Star Wars newbie Kelly Marie Tran got super emotional at the Last Jedi premiere
Receiving your first big break is an emotional moment for anyone. But in the case of Kelly Marie Tran, her first big break is thanks to one of the biggest franchises in the world: Star Wars.
Kelly Marie Tran gets emotional reuniting with producer Ram Bergman at the #StarWars: The Last Jedi premiere pic.twitter.com/XXc5RHTfmR
— Variety (@Variety) December 10, 2017
There was another touching interaction with her Last Jedi costar Daisy Ridley, who was in Tran’s place just a couple of years ago at the premiere of The Force Awakens:
I feel strange posting a private moment, like this. But this level of emotion, met with this level of support, is @StarWars encapsulated. pic.twitter.com/lYd1bCcr1V
— janina gavankar (@Janina) December 10, 2017
Tran, a 28-year-old San Diego native, landed the role of Rose Tico, a Resistance mechanic, just about a year after she was ready to give up chasing her acting dream forever.
“I still don’t really believe it’s real,” Tran told EW back in November. “Like when I’m driving past the place I used to work, or when I’m driving past the comedy studio where I used to take photos in exchange for classes, or when I’m driving past the yoga studio I used to clean on the weekends. It’s not that far removed from me yet. I get very sentimental over things like that.”
Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits theaters Dec. 15.
