Karima Adebibe

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name = Karima Adebibe


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location = Bethnal Green, London, England
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eyecolour = Blue-green
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Karima Adebibe (born February 14, 1985) is an English actress and model.

Biography

Adebibe was born in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets located in England. Adebibe is of Moroccan, Irish and Greek descent. [cite web|url=http://education.independent.co.uk/magazines/article1222505.ece|title=Karima Adebibe: The latest Lara Croft|accessdate=2007-05-10|date=2006-08-28|publisher=The Independent]

Formerly a sales assistant at the clothing store Topshop, she was selected on February 14, 2006 (both her birthday and that of Lara Croft) to be the seventh (and former) model for Lara Croft in the popular video game series "Tomb Raider".cite web|first=Paul|last=Semel|url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/tomb-raider-vii/692410p1.html|title=Raiding Her Tombs: A conversation with the new Lara Croft (PS2)|publisher=GameSpy|date=2006-02-28|accessdate=2006-09-22] The role involved promoting the game series "in-character" on television and radio, so Adebibe underwent training in Lara Croft's trademark skills, from martial arts to elocution.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4907224.stm|title="Being Lara Croft"|accessdate=2006-04-15|last=Elliot|first=Phil|publisher=BBC News] Adebibe was featured on "The HOT List #9" on Zoo Weekly. [cite web|url=http://www.zootoday.com/|title=The HOT List: #9 - Lara Croft vs Eamonn Holmes|accessdate=2006-03-31|author=Staff|work=Issue 111|publisher=Zoo Weekly|pages=43|language=English]

She had previously had a small role as a sacrificial maiden in the 2004 film "Alien vs. Predator". [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1677528/|title=Karima Adebibe|date=2008-06-29|publisher=Internet Movie Database|language=English]

External links

*imdb name|id=1677528|name=Karima Adebibe
* [http://www.tvpw.pl/art6489 Karima Adebibe visiting Poland] - coverage by TVPW television

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