Alison Carroll

Alison Carroll
Alison Carroll
	Alison Carroll in character as Lara Croft, September 2008
Born	21 May 1985 (age 36); Croydon, London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress, model, gymnast
	Modeling information
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue

Alison Laura Carroll (born 21 May 1985)^[1] is an English gymnast, model, and actress. She was the live-action model of the video game character Lara Croft from 2008 to 2010.

Biography[]

Carroll was born on 21 May 1985, in Croydon, London.^{[citation needed]} She trained at the Urdang Academy in Musical Theatre and graduated in 2007 with a distinction. Carroll has represented the United Kingdom as a professional display gymnast. She is also a teenagers' gymnastics coach, choreographing the winning junior team at the British National Championships.^{[citation needed]}

Carroll began acting in 2007.^[3] In August 2008, Carroll was announced as the new Lara Croft model for the latest video game featuring the heroine, Tomb Raider: Underworld. Carroll replaced previous Lara model Karima McAdams, who retired from the role earlier in the year. Carroll held the position until 2010, and is the final official Lara Croft model, as the use of models has been discontinued for future Tomb Raider games.

Carroll was cast in the 2010 thriller . The movie screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010.^[4]

In January 2011, it was announced that Carroll was cast in the action film Amsterdam Heavy by director Michael Wright.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[]

Doghouse (2009) as The Teen
Life is an Art (2010) as Claire Jones
The Kid (2010) as Clare
Amsterdam Heavy (2011) as Monique ^[5]
Amina (2012) as Lucy
Devil's Tower (2014) as Fiona
Gridiron UK (2015) as Jenny
Swipe Right Horror (2016) as Michelle

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alison Carroll". Carroll's Twitter Feed. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Lara Croft – A quick Meetup with our Fem Fatale". T3 Singapore. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2009. Alison Carroll, where standing at 1.63m, she is probably the most petite British we’ve ever met.
^ MCS Agency Archived June 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Indie Watch: Life is an Art Trailer". comingsoon.net. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ "Amsterdam Heavy (Video 2011)".

External links[]

Alison Carroll at IMDb

Preceded by Karima McAdams	Lara Croft model 2008–2010	Succeeded by Position abolished

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[Birthday_Tweet_Answer-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alison Carroll". Carroll's Twitter Feed. Retrieved 21 March 2012.

[Height-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Lara Croft – A quick Meetup with our Fem Fatale". T3 Singapore. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2009. Alison Carroll, where standing at 1.63m, she is probably the most petite British we’ve ever met.

[3] MCS Agency Archived June 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Indie Watch: Life is an Art Trailer". comingsoon.net. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[5] "Amsterdam Heavy (Video 2011)".

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Alison Carroll
Alison Carroll in character as Lara Croft, September 2008
Born	(1985-05-21) 21 May 1985 (age 36)^[1] Croydon, London, England
Nationality	British^[2]
Occupation	Actress, model, gymnast
Modeling information
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)^[2]
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue