JONELL
ELLIOTT THE VOICE OF LARA CROFT
Core Design has secured
the vocal talents of some of today's
most explosive actors, including
stage and screen veteran Sir Anthony
Hopkins, for voice-over roles performing
characters from the latest Tomb
Raider adventure Lara Croft Tomb
Raider: The Angel Of Darkness. We
sensationally reveal the answer
to the question on the lips of Tomb
Raider fans across the globe. Who
is the new Lara Croft? Tomb Raider
Chronicles caught up with experienced
voice-over artist and actress Jonell
Elliott and quizzed her on her role
as Britain's most potent female
videogame export to date and confirm
her return as the electrically charged
voice of Lara Croft. Check out our
exclusive interview below:
Hello Jonell. Thank
you for taking the time to answers
our questions. Our leading questing
is on your identity which so far
has been shrouded in mystery. Who
are you? Have you done voice-over
work before? Have you performed
on-screen or on-stage before? If
so, in what productions?
My name is Jonell
Elliott and I am an experienced
voice-over artist and actress. My
voice-over credits include commercials
for Wella, Oil of Olay, Macdonald's,
Loot, Nescafe, Dover Court, BU Perfume,
Daily Mail, Lloyds bank, Sony, Natwest,
Natural plus and many more. I've
been a regular on Disney, Living
and Cartoon Network promos and very
popular on CD-Rom games such as
The Island of Doctor Moreau and
City Of The Lost Children. I have
also voiced a few cartoon series
such as Enigma and Angelina Ballerina
for ITV. Visually I was a regular
in Grange Hill (BBC), Family Affairs,
(Channel 5), Second Sight (BBC),
and Beer Goggles which is a film
for Channel 4. I've also appeared
in Elvis The Musical in the West
End (1996) and performed at the
Edinburgh Festival in A Brief Affair.
In less than three
months, hundreds of thousands of
Tomb Raider fans will be hearing
your voice as Lara Croft. How does
that make you feel? Were you nervous
when you first began recording?
Well obviously it's
been very exciting and a huge honour
to record the voice of the character
Lara Croft for the game Tomb Raider,
over the past few years. I've voiced
Lara on Tomb Raider 4, 5 and 6:
The Angel of Darkness, so I'm pretty
comfortable in her skin right now.
As for being nervous I find whenever
I'm recording I so thoroughly enjoy
the experience that I find no time
to get nervous.
As you are aware,
the Tomb Raider phenomenon is one
of this generations most potent
franchises. Why do you think Lara
Croft has captured the imagination
of fans across the world?
I believe that Lara
has become such the star she is
today because of the positive image
that she portrays. Obviously the
world was ready for a strong, intellectual
female adventurer - especially a
girl with such attitude.
Were you familiar
with the Tomb Raider series before
taking on the role of Lara Croft?
If so, what Tomb Raider games have
you played? Did you complete any?
Of course I was aware
of the huge success of Tomb Raider
and on occasion I've tried playing
all the Tomb Raider games except
of course The Angel of Darkness.
I'm afraid to say I've never completed
any of them, but just voicing the
character of Lara Croft makes me
feel I've experienced lots of adventures
already.