Gloria Santillana

Gloria Santillana (Garcia) is an American actress who has become known as the "Jakku Defender " in Star Wars The Force Awakens. She is known as being the first 'featured' female in the film whilst protecting the character 'Poe' played by Oscar Isaac . Projects include playing a Police Officer in the number one soap opera in England , Eastenders , as well as a D.E.A. Agent in The Infiltrator. An S.I.A Licensed Bodyguard and former Cook County Chicago Sheriff Police Officer, she is fully firearm trained , a firearms marksman and trained in martial arts. She is also proficient in commanding over 50 officers and 400 inmates having trained under the S.O.R.T Team which is the Special Operations Response Team for Cook County Prison. She was also a Commander in Training at the Sheriff's Academy for the entry exam physicals. She is fluent in Spanish being Half Mexican and Half Polish .