Padmé Amidala
fictional character from Star Wars
Padmé Amidala ( PAD-may AH-mih-DAH-lə) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She first appeared in the 1999 film The Phantom Menace as the teenage queen of the fictional planet Naboo. In the following two films of the prequel trilogy, Padmé becomes a member of the Galactic Senate and secretly marries Anakin Skywalker, a Jedi Knight. Anakin has dreams of Padmé's death, and his fear drives him toward the dark side of the Force, which results in his transformation into Darth Vader. Padmé eventually dies after giving birth to the twins Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.
Natalie Portman portrays Padmé in all three prequel films. The character also appears in animated series, novels, comics and video games.
Creation
Padmé is introduced in The Phantom Menace (1999), the first film of the prequel trilogy. She is mentioned briefly, however, in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, the final film of the original trilogy. In this film, Leia tells Luke that she has faint memories of her mother (Padmé), who turns out to be Luke's mother as well.
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