Lara Croft Bio

 

Who is Lara Croft?

Lara Croft is the main protagonist of the Tomb Raider franchise.

She is an English archaeologist, treasure hunter and tomb raider. Born to an aristocratic family, Lara is generally disinterested in upper class society, finding it stifling and boring. She takes far more interest in delving into the secrets of the past and finding what is believed to not even exist.


Lara's expeditions have led her to search for some of the most powerful and dangerous artifacts in the world as well as uncovering some of the most mysterious places in Earth's history.

Lara's exploits are legendary, even garnering a reputation, though occasionally that reputation is less than flattering.

Lara is often in race against time with those who seek the same relics she does for nefarious intentions. Lara has thwarted many groups and individuals who are incredibly well equipped or powerful, including crazed religious cults, mad scientists and even gods.

Lara will often lock up some of the more powerful relics in her manor, in order to keep them out of anyone's hands but her own and if the situation requires it, she may even destroy the artifact if need be.

Incarnations of Lara

Throughout the years, Lara has existed in multiple universes ever since her debut back in 1996. At present, there are eight official incarnations of Lara Croft.

Games

Lara Croft (Original Timeline) - Lara Croft from Core Design's first timeline of games and novels. Starting with Tomb Raider (1996) and ending with Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Lara Croft (Legend Timeline) - Lara Croft from Crystal Dynamics' first reboot starting in Tomb Raider: Legend and ending in Tomb Raider: Underworld. Also features in the Spin-off series.

Lara Croft (Survivor Timeline) - Lara Croft from Crystal Dynamics' second reboot of games, starting with Tomb Raider 2013 game until Netflix's new animated series Tomb Raider - The Legend of Lara Croft; also features in the Dark Horse Comics.

Lara Croft (Reloaded Timeline) - Lara Croft from a reloaded timeline where characters from multiple timelines appear.

Comic Books

Lara Croft (Comic Timeline) - Lara Croft from the comics, Tomb Raider: The Series by Top Cow.

Lara Croft (Journeys Timeline) - Lara Croft from Top Cow's alternate comic timeline, Tomb Raider: Journeys.

Animation

Lara Croft (Animated Timeline) - Lara Croft from RE\Visioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series.

Lara Croft (Second Reboot of Games) - Lara Croft from Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.

Movie

Lara Croft (2001 Movie Timeline) - Lara Croft from the original movies Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life.

Lara Croft (2018 Movie Timeline) - Lara from the second movie timeline.

Voices of Lara

Shelley Blond (1996)

Judith Gibbons (1997-1998)

Jonell Elliot (1999-2003)

Angelina Jolie (2001-2003)

Keeley Hawes (2006-2023)

Charlotte Sparey (2006)

Minnie Driver (2007)

Camilla Luddington (2013-2018)

Harriet Perring (2015)

Abigail Stahlschmidt (2015)

Francessca Aston (2018)

Alicia Vikander (2018)

Hayley Atwell (2024)

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