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Alison Carroll

Alison Carroll as Lara Croft
Date of birth	27 March 1985 (1985-03-27) (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Croydon, London, England[2]
Height	5'4" (1.63 m)[3]
Hair colour	Brown
Eye colour	Blue
Website	http://www.alisoncarroll.org.uk/

Alison Carroll (born 27 March 1985^[1]) is an English gymnast, model, and actress. She has been the official Lara Croft model since August 2008.

Biography

Alison Carroll was born in Croydon, Surrey in England.

She trained at the Urdang Academy in Musical Theatre and graduated in 2007 with a Distinction.^{[citation needed]} She has represented Great Britain as a professional display gymnast, and has performed in front of Prince Charles.^[4] She was also a children's gymnastics coach, choreographing the winning junior team at the British National Championships.^[4][5]

Since 2007 she has been a registered actress.^[6]

In August 2008 she was announced as the new Lara Croft model for the latest game, Tomb Raider: Underworld. At the time, she was working as a receptionist at a golf club.^[2] Carroll replaced Karima Adebibe, who retired from the role earlier in the year.

She is the first Lara Croft model with trained gymnastics and acting skills.

Filmography

• GridIron UK (pre-production)^[7]
• The Kid (2009) as Clare
• Doghouse (2009) as The Teen

References

External links

• Alison Carroll at the Internet Movie Database
• Alison Carroll Official site