Karima Adebibe

Karima Adebibe (also known as Karima McAdams, born 14 February 1985) is an English actress and model.[1][2][3]

Karima Adebibe
Adebibe as Lara Croft in Warsaw, Poland, 3 June 2006.
Other name(s)Karima McAdams
OccupationActress, model
Height5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Hair colourDark brown
Eye colourGreen

Life and career

Adebibe was born in Bethnal Green, in Tower Hamlets, London, England and brought up in Tangier. She then again went back to the UK.[4][5]

Initially she worked as a secretary. In 2006, Adebibe was selected as the seventh model of Lara Croft, the fictional character in the video game series Tomb Raider.[6][7][8] As the actress for the character she promoted the game series by demonstrating typical characteristics of the character like martial arts and elocution.[9][10][11][12][13] She ceased to perform as the character in 2008. Adebibe was featured in the hot list of the British magazine Zoo.[14]

She also appeared in a role of the 2004 movie Alien vs. Predator. In 2009 she appeared in the movie Frontier Blues.[15][16][17]

References

  1. "Who Is Karima Adebibe? Know The Actor Who Welcomed First Baby With Professor Green". Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  2. Hulme, Charlotte (2021-01-05). "Inside Professor Green and Karima McAdams' beautiful romance following baby news". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  3. "Professor Green: 'I've learnt that to maintain my happiness, i need to keep some things private'". The Mail. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  4. The Independent. http://education.independent.co.uk/magazines/article1222505.ece. 
  5. (in en-GB) Being Lara Croft. 2006-04-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4907224.stm. Retrieved 2021-03-20. 
  6. "Karima Adebibe, Artis Cantik Berdarah Iran yang Berani Tampil Hot". Harian Indo. 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2021-03-20.[dead link]
  7. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Lara Croft: Vom kämpfenden Busenwunder zur tapferen Heldin | DW | 14.03.2018". DW.COM (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  8. "Jaaaa! Nieuwe Tomb Raider over twee dagen in IMAX". Partyscene (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  9. "GameSpy: Raiding Her Tombs: A conversation with the new Lara Croft - Page 1". ps2.gamespy.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  10. "The world's latest pretend girlfriend - Alison Carroll, AKA the new Lara Croft". Tech Digest. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  11. "4 factores que explican el sorprendente éxito de Lara Croft" (in es). BBC News Mundo. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-37765222. Retrieved 2021-03-20. 
  12. Díez, Julián (2008-10-10). "La nueva encarnación de Lara Croft" (in es). El País. ISSN 1134-6582 . https://elpais.com/diario/2008/10/11/radiotv/1223676003_850215.html. Retrieved 2021-03-20. 
  13. Octubre 2016, 26 de (26 October 2016). "A dos décadas del nacimiento de Lara Croft, ¿por qué este personaje de los videojuegos se convirtió en todo un éxito?". La Opinión (in español). Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  14. "The HOT List: #9 - Lara Croft vs Eamonn Holmes". Zoo, Issue 111, March April 2006. 
  15. "Karima Adebibe é a nova Lara Croft - UNIVERSO HQ". UNIVERSO HQ - Desde 2000, a sua referência em quadrinhos! (in português do Brasil). 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  16. (in en-GB) The Laras: a look back in danger. 2008-11-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7738322.stm. Retrieved 2021-03-20. 
  17. "Frontier Blues -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2021-03-20.