Nathalie Cook
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Nathalie Cook | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) Berkshire, England |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 1996– |
| Known for | First official Lara Croft live-action model (1996) |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Brown |
Nathalie Cook (or Natalie Cook or Natalie Clarke, born in 1976 in Berkshire, England) is a British model.[1][2] She was the original Lara Croft model.[1] At the time, her role was to embody a virtual heroine - powerful, fearless, and sexy[3] - the iconic protagonist of the Tomb Raider video game.[4] She began her modelling career after finishing secondary school. Originally from Berkshire, she and three other models were recruited by publisher Eidos to embody the features of a completely virtual heroine in the very first Tomb Raider, presented at the ECTS show in London in 1996.[5]
Nathalie Cook was the first official model who helped establish the legend of the game Tomb Raider at ECTS in 1996, together with Katie Price[6] and another model. The models were tasked with engaging the crowds by embodying Lara’s adventurer persona: Cook recalls being instructed “to just run around, pretend to sort of shoot people to entertain attendees].[6] She and her colleagues brandished Lara’s trademark dual pistols (as props) and performed action poses.[6] Beyond live appearances, Cook also portrayed Lara Croft in at least one of the game’s early advertisements.
She starred in a live-action Tomb Raider promotional commercial filmed in 1996, which involved an overnight shoot at a derelict warehouse set.[6] After her period of public visibility as Lara Croft, Cook withdrew from promotional work and maintained a private life. In a later interview, she stated that she undertook “a couple of high-profile” projects following Tomb Raider before leaving modelling to raise her four children, describing herself as a full-time mother.[6]
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[edit]- 1 2 ""Lara Croft Live Models – Virtual Lara"". VirtualLara. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ Zuckerman, Esther (19 March 2018). "To Become a Real-Life Lara Croft Model, She Had to Look the Part and Play By the Rules". Thrillist. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ Dell, Kristina (15 May 2005). "From Geek to Chic in 33 Years". Time. 165 (19). Time Inc. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ↑ Olivier Pallaruelo (15 March 2018). "Elles ont incarné Lara Croft..." Allociné. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ↑ "Lara Croft: des infos sur Natalie Cook, première Lara Croft officielle". Captain Alban. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "[INTERVIEW] Natalie Cook – the Original Real-Life Lara Croft". Tomb of Ash. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 2025-11-25.