Margaret Towner (born in 1925) is one of the actresses in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

She was married to actor Raymond Francis, of Carrington V.C. fame, and had three children with him, being one of them another actor, Clive Francis (A Clockwork Orange), who gave her two grandchildren, Harry and Lucinda.

She only began acting in 1993, at 68 years of age, making guest appearances in different TV series. She acted in one chapter of crime series The Bill, and also in Keeping Up Appearances and Casualty, from 1993 to 1997.

She gained a role in the cult horror comedy film, The Wolves of Kromer (1998).

Then, she got a short but significative role in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. She was Jira, an old lady who is friends with young Anakin Skywalker.

Since then, she has returned to guest appearances in TV series, particularly My Hero in 2000 and Doctors in 2003. She volunteers her time for the Extreme Psychiatry course at King's College London.

External linksEdit

• Margaret Towner at the Internet Movie Database