Shelley Blond

Shelley Blond
Shelley Blond
Born	25 March 1970; London, England
Occupations	Actress; television presenter; author;
Years active	1996–present
Children	2

Shelley Blond (born 25 March 1970) is a British actress.

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.

She is represented by Yakety Yak All Mouth Ltd.

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

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"

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]

"Shelley Blond - behind the voice of Lara Croft - Tomb of Ash". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
"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.
Mulrooney, Marty (19 November 2018). "INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Shelley Blond (Lara Croft, Tomb Raider)". Alternativemagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
"Tomb Raider 25th Anniversary | SQUARE ENIX". Tomb Raider 25th Anniversary | SQUARE ENIX. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

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