<Li> Anakin Solo (grandson) </Li> <Tr> <Th> Homeworld </Th> <Td> Naboo </Td> </Tr> <P> Padmé Amidala (née Naberrie) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, appearing in the prequel trilogy portrayed by actress Natalie Portman . She served as the Princess of Theed and later Queen of Naboo . After her reign, she became a senator in the Galactic Senate, an anti-war movement spokesperson, and co-founder of the opposition - faction that later emerged as the Rebel Alliance . She was secretly married to the Jedi Anakin Skywalker, and was the biological mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, which makes her the mother - in - law of Han Solo, and the grandmother of Kylo Ren . </P> <P> In initial drafts of the Star Wars story, Luke Skywalker's and Princess Leia's mother was not well developed . According to Dale Pollock, Luke Skywalker was originally Luke Starkiller and "Leia is the daughter of Owen Lars and his wife Beru and seems to be Luke's cousin--together they visit the grave of his mother, who perished with his father on a planet destroyed by the Death Star . In an interview, Lucas answered a question about the development of characters like Obi - Wan Kenobi, Luke, and Leia; their mother was not a factor: </P>

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