Home Planet: Tatooine

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Biography:

When pirates captured her parents during a space voyage
in the Outer Rim, young Shmi Skywalker was sold into
slavery and separated from her family. During a difficult
childhood, Shmi was taken from one system to another by
several masters of various species while serving as a house
servant. When no longer a girl, Shmi was dropped from
house servant status and was forced into cleaning work.
Although slavery is illegal in the Republic, laws do not reach
all parts of the galaxy-and while inexpensive droids can
perform menial tasks as well as humans, living slaves give
great status and prestige to their owners.

Tantalized several times by the false possibility of freedom,
Shmi now accepts her life and finds joy in her son Anakin,
whom she loves dearly. Shmi and Anakin live together in the
Slave Quarter of Mos Espa, a collection of adobe hovels
piled together at the edge of town. Shmi learned her
technical skills under a former master, Pi-Lippa, who
planned to grant Shmi her freedom. However, when
Pi-Lippa died Shmi was sold to a relative. Shmi can always
sense when Anakin is nearby, even when she cannot see or
hear him. When Shmi is not working at Watto’s home, she is
permitted to clean computer memory devices to bring in a
modest income.

The above description of Shimi Skywalker was written by starwars.com