
Kelly Marie Tran gained recognition for her role as Rose Tico in The Last Jedi, where she played a brave and dedicated member of the Resistance who teams up with Finn to help the rebels evade the First Order. She reprised this role in The Rise of Skywalker, continuing to fight alongside the Resistance. While The Last Jedi received mixed reactions from fans, it launched Tran’s career, leading to roles in several projects. These include the animated film Raya and the Last Dragon, the sequel The Croods: A New Age, the TV series Sorry for Your Loss with Elizabeth Olsen, a remake of The Wedding Banquet, and most recently, the horror film Rock Springs, which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.