a little slice of grindhouse heaven for cinema lovers. If you're among them, you're certain to recognize Jones for her turn as Cherokee Kisum, the doomed paramour of Bishop's Pistolero. While Jones doesn't play a major role in the film her character gets offed early in Hell Ride's gritty action she makes the most of the moment in what was just her third feature film, ensuring that Cherokee Kisum's spirit casts a long shadow of the film's narrative.
Hell Ride may not have boosted Julia Jones' profile to household name status during the early days of her career, but it did get her enough notice to land a role in a tentpole franchise featuring a certain sparkly-skinned vampire. 2010's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse qualified as Jones' first big mainstream break, with fans around the world taking a liking to her character Leah Clearwater. Keep watching the video to see why Omera from The Mandalorian looks so familiar!
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Ride or die | 0:18
Howlin' at the moon | 1:23
A fractured family | 2:41
Take my heart when you go | 4:12