Shelley Blond

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Shelley Blond
Born (1970-03-25) 25 March 1970 (age 55)
London, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television presenter
  • author
Years active1996–present
Children2

Shelley Blond (born 25 March 1970) is an English actress.

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Career

Shelley Blond was the first voice actress for Lara Croft, lending her voice to the character in the first game. [1] The New York Times claimed her dulcet tones were "sexier than Kathleen Turner as Jessica Rabbit"[ citation needed ]. 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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Cruise of the Gods PA RomyTelevision film
2007 Snow White: The Sequel Cinderella Voice
2009TranquilityTherapistShort film
2014 Moomins on the Riviera Audrey GlamourVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Cold Feet Geraldine HughesEpisode: "Episode #3.2"
2001 The Bill Miriam SadlerEpisode: "Tolerance: Part 2"
2004The Spooky SistersAmeliaVoice
2004 Casualty Jenny LindseyEpisode: "Finding Faith"
2005 Peep Show MichelleEpisode: "Mugging"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Tomb Raider Lara Croft Voice
1998Tomb Raider: Unfinished BusinessLara CroftVoice; archived audio; expansion pack for Tomb Raider (1996)
2001 Black & White Additional VoicesVoice
2022 Tomb Raider Reloaded Lara CroftVoice; launch only. [4]
2023 Cashville Irene Adler Voice; archived audio
2024 Tomb Raider I–III Remastered Lara CroftVoice; archived audio; remasters for Tomb Raider I and Unfinished Business only

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. 1 2 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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