Shelley Blond

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

Shelley Blond appeared in Cold Feet as character Geraldine Hughes; as Michelle, Jez's girlfriend, in Peep Show; as well as in West End musicals Only The Lonely (Patsy Cline) and Elvis, both for Bill Kenwright.

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

A successful voice over artiste, she is the long standing regular voice for ITV, Discovery, Blockbuster Video, Disney Channel, History/Bio/Crime and Investigation Channels, FX, Virgin Media On Demand, and is the voice for numerous cartoons, commercials, and jingles.

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

Filmography

• Tomb Raider (1996) - Lara Croft
• Cold Feet (2000) - Geraldine Hughes
• Black & White (2001) - Additional Voices
• Cruise of the Gods (2002) - PA Romy
• Peep Show (2006) - Michelle
• Snow White: The Sequel (2007) - Cinderella

External links

• Shelley Blond at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/F16498.html
• http://www.yaketyyak.co.uk/pages/girls2.asp?id=164&voicetype=all
• http://website.thejc.com/galleries.aspx?mode=pic&pid=401965&id=400
• http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2011/01/06/an-interview-with-shelley-blond-the-original-voice-of-lara-croft/