Alison Laura Carroll (born 21 May 1985) is an English

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, model and actress. She was the live-action model of the video game character

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from 2008 to 2010.

Biography

Carroll was born on 21 May 1985, in

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, London. She trained at the

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in Musical Theatre and graduated in 2007 with a distinction. Carroll has represented the United Kingdom as a professional display gymnast. She is also a teenagers' gymnastics coach, choreographing the winning junior team at the British National Championships. Carroll began acting in 2007. In August 2008, Carroll was announced as the new

model for the latest video game featuring the heroine, '' Tomb Raider: Underworld''. Carroll replaced previous Lara model

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, who retired from the role earlier in the year. Carroll held the position until 2010 and is the final official Lara Croft model, as the use of models has been discontinued for future ''Tomb Raider'' games. Carroll was cast in the 2010 thriller '' Life is an Art''. The movie screened at the

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in 2010. In January 2011, it was announced that Carroll was cast in the action film '' Amsterdam Heavy'' by director Michael Wright.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (2009) as The Teen * ''Life is an Art'' (2010) as Claire Jones * ''The Kid'' (2010) as Clare * '' Amsterdam Heavy'' (2011) as Monique * ''Amina'' (2012) as Lucy * ''Devil's Tower'' (2014) as Fiona * ''Gridiron UK'' (2015) as Jenny * ''Swipe Right Horror'' (2016) as Michelle

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