Mary Oyaya(I)
- Actress
Mary Oyaya has always been pursuing her goal to become an international
and worldly person since childhood. She was born in the coastal town of
Mombasa in Kenya, Africa and has lived in several diverse areas of the
globe-Africa, Canada, Sweden and Australia. Mary has received her
Masters Degree in International Relations, as well accomplished a
second Masters Degree in International Social Development. She has
always aspired to work for the United Nations like her parents, who
themselves were UN diplomats for many years. Mary also has worked with
refugees in Australia for several NGOs. While Mary was pursing her
studies in International Relations, she also enrolled in a modeling
course. Her modeling career began in 1996 after she successfully
completed a course in screen acting. Mary has been featured in fashion
magazines such as 'CAT' and 'S' where she has advertised Salvatore
Ferragamo and Gucci sunglasses, Chanel and Jan Logan jewelry and
footwear with Sergio Rossi. Mary has also appeared onscreen with
commercials for Telstra Communications, Hewlett Packard Bell, and
various sports advertisements. She has been an extra for film
productions, such as Lost Souls (with 'Wynona Ryder'), Down and Under, and the
SciFi network TV series, Farscape (1999). Mary's most popular role to date is
Jedi Master Luminara Unduli in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002). Mary currently lives in
Australia, where she still continues to model and purse her acting
career.