Karima Adebibe Biography
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Karima Adebibe
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 Karima Adebibe as Lara Croft in Warsaw, Poland, 3rd June 2006. |
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| Birth name | Karima Adebibe |
| Date of birth | February 14, 1985 |
| Place of birth | Bethnal Green, London, England |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
Karima Adebibe (born February 14, 1985) is an English actress and model.
Biography
Adebibe was born in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets located in England. Adebibe is of Moroccan, Irish and Greek descent.[1]
Formerly a sales assistant at the clothing store Topshop, she was selected on February 14, 2006 (both her birthday and that of Lara Croft) to be the seventh (and former) model for Lara Croft in the popular video game series Tomb Raider.[2] The role involved promoting the game series "in-character" on television and radio, so Adebibe underwent training in Lara Croft's trademark skills, from martial arts to elocution.[3] Adebibe was featured on "The HOT List #9" on Zoo Weekly.[4]
She had previously had a small role as a sacrificial maiden in the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator.[5]
External links
- Karima Adebibe at the Internet Movie Database
- Karima Adebibe visiting Poland - coverage by TVPW television
References
- ^ "Karima Adebibe: The latest Lara Croft". The Independent (2006-08-28). Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
- ^ Semel, Paul (2006-02-28). "Raiding Her Tombs: A conversation with the new Lara Croft (PS2)". GameSpy. Retrieved on 2006-09-22.
- ^ Elliot, Phil. ""Being Lara Croft"". BBC News. Retrieved on 2006-04-15.
- ^ Staff. "The HOT List: #9 - Lara Croft vs Eamonn Holmes" (in English). Issue 111 43. Zoo Weekly. Retrieved on 2006-03-31.
- ^ "Karima Adebibe" (in English). Internet Movie Database (2008-06-29).
| Preceded by Jill de Jong |
Lara Croft model 2006— 2008 |
Succeeded by Alison Carroll |
