English actor and author Jessica Yu-Li Henwick was born on August 30, 1992.
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Henwick was born and raised in Surrey, England, the daughter of an English father and a Singaporean-Chinese mother with Teochew ancestry. Her father, Mark, is a writer.
Her brothers range in age from elder to younger than her. She attended Redroofs Theatre School and the National Youth Theatre for her training.
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In The Force Awakens, Henwick played X-wing pilot Jess Pava. The character’s full name is revealed in the spin-off book The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure as Jessika “Testor” Pava.
The Pava character has become more well-known despite having minimal screen time. Later, Pava appeared as a supporting character in the Star Wars: Poe Dameron comic book series, which lasted from 2016 to 2018, and she had the same role in the video game Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
