Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher (born April 26, 1972) is a singer and actress who portrayed Captain Maoi Madakor in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Gallagher was born in Derry in Ireland. Being the daughter of music-loving fathers, she grew up with music, dancing with her brother and sisters and becoming a music lover herself. She also learned how to play drums by herself. Her acting career began at Nazaerth House Primary and St. Mary's College in Creggan, which motivated her to act professionally. When a teenager, she took however non-acting jobs, although only working in vintage clothes and shoe shops. At the same time, she joined Oakgrove Theatre Company. Gallagher began her career in Dublin theaters, like the Abbey Theatre and the SFX Centre, where she played the likes of Columbia the groupie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Her performance on Portia Coughlan was reprised later at the Royal Court of London. Before the end of the 1980s, she had also obtained a little experience on TV, including one of the main roles on Irish series Dear Sarah (1989).