Karima Adebibe was born in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets located in England. Adebibe is of Moroccan, Irish and Greek descent.

Formerly a secretary, she was selected on 14 February 2006 (both her birthday and that of Lara Croft) to be the seventh model for Lara Croft in the popular video game series Tomb Raider. 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. Adebibe was featured in “The HOT List” in a March 2006 issue of Zoo.

karima adebibe had previously had a small part as a sacrificial maiden in the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator.

karima adebibe has now retired from the role of Lara Croft.

karima adebibe will portray Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider video-game: Legend. “This is an incredible opportunity for me and one which I plan to grasp with both hands,” she says. “It’s a huge challenge to follow in the footsteps of people like Nell McAndrew and Angelina Jolie, but life is all about challenges and this is perhaps the biggest one for a model and actress.”

Karima Adebibe grew up with a desire to be in front of the camera, but until now she never had any big jobs, except for some small part in AVP: Alien vs. Predator, and she was actually considering quitting modeling. But then this opportunity came up, when she heard that the makers of Tomb Raider, Eidos Interactive, was looking for a new model to portray the world’s most popular female action hero Lara Croft.

Karima Adebibe

karima adebibe

Karima Adebibe

karima adebibe

Karima Adebibe