She sells pallies

Quote of today

"Gracious, my bones are aching... storm's coming on, Annie. You'd better get home quick."

Jira gives Anakin a piece of advice.
The Phantom Menace

Did you know...
Jira appeard in the revised rough draft of The Phantom Menace, and survived through all the subsequent rewrites.

Margaret Towner was born during year 1925 and didn’t begin acting until 1993, at 68 years of age. She played Jira in The Phantom Menace.

Jira is the poor but kind, old woman who rans a food stand in the Mos Espa marketplace on Tatooine. She sells tasty pallies and other treats to variety of patrons. The exchange between her and Anakin was longer in the script than the final edited version that appears in the film:

After being freed by Qui-Gon, Anakin follows the Jedi Master as they leave Mos Espa. The young lad stops for one last goodbye. He visits Jira, the jolly old fruit vendor. Anakin spares a few of his winning truguts so that Jira can purchase a new cooling unit, and the two share a tender farewell.