L'ain Freefall

"It's natural in our culture to remain stoic, not show too much emotion that may cause a negative reaction. When we are hurt or angry, we are raised to let our work do the talking. This is why I'm so happy to be part of something so big. I am different, in most cases, I would be shunned even in my own culture for looking the way I do and choosing my line of work as a tattooer. I am a woman, a person of colour and a creative."
―L'ain Freefall about her work in Solo: A Star Wars Story[4]

L'ain Freefall is a British-Chinese[4] actor[5] who was born on January 13,[1] 1984.[2] In 2018, Freefall portrayed the outlaw tech Naley Frifa in the Anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story.[5] She[3] was pleased with the role and took time to seek out where glimpses of her could be seen in scenes,[5] taking great pride in taking part in something as big as Star Wars as a woman of color.[4]

Freefall also expressed her elation that Frifa's character was canonically a tattoo artist, reflecting her real-world career.[4] Her character's name was revealed in the film's accompanying reference book, Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo. She posed as Frifa within it, and the character's chest and torso tattoos are noted to represent a stylized hyperspace simu-tunnel.[6]

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Filmography

Year Title Role
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Naley Frifa[5]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Instagram-Logo L'ain Freefall (@lainfreefall) on Instagram (post on January 13, 2015): "And Katy Perry serenading me with a birthday song!!! Whoop! Thank you everyone for your morning birthday messages! Bring on 2015!!" (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Premium-Era-real Meet The London-Bred Tattoo Artist Taking The World By Storm by Hannah Kane on PHOENIX Magazine (February 19, 2016) (backup link archived on July 3, 2016) In this interview by PHOENIX Magazine, it was revealed that she was thirty-two years old as of February 19, 2016. Therefore, it can be concluded that she was born in 1984, which was thirty-two years before.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Premium-Era-real About on L'ain Freefall Tattoo (backup link archived on October 19, 2023)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Instagram-Logo L'ain Freefall (@lainfreefall) on Instagram (post on June 18, 2018): "I've always been very proud of being (British)Chinese. It's natural in our culture to remain stoic, not show too much emotion that may cause a negative reaction. When we are hurt or angry, we are raised to let our work do the talking. This is why I'm so happy to be part of something so big. I am different, in most cases, I would be shunned even in my own culture for looking the way I do and choosing my line of work as a tattooer. I am a woman, a person of colour and a creative. #communicatingthroughanxiety #starwarstattooartist #geometrictattoo #femaletattooartist #yourbearingshapesyourfate #womenempowerment #womenofcolor #unite #pride #solo #starwars" (backup link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Instagram-Logo L'ain Freefall (@lainfreefall) on Instagram (post on May 26, 2018): "Lain Freefall- Naley Frifa. Close enough 😁 it's official and to my knowledge the first tattooist in Star Wars. Thank you universe. I'm actually still in shock." (backup link)
  6. ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide

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