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Lara Croft

     19th May' 2009

Lara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider video game series. Designed by Toby Gard, she has also been featured in movies (in which she was portrayed by Angelina Jolie), comic books, novels, and a series of animated short films. In 2006, Lara was honoured with a star on the Walk of Game, and was awarded a Guinness World Record recognising her as the "most successful human video game heroine."

Lara is depicted as a young, athletic woman of white British descent. She has brown eyes and long brown hair that is often in a plait and sometimes in a ponytail. Lara's classic costume consists of a blue/green sleeveless shirt, light brown shorts, calf-high boots, long white socks, fingerless gloves, a small backpack, and a utility belt with two holsters. This outfit (or a close variation) has appeared in nearly every Tomb Raider game to date. Lara may also wear different outfits through the course of the games, such as a wet suit for a watery environment or trousers and a jacket for a colder area.

Lara has also been portrayed by various models for public appearances and promotions. The first Lara Croft models appeared at the European Computer Trade Show in 1996. The four models hired by Eidos include Jordan (Katie Price), Nathalie Cook, and two unidentified models.

Nathalie Cook became better known for her portrayal of Lara following appearances in PC Zone in 1996.

The next Lara model was Rhona Mitra, who portrayed the character from 1997 to 1998.

Nell McAndrew was the official Lara model from 1998 to 1999.

Eidos hired Lara Weller, who was the official Lara model from 1999 to 2000.

Lucy Clarkson was the official Lara model from 2000 to 2002. Clarkson was the youngest official model, as she was only 17 years old when she was first hired.

The next official Lara model was Jill de Jong, who portrayed the character from 2002 to 2004.

From February 2006, the model role was played by a previously unknown sales assistant from London, Karima Adebibe, then aged 20. Her last official appearance as Lara was in 2008.

In May 2007, Nell McAndrew, Lara Weller, Lucy Clarkson, Jill de Jong, and Karima Adebibe were united for a photo shoot by FHM to celebrate the release of Tomb Raider: Anniversary.

On 11 August 2008, Alison Carroll was revealed as the new promotional face of Lara Croft and she is the current official model. Carroll is noted for her background in gymnastics.

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