Naley Frifa was a versatile artist skilled in both tattoo work and outlaw tech, known to frequent the Lodge on the planet of Vandor around 10 BBY. It was there that she observed a sabacc game in one of the establishment's rear chambers, where she witnessed the arrival of the gambler Han Solo and his subsequent defeat at the hands of Lando Calrissian.
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, the human Naley Frifa made her living as both a tattoo artist and an outlaw tech. She was rarely unemployed, offering illicit modifications and repairs to starships and equipment, as well as inking both gang symbols and electro-tattoos that could store data. In 10 BBY, Frifa was a regular at the Lodge, a saloon located in Fort Ypso on the icey planet of Vandor.
While present at the Lodge, Frifa was among the onlookers observing a Corellian Spike sabacc match taking place in a back room. While holding a drink, she stood near a pillar alongside another individual when Han Solo, a newcomer to the game, sat down directly in her line of sight. As Solo participated in several rounds, the tattoo artist continued to sip her drink and converse with other patrons near the pillar. Solo eventually risked his starship against that of Lando Calrissian. Frifa leaned against the pillar, joining the rest of the crowd in watching the table with great interest, cheering when Solo revealed straight staves, only to be silenced when Calrissian revealed a Full Sabacc and claimed victory.
Naley Frifa possessed tan skin, brown eyes, and black hair. A stylized black tattoo of a hyperspace simu-tunnel adorned her torso, and other black tattoos were visible on her arms, including the word "Hiro" written in High Galactic on her left forearm.
When she was at the Lodge, Frifa was dressed in a dark blue jumpsuit featuring light brown ribbing around the sleeves and waist, a brown belt, and black boots. She sported a golden bangle on her right arm and a white and brown bracelet on her right, along with a black fingerless glove on her left hand. Additionally, she had black coloring on her lips and wore black eye-shadow.
L'ain Freefall, a British-Chinese actress and tattoo artist, played Naley Frifa in Solo: A Star Wars Story, a film from the Star Wars Anthology that premiered on May 25, 2018. The character's reveal occurred prior to the film's release in "Solo: A Star Wars Story 360," a promotional video uploaded by the official Star Wars YouTube channel on May 4, 2018. Her identity was first confirmed in Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide, a reference book by Pablo Hidalgo released alongside the film. Frifa's name is an anagram of Freefall's name, and the actress expressed her satisfaction with the role and her pride in being part of something as significant as Star Wars as a woman of color.