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Ann Gella was a female Rutian Twi'lek[2] from the planet Ryloth.[1] She and her twin sister, Tann Gella, were enslaved. They were purchased as property by the podracer Sebulba from the Hutt Jabba Desilijic Tiure.[2] In 32 BBY,[3] both twins were with Sebulba on the planet Tatooine where he planned to take part in the Boonta Eve Classic race out of[4] Mos Espa spaceport.[5]

Prior to the start of the race, the twins helped the Dug prepare, with Ann[4] manicuring[5] his toenails and Tann massaging his shoulders while he sat with his podracer in the Mos Espa Grand Arena's hangar.[4] Sebulba enjoyed the ministrations of the two comely masseuses,[6] although the massage was only a cover for the Dug to guard his vehicle from race officials and other pilots.[7] Ann Gella had blue skin and brown eyes.[2] She and her sister wore matching yellow net outfits with a gray headpiece and a black collar.[4]

Behind the scenes[]

Ann Gella was portrayed by actress Nifa Hindes in the film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace[8] which was released on May 19, 1999.[9] Nifa acted alongside her real life twin sister Nishan Hindes, who played Tann Gella in the same scene,[8] which was filmed on B Stage at Leavesden Studios.[10]

In the current Star Wars canon, Ann Gella was first named in the mobile card game Star Wars: Force Collection,[2] which initially launched in 2013. Although the launch of Force Collection predates[11] the Star Wars canon reset of 2014,[12] Lucasfilm Story Group member Leland Chee confirmed that the game was kept updated to fit with canon.[13] The name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first used in Star Wars Episode I Who's Who: A Pocket Guide to the Characters of The Phantom Menace, a reference book written by Ryder Windham[14] and released on April 21, 1999.[15]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (French version only)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Ann Gella (★))
  3. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace to 32 BBY.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  5. 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
  6. StarWars-DatabankII Sebulba Biography Gallery in the Databank (backup link) (Slide 3)
  7. Star Wars: Complete Locations
  8. 8.0 8.1 StarWars Star Wars, A Family Affair on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
  9. Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
  10. Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days
  11. StarWars Announcing Star Wars: Force Collection on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
  12. StarWars The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page on StarWars.com (backup link)
  13. TwitterLogo Leland Chee (@holocronkeeper) on Twitter: "I'm not gonna go through the trouble of changing them and I don't have any reason to believe currently that anyone would. […] On the off-chance that we DID have a current need to change any of these, we would have for Force Collection." (backup link)Leland Chee of the Lucasfilm Story Group has confirmed that in-universe information from Star Wars: Force Collection conforms with Star Wars canon.
  14. Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary
  15. Amazon-Favicon Star Wars Episode I Who's Who: A Pocket Guide To The Characters In The Phantom Menace on Amazon.com (backup link)
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