Shelley Blond (born 25 March 1970) is an English actress.
Career Shelley Blond was the first voice actress for Lara Croft, lending her voice to the character in the first game. She was also several character voices in the computer game Black & White.
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 (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.
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.
Also an author, her children's books, The Multi-Coloured Bird and The Lonely Spider are published by Five Dads Ltd.
Filmography Film 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
Television 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"
Video games Year Title Role Notes 1996 Tomb Raider Lara Croft Voice 1998 Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business Lara Croft Voice; archived audio; expansion pack for Tomb Raider (1996) 2001 Black & White Additional Voices Voice2022Tomb Raider ReloadedLara CroftVoice; launch only.2023CashvilleIrene AdlerVoice; archived audio2024Tomb Raider I–III RemasteredLara CroftVoice; archived audio; remasters for Tomb Raider I and Unfinished Business only
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External links
Shelley Blond at Yakety Yak All Mouth Ltd