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Lara Croft is a British Video Game Character , and the Amazonian heroine of the '' Tomb Raider '' series of Video Games , Movies and Comic Book s. In the two movies, she is portrayed by Angelina Jolie . (Note: Lara Croft's biography has been significantly changed, it is now almost completely different from the original biography which was relevant for the first six '''') BIOGRAPHY At the age of nine, Lara Croft survived a plane crash in the Himalaya n mountains. Her mother was later killed on the trek, supposedly. After miraculously surviving a 10-day solo trek to Kathmandu , she spent the rest of her childhood under the close tutelage of her Archaeologist father - the late Earl of Abbingdon , Richard Croft. At the age of 18, after the death of her father, she inherited the Croft estates and became Countess of Abbingdon . Since then she has been credited with the discovery of some sixteen archaeological sites of international significance. Croft has been hailed both as an archaeological wunderkind and a glorified treasure hunter, depending of whom you listen to. There are thousands of rumours surrounding Croft's exploits, invariably involving the unexplained or outright unbelievable. Croft herself is, unfortunately, never available for comment, which further adds to the veil of mystery that surrounds her life and work. Consequently, Croft continues to be the focus of wild speculation and intense debate. Idealized and vilified in equal measure, she is perhaps one of the most fascinating and enigmatic figures of our times. as Lara Croft in the ''Tomb Raider'' movies.]] OVERVIEW Created by , PSP , Xbox , Xbox 360 , and PC . It is said the original name for Lara Croft was to be Laura Cruise. It was later changed to Lara Croft due to the fact that an American accent would change the pronunciation of "Laura" to "Lara", and that "Cruise" didn't sound British. Because of the alike pronunciations, she is sometimes referred to as Laura. Lara was brought to life by actress '' (2003). She has also been portrayed by models for public appearances, most notably model/actress Rhona Mitra , glamour model Nell McAndrew (who was immediately axed from her stint as Lara in 1999 after posing nude in '' Playboy ''), and the top Model Jill De Jong . Despite some initial reservations, on February 14 , 2006 , it was announced that a previously unknown 20-year-old sales assistant from London , Karima Adebibe , would star as the new Lara Croft model and would shortly begin a training program to play the role. Some feel she looks very close to the video game Lara Croft in publicity shots . Some fans consider Croft's growing status as a Sex Symbol in the video game Fandom through each progressive game sequel—with increasingly gratuitous artwork and Advertisement s—detrimental to the character, who gained more attention from her appearance than her tough-as-nails spirit and determination. In response to this, she has recently undergone a slight "redesign" for the sake of becoming more appealing to female gamers. Her chest size was reduced and her clothes were altered; some have still derided her form as being unrealistic (especially in regard to her BMI ), although the constant and extreme level of physical activity Lara is depicted as partaking in, and the lack of a similar real-life individual of similar activity of such manner to utilize as reference, leaves the debate open. OTHER FACTS
CONTROVERSY Fans have been critical of the video games for portraying her in an increasingly bloodthirsty manner, and occasionally not giving players the option to avoid lethal force against human characters. ''Tomb Raider III'' was heavily criticized by some for showing Lara committing acts of murder against security guards and police {Link without Title} . An original Novel based upon the character, ''The Man of Bronze'' (published January 2005 ) describes her once killing a man while kissing him and the book itself has an extremely high body count; at one point she uses deadly force against a man for simply painting a nude portrait of her. Also controversial (in early games of the series) is Lara's killing of wildlife such as tigers and other animals. Reportedly, the makers of the 2006 "relaunch" game, ''Legend'' have toned down her bloodthirstiness. {Link without Title} ACTORS AND MODELS A listing of actors/models who officially have been playing the role of ''Lara Croft'', Angelina Jolie not included.
VOICE ACTRESSES Lara has been voiced by four actresses;
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