Trisha Noble, actress, Star Wars: Episode III, dies 76

Patricia Ann Ruth Noble (3 February 1944 – 23 January 2021) was an Australian singer and actress. Initially performing as Patsy Ann Noble, she was a teenage pop singer in the early 1960s,

In 2005, Noble had a minor role in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith as Jobal Naberrie – mother of lead character Padmé Amidala, and thus the maternal grandmother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. Noble’s Star Wars role was expanded somewhat in deleted scenes from Episodes I and II included in home-video releases.

Noble died on Jan. 23, 2021, after what was described as an 18-month battle with mesothelioma.

Patsy Ann Noble – Good Looking Boy

Patsy Ann Noble – It’s Always the Way (1962)