Lorelei King is an American actress, screenwriter and development executive who has been based in the

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since 1981. She has narrated audiobooks, acted in radio plays for

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and appeared on television.

Early life

King spent her childhood moving between Pennsylvania, Arkansas and California. In 1981, she planned to move to either Paris or

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, where her family originated, but after a three-day stopover in London, she decided to stay in Britain.Staff (22 May 2006)
"A voice made for audiobooks"
''Publishers Weekly'', Reed Business Information (archived at AccessMyLibrary).

Career

King has made numerous television roles, which include drama, comedy and children's shows. Her first appearance was in the drama '' Murrow'' (1983), a biography of the American news reporter and political commentator

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and since then she has had roles in many British shows, such as Series 2 on the

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show, ''

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'' as Fresh! airlines HR boss, Stella Lightfoot, ''

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'' (as Savanna), Linda Milson in ‘’

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’’ in 1991 and in the

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soap opera ''

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'' as showgirl Vonda Lockhart. As well as this, she has also had parts in films such as ''

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'' (1992), ''

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'' (1999), ''

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'' (2000) and ''

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'' (2000), as well lending her voice to radio shows and video games. This includes

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' adaptations of '' The Adventures of Superman'' and '' Batman: Knightfall''. She also voiced the character of Mary Osakwe in the '' UFO: Afterlight''

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. More recently, she provided voices to small parts in the video games '' Mass Effect: Andromeda'' (2017), ''

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'' (2018) and its sequel '' Subnautica: Below Zero'' (2021). In 2006, she appeared in an episode of sitcom ''

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'' as a therapist. She has narrated over 400 audiobooks. King also provided the voice of

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's Power Suit in a 2005

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, ''

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''. In 2017 she portrayed the voice of MUTHUR, the eponymous spaceship's computer in '' Alien: Covenant''. King's work also includes: * Voicing several female characters (excluding Bella) in ''

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''; Tabs and Marmagora in ''

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''; and Wendy in the American version of ''

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''. * Providing the UK dubbed voice of the children's interactive video toy

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. * Narrating all audiobooks of the Irish children's cartoon series ''

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,'' as well as books by

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, and Debbie Macomber. In addition to numerous Audiofile Earphone and Audie Awards, she was voted Performer of the Year in 1999 and 2001 by the United Kingdom APA and Best Narrator of the Year by Audible.com in 2011. * Playing all the female roles in ''

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'', that was adapted in the 1990s for

from the original Marx Brothers radio series broadcast in the 1930s. * Voice directing the CGI animated series ''

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'' and several video games such as ''

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'' and '' Lost Chronicles of Zerzura''. * Writing scripts for ''

'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well rewriting some of the original scripts for ''

''.

Personal life

King lived in London with her husband, actor

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,Lorelei King biography
, LoreleiKing.com. until his death on 31 March 2020. She is a British citizen.

Partial filmography

* '' Murrow'' (TV – 1986) as Waitress * ''Devilman'' (TV-Mini – 1987) as Dancer/Walla * ''Angel Cop'' (TV-Mini – 1989) as Lucifer * ''

'' (1992) as Leland's New Secretary * ''Thumpkin and the Easter Bunnies'' (1992) * ''Intimate with a Stranger'' (1995) as Ellen * ''

'' (TV – 1996) as Savanna * ''

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'' (1997) as TV Reporter * ''

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'' (TV-Mini – 1997) as Margot * ''

Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence ''Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence'' (released in the United States as ''The Very Thought of You'') is a 1998 British romantic comedy directed by Nick Hamm and starring Monica Potter and Joseph Fiennes. The screenplay by Peter Morgan focus ...

'' aka ''The Very Thought of You'' (1998) as U.S. Ground Stewardess * ''

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'' (1998) as Mother * ''

'' (1999) as Anna's Publicist * ''

'' (2000) as Lloyd * ''

'' (2000) as Mrs. Hatch * ''Surrealismo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dali'' (TV – 2002) as

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* ''

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'' (TV – 2002) as

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* '' Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember'' (2001) as Wendy, The Mayor, Mrs. Potts, Doris Ellis and Mrs. Broadbent (US) * '' Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot'' (2003) as Wendy, Mrs. Potts, Mrs. Bentley, Mrs. Percival, Dorothy, Dr. Florence Mountfitchet and The Librarian (US) * '' Second Nature'' (TV – 2003) as Nancy Reed * ''Bob the Builder: LIVE!'' (2004) as Wendy * ''Bob the Builder: Snowed Under: The Bobblesberg Winter Games (2004) Wendy (US) * ''

Suzie Gold ''Suzie Gold'' is a 2004 British dramedy film directed by Richard Cantor and starring American actress, Summer Phoenix. It is Cantor's directorial debut. It was released by Pathé on 5 March 2004 in the United Kingdom. Plot The film stars Summe ...

'' (2004) as Meditation Teacher * ''

Boo, Zino & the Snurks ''Boo, Zino & The Snurks'' (also known as ''Back to Gaya'' and as ''The Snurks'') is a 2004 German-Spanish CGI animated film directed by Lenard Fritz Krawinkel and Holger Tappe. Voice cast * Michael Herbig: Boo * Vanessa Petruo: Alanta * Seb ...

'' aka ''Back to Gaya'' (2004) as Female Gayan * '' Jonathan Creek (S4E4)'' (2004) as Geraldine Vaccaro * ''Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan'' (TV – 2005) as Wendy , Mrs. Potts and The Mayor (US) * ''Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder'' (2006) as Wendy, Mrs. Potts (US) * ''Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild'' (2006) as Wendy (US) * '' Manza Latino: Killer on the Loose'' (2006) as Felipa * ''Stan'' (TV – 2006) as Lucille * ''Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue'' (2007) as Wendy, Roley, Mrs. Bentley, Dorothy, Sophia Sabatini, Packer and Vicky Picker (US) * ''Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish'' (2009) as Wendy, Roley, Mrs. Barbara Bentley, Packer & Vicky Picker (US) * '' Alien: Covenant'' (2017) as Voice of Mother * ''

'' as various characters * ''

''as Marguerit Maida / Lifepod 6 Crew (voice only)'' * '' Subnautica: Below Zero'' as Marguerit Maida * '' Mass Effect: Andromeda'' as Elonis Atandra and Additional Voices

References

External links

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