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Lorelei King

Born 1963-03-08 (age 63) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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. 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

Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant

2017

as 'Mother' (voice)

Notting Hill
Notting Hill

1999

as Anna's Publicist

The Saint
The Saint

1997

as TV Reporter

Shining Through
Shining Through

1992

as Leland's New Secretary

The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth

2000

as Mrs. Hatch

The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You

1998

as US Ground Stewardess

The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play

2002

as Jeanne Kirkpatrick (US Ambassador to the UN)

Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish
Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish

2008

as Wendy / Roley (voice)

24 Hours in London
24 Hours in London

2000

as Lloyd

Coping with Cupid
Coping with Cupid

1991

as Captain Trulove

HIT Favorites: Frosty Friends
HIT Favorites: Frosty Friends

2009

as Wendy / Mrs. Potts

Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig

2011

as Dizzy/Roley/Wendy (voice)

Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan
Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan

2005

as Wendy (US), Mrs. Potts (US), Bunty Ferguson (US) (voice)

HIT Favorites: Winter Wonderland
Bob The Builder Animal Adventures
Bob The Builder Animal Adventures

2013

as Wendy / Mrs. Potts / Mrs. Broadbent

Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time

2012

as Wendy / Roley / Ella

Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder
Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder

2006

as Wendy (US) / Mrs. Potts (US) (voice)