Marjorie Lee Eaton (February 5, 1901 â€" April 21, 1986) was an
American painter, photographer and film and television character
actress.She physically portrayed the Emperor in the original release
of The Empire Strikes Back, though her face was masked and her voice
dubbed. The 2004 DVD release of the film had her replaced by the
best-known portrayer of the character, Ian McDiarmid.Eaton was born in
Oakland, California and raised in the San Francisco suburb of Palo
Alto, California. She attended the Katherine Delmar Burke School and
graduated in 1920. She studied at The Art Institute of Boston, in
Florence, Italy and in Paris.
American painter, photographer and film and television character
actress.She physically portrayed the Emperor in the original release
of The Empire Strikes Back, though her face was masked and her voice
dubbed. The 2004 DVD release of the film had her replaced by the
best-known portrayer of the character, Ian McDiarmid.Eaton was born in
Oakland, California and raised in the San Francisco suburb of Palo
Alto, California. She attended the Katherine Delmar Burke School and
graduated in 1920. She studied at The Art Institute of Boston, in
Florence, Italy and in Paris.
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