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Lorelei King

8 Mar 1963Born
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USABirthplace

Biography

Lorelei King is a United States-born actress who has been based in the United Kingdom since 1981. She is primarily known for her voice acting, narrating audiobooks and appearing in plays on BBC Radio 4.

King spent her childhood moving between Pennsylvania, Arkansas, and California. In 1981, she planned to move to either Paris or Yugoslavia, where her family originated, but after a three-day stopover in London, she decided to stay in Britain

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 Edward R.

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Murrow and since then she has had roles in many British shows, such as Series 2 on the Sky One show, Mile High as Fresh! airlines HR boss, Stella Lightfoot, Chef! (as Savanna), Linda Milson in ‘’Rumpole of the Bailey’’ in 1991 and in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as showgirl Vonda Lockhart. As well as this, she has also had parts in films such as Shining Through (1992), Notting Hill (1999), 24 Hours in London (2000) and The House of Mirth (2000), as well lending her voice to radio shows and video games. This includes Dirk Maggs' adaptations of The Adventures of Superman and Batman: Knightfall. She voiced the character of Mary Osakwe in the UFO: Afterlight computer game. More recently, she provided voices to small parts in the video games Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017), Subnautica (2018) and its sequel Subnautica: Below Zero (2021). In 2006, she appeared in an episode of sitcom Not Going Out as a therapist. She has narrated over 400 audiobooks. King also provided the voice of Samus Aran's Power Suit in a 2005 pinball video game, Metroid Prime Pinball. In 2017 she portrayed the voice of MUTHUR, the eponymous spaceship's computer in Alien: Covenant.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2021Elliott from EarthSeries (16 episodes)
  2. 2017Alien: CovenantFilm: 'Mother' (voice)
  3. 2013Bob The Builder Animal AdventuresFilm: Wendy / Mrs. Potts / Mrs. Broadbent
  4. 2013Bob the Builder: Hammer TimeFilm: Wendy / Mrs. Barbara Bentley / Dot / Vicky / Sophia
  5. 2013Bob the Builder: Build it Big! PlaypackFilm
  6. 2012Bob the Builder: Teamwork TimeFilm: Wendy / Roley / Ella
  7. 2012Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will ComeFilm
  8. 2011HiT Favorites: Friends and FamilyFilm: Wendy (voice)
  9. 2011HiT Favorites: Preschool FunFilm: Wendy / Roley (voice)
  10. 2011Bob the Builder: The Big Dino DigFilm: Dizzy/Roley/Wendy (voice)
  11. 2011HiT Favorites: Sweet DreamsFilm: Wendy / Roley (voice)
  12. 2011The Amazing World of GumballSeries: Samantha (voice) (1 episode)
  13. 2010HiT Favorites: Animal TailsFilm: Wendy (voice)
  14. 2010Chuggington Medaille RaceSeries: Writer (2 episodes)
  15. 2010HiT Favorites: Colors Are Fun!Film: Wendy / Roley (voice)
  16. 2010Los cuentos de Tinga TingaSeries (52 episodes)
  17. 2009HiT Favorites: Frosty FriendsFilm: Wendy / Mrs. Potts (voice)
  18. 2008Bob the Builder: Race to the FinishFilm: Wendy / Roley (voice), Writer
  19. 2007HiT Favorites: Winter WonderlandFilm: Wendy / Jenny (voice)
  20. 2007Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the RescueFilm: Wendy / Roley / Dot / Mrs. Bentley / Packer
  21. 2007Thomas & Friends: Thomas & Friends on the Big ScreenFilm: Wendy / Roley (voice)
  22. 2007After You've GoneSeries: Faye Tucker (1 episode)
  23. 2006Not Going OutSeries: Therapist (1 episode)
  24. 2006Bob the Builder: Built to be WildFilm: Wendy (voice)
  25. 2006StanFilm: Lucille
  26. 2006Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a BuilderFilm: Wendy (US) / Mrs. Potts (US) (voice)
  27. 2005Bob the Builder: Bob's Big PlanFilm: Wendy (US), Mrs. Potts (US), Bunty Ferguson (US) (voice)
  28. 2005The RobinsonsSeries: Sex Therapist (1 episode)
  29. 2004Bob the Builder: Snowed Under - The Bobblesberg Winter GamesFilm: Wendy
  30. 2003Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the CrewFilm: Wendy / Bunty Ferguson / Mrs. Potts / Jenny (voice)
  31. 2003Bob the Builder: Bob's Friends and FamilyFilm: Wendy / Dorothy / Florence Mountfitchet / Mrs. Percival (voice)
  32. 2003TrustSeries: Samantha Candela (1 episode)
  33. 2002The Falklands PlayFilm: Jeanne Kirkpatrick (US Ambassador to the UN)
  34. 2002Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador DaliFilm: Caresse
  35. 2001Bob the Builder: Bob's White ChristmasFilm: Wendy / Jenny / Mrs. Percival / Mrs. Potts
  36. 2000The House of MirthFilm: Mrs. Hatch
  37. 200024 Hours in LondonFilm: Lloyd
  38. 2000JamSeries: American Porn Actress (1 episode)
  39. 2000Monarch of the GlenSeries: Bonnie MacDonald (1 episode)
  40. 1999Notting HillFilm: Anna's Publicist
  41. 1999Bob the BuilderSeries: Wendy (voice), Wendy / Roley (voice) (188 episodes)
  42. 1998Cold FeetSeries: Natalie (6 episodes)
  43. 1998The Very Thought of YouFilm: US Ground Stewardess
  44. 1997Jonathan CreekSeries: Justine Bailey (2 episodes)
  45. 1997The SaintFilm: TV Reporter
  46. 1995FantomcatSeries (26 episodes)
  47. 1995Intimate with a StrangerFilm: Ellen
  48. 1993Avenger PenguinsSeries (26 episodes)
  49. 1993Thumpkin and the Easter BunniesFilm
  50. 1993ChefSeries: Savannah Concord (6 episodes)
  51. 1992Shining ThroughFilm: Leland's New Secretary
  52. 1991Coping with CupidFilm: Captain Trulove
  53. 1989Birds of a FeatherSeries: L.A. Jailer (1 episode)
  54. 1983Auf Wiedersehen, PetSeries: Lecturer (1 episode)
  55. 1975Rumpole of the BaileySeries: Linda Milson (1 episode)

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