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How Rosario Dawson Transforms Into Ahsoka

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Sarah Oconnell

Published Aug 04, 2026

Ming Qiu is a stunt coordinator with a specialty in Wushu (Chinese martial arts). She has competed in martial arts competitions worldwide, even winning a gold medal for China during her tournaments. In 1993, Qiu turned her eye toward Hollywood when she landed the role as a double for Nia Peeples in "Walker: Texas Ranger." Following that, Qiu has enjoyed a successful career with roles in "Charlie's Angel," "Kill Bill," "Mission Impossible 3," and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." Her work on another "Star Wars" property, "The Book of Boba Fett," gives Qiu insight into the type of dedication it takes when working on a series in the galaxy far, far away.

Qiu took responsibility for training Rosario Dawson to become Ahsoka Tano. As per The Direct, Qiu sat down with Total Film to praise Dawson for her dedication to the role, sharing that she's "very coordinated. She's very flexible. And she works very, very hard." However, the biggest challenge in Dawson's training was combating how busy she was. Qiu was cognizant of the fact that Dawson took little breaks but refused to go easy on the actress, explaing that "[Rosario Dawson] always mentions that I'm very tough on her, but she takes the pain!"