Andor: Who Is Elizabeth Dulau Playing? Princess Leia?

Rumors have been swirling among Star Wars fans that the mysterious Andor Season 2 character Kleya Marki might actually be a young Princess Leia operating undercover. While the theory makes for an exciting “what if” scenario, a closer look at the timeline and character details reveals that this isn’t the case. Here’s a breakdown of the theory.

Is Princess Leia in Andor Season 2?

No, Princess Leia is not in Andor Season 2.

Andor Season 2 takes place five years before A New Hope, placing Princess Leia in her early teens at this point in the timeline. While she was already being groomed for leadership by Bail Organa, she wasn’t yet an active Rebel operative. Instead, she was still on Alderaan, learning politics and diplomacy—not running covert missions for Luthen Rael.

While Leia did make a live-action appearance as a child in Obi-Wan Kenobi, her role in Andor would contradict established canon. The show focuses on the darker, grittier side of the early Rebellion, filled with espionage, moral ambiguity, and covert operations—a world far removed from the sheltered upbringing Leia was experiencing at the time.

Who Is Elizabeth Dulau Playing?

Elizabeth Dulau’s character is far more than just Luthen Rael’s assistant. Kleya Marki operates as a key player in the Rebel intelligence network, coldly calculating moves behind the scenes and managing critical communications and missions. Unlike Leia, who embraced idealism and diplomacy even as a teenager, Kleya makes ruthless decisions, such as ordering Cassian Andor’s assassination.

Fans base the theory that Kleya Marki is Leia on surface-level similarities. Both women fight the Empire with fierce determination, and Dulau resembles a young Carrie Fisher.However, their personalities and methods couldn’t be more different. Leia was a leader who inspired hope; Kleya operates in the shadows, making brutal choices for the “greater good.”