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Shelley Blond (born 25 March 1970) is an English actress, voice actress, television presenter, author, announcer and businesswoman.

Shelley Blond
Born (1970-03-25) 25 March 1970 (age 52)
London, England
OccupationActress, voice actress, television presenter, author
Years active1996–present
Known forVoice of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider
ChildrenTwo

Career


Shelley Blond was the first voice-actress for Lara Croft, lending her voice to the Croft character in the classic Tomb Raider game.[1] The New York Times claimed her dulcet tones were "sexier than Kathleen Turner as Jessica Rabbit". She was also several character voices in the computer game Black & White.[2]

Blond appeared in Cold Feet as character Geraldine Hughes; as Michelle, Jez's girlfriend, in Peep Show; and the television film Cruise of the Gods as PA Romy as well as in West End musicals Only The Lonely[3] (Patsy Cline) and Elvis, both for Bill Kenwright.

Blond has hosted Room Raiders, T99, and Trouble at Breakfast for Trouble TV, Crazy Drivers for Bravo and It's a Mystery for CITV as well as having starred in over 15 high-profile television commercials, including Toffee Crisp Clusters, David Gray's White Ladder album, Pot Noodle, Lambrini, and Celebrity Big Brother idents for Comic Relief.

A successful voice over artiste, she is the voice of Spooky Sister Amelia on Disney Channel's The Spooky Sisters, Cinderella in Snow White: The Sequel and Audrey Glamour in the 2014 film Moomins on the Riviera. She is the long-standing regular voice for ITV, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, History/Bio/Crime & Investigation channels, FX, Virgin Media On Demand, and is the voice for numerous cartoons, commercials, and jingles.[3]

Also an author, her children's books, The Multi-Coloured Bird and The Lonely Spider are published by Five Dads Ltd.

Currently, Blond works as announcer and commanding as president at the agency, Yakety Yak.


Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
2002 Cruise of the Gods PA Romy Television film
2007 Snow White: The Sequel Cinderella Voice
2009 Tranquility Therapist Short film
2014 Moomins on the Riviera Audrey Glamour Voice

Television


Year Title Role Notes
2000 Cold Feet Geraldine Hughes Episode: "Episode #3.2"
2001 The Bill Miriam Sadler Episode: "Tolerance: Part 2"
2004 The Spooky Sisters Amelia Voice
2004 Casualty Jenny Lindsey Episode: "Finding Faith"
2005 Peep Show Michelle Episode: "Mugging"

Video games


Year Title Role Notes
1996 Tomb Raider Lara Croft Voice
2001 Black & White Additional Voices Voice
2022 Tomb Raider Reloaded Lara Croft Voice; launch only.[4]

References


  1. "Shelley Blond - behind the voice of Lara Croft - Tomb of Ash". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. "An Interview With Shelley Blonde-The Original Voice Of Lara Croft ǀ The Gaming Liberty". The Gaming Liberty. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. Mulrooney, Marty (19 November 2018). "INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Shelley Blond (Lara Croft, Tomb Raider)". Alternativemagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. "Tomb Raider 25th Anniversary | SQUARE ENIX". Tomb Raider 25th Anniversary | SQUARE ENIX. Retrieved 13 December 2021.





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