Cast for The Star Wars Thrawn Trilogy.

Did she ever do any action roles?
I always think of her as the Queen in Blackadder .
I can't think of any, but most of the original cast were inexperienced in everything when the first trilogy was made. She was however very experienced in general, but didn't have a name big enough to throw around against Lucas. This seems to fit his overall attitude in the OTL prequels of casting experienced actors (with a notable exception) rather than the amateurs he used for the original Star Wars.
 
How about Swedish Actress Maria Bonnevie as Mara.
She was in the 1999 film "The 13th Warrior" as Olaga.
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My updated list for the cast of the Thrawn Trilogy
Charles Dance as Admiral Thrawn
Ray Winstone as Captain Pellaeon
Maria Bonnevie as Mara Jade.
Chow Yun-fat as Talen Karrde
Ian McKellen as the Mad Jedi Jorus C'baoth
Borsk Fey'yla - David Hyde Pierce (thank to Zheng He for that suggestion)
Timothy Dalton as Senator Garm Bel Iblis (Sean Connery was ask first but he did not want to commit to multiple movies.)
Natascha McElhorne as Winter
Michael Ironside as Niles Ferrie
In Dark Force Rising, there is a flashback from Leia point of view where she see her mother.
Debbie Reynold as Leia Mother.
 
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Would Ford even do it? He wanted Han to die at the end of Empire. He only did Force Awakens because **Spoilers***

They agreed to kill the character off. So here at this date and time, does he even want to do another Star Wars film. I'd think almost the opposite of a beefed up role would be to diminish it. Let Ford do his minor part, film it in a week or so, and let him be out the door. Otherwise you might not have Ford, and with no Ford you have no Han.

The good thing is Han's role in the Thrawn Trilogy is pretty minor IIRC and most of it could be given to Lando . Han could be mostly a figure off stage , referenced but not seen.
 
Another possibility for Mara is actress Polly Walker.
She appeared as a Terrorist in the movie Patriot Games and would latter play a major role in the show Rome.
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Another possibility for Mara is actress Polly Walker.
She appeared as a Terrorist in the movie Patriot Games and would latter play a major role in the show Rome.
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I remember Miss Walker very well in “Patriot Games”! She was also in the Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica.
 
I can't think of any, but most of the original cast were inexperienced in everything when the first trilogy was made. She was however very experienced in general, but didn't have a name big enough to throw around against Lucas. This seems to fit his overall attitude in the OTL prequels of casting experienced actors (with a notable exception) rather than the amateurs he used for the original Star Wars.

Mostly due the fact that ANH was a low budget film. After the first film they couldn't give the roles to more experienced actors because everyone saw the characters as being the actors.
 
Mostly due the fact that ANH was a low budget film. After the first film they couldn't give the roles to more experienced actors because everyone saw the characters as being the actors.
That really isn't true. Lucas preferred working with younger, less recognizable actors.
 
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