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Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley set to lead historical WWII drama A Woman Of No Importance

Published: 19:00 EST, 26 January 2017 | Updated: 20:51 EST, 26 January 2017

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Rising star Daisy Ridley has just been cast in a new role.

Today, Paramount Pictures announced they've cast the 24-year-old actress to star in a new World War II drama called A Woman Of No Importance.

The Star Wars: The Force Awakens lead will act in the film about American heiress Virginia Hall who was a spy for the British government during World War II.

New role: Daisy Ridley has just been cast in the World War II drama A Woman Of No Importance

The film will tell the story of the audacious American spy who tried to make her way into the American Foreign Service.

After being rejected for her gender, the Ivy League educated heiress found her way into Britain's Special Operations unit before finally being allowed into the ranks of American spy organizations.

The biographical film is adapted from a book of the same name by author Sonia Purnell and will be produced by JJ Abram's film company Bad Robot.

Rising star: The 24-year-old star made a quick rise to fame after playing protagonist Rey in the smash hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens

London native Ridley has had a metioric rise to fame following her breakout role as Rey in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Impressed by her performance, studios have been clamoring to cast the actress in whatever roles possible.

Currently the star is connected to several sure to be classics, as she is slated to appear in the adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express in addition to playing the role of Ophelia in a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.