Alison Carroll

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.

For the Australian Aboriginal artist also known as Alison Carroll, see Milyika Carroll.

Alison Carroll
Alison Carroll in character as Lara Croft, September 2008
Born (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985[1]
Croydon, London, UK
NationalityBritish[2]
OccupationActress, model, gymnast
Modeling information
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue

Biography

Carroll was born on 21 May 1985, in Croydon, London. 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.

Carroll has been an actress since 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 Life is an Art. 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.

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
  1. "Alison Carroll". Carroll's Twitter Feed. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  2. "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. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740468/
Preceded by
Karima McAdams		 Lara Croft model
2008–2010		 Succeeded by
Position abolished


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