Jennifer Beals is once again at the center of the pop culture zeitgeist thanks to her many roles in some of TV’s biggest franchises, including the latest spinoff .
In the Disney+ original, Beals plays Garsa Fwip, a free and prosperous Twi’lek who runs a local cantina in Mos Espa called the Sanctuary on the planet Tatooine.While the series consists of seven episodes, Beals' time as Garsa came to a surprising end in the penultimate episode, “Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger,” which raised the stakes for everyone caught up in an increasingly deadly turf war.
In a conversation with ET, the actress opens up about important changes she brought to the role and whose side Garsa was ultimately on. “You know what?
I feel so unbelievably fortunate to have been able to step into the universe, particularly as someone who strives to bring beauty and balance to a world that is really lacking in both,” Beals says, reflecting on her time on the series.
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