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Lorelei King

Acting
62 years oldPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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.

Personal Details

Born
March 8, 1963
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Known For
Acting

Movies (33)

Alien: Covenant
6.2

Alien: Covenant

as Mother (voice)

2017

Bob The Builder Animal Adventures

Bob The Builder Animal Adventures

as Wendy / Mrs. Potts / Mrs. Broadbent

2013

Bob the Builder: Hammer Time

Bob the Builder: Hammer Time

as Wendy / Mrs. Barbara Bentley / Dot / Vicky / Sophia

2013

Bob the Builder: Build it Big! Playpack

Bob the Builder: Build it Big! Playpack

2013

Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
4.0

Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time

as Wendy / Roley / Ella

2012

Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will Come
10.0

Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will Come

2012

Chuggington: All Buckled Up!
10.0

Chuggington: All Buckled Up!

Script Coordinator (Directing)

2012

Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
5.3

Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig

as Dizzy/Roley/Wendy (voice)

2011

Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer
5.9

Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer

as Wendy / Roley / Packer (voice)

2010

HIT Favorites: Frosty Friends

HIT Favorites: Frosty Friends

as Wendy / Mrs. Potts

2009

Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish
4.5

Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish

as Wendy / Roley (voice)

2008

HIT Favorites: Winter Wonderland

HIT Favorites: Winter Wonderland

as Wendy / Jenny

2007

Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue
4.0

Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue

as Wendy / Roley / Dot / Mrs. Bentley / Packer

2007

Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild
4.5

Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild

as Wendy (voice)

2006

Stan
5.0

Stan

as Lucille

2006

Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder
7.0

Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder

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

2006

Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan

Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan

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

2005

Bob the Builder: Snowed Under - The Bobblesberg Winter Games
5.4

Bob the Builder: Snowed Under - The Bobblesberg Winter Games

as Wendy

2004

Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the Crew

Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the Crew

as Wendy / Bunty Ferguson / Mrs. Potts / Jenny (voice)

2003

Bob the Builder: Bob's Friends and Family

Bob the Builder: Bob's Friends and Family

as Wendy / Dorothy / Florence Mountfitchet / Mrs. Percival (voice)

2003

The Falklands Play
7.3

The Falklands Play

as Jeanne Kirkpatrick (US Ambassador to the UN)

2002

Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
5.0

Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

as Caresse

2002

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
7.8

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie

as Wendy / Bunty Ferguson / Mrs. Potts (voice)

2001

Bob the Builder: Bob's White Christmas
8.5

Bob the Builder: Bob's White Christmas

as Wendy / Jenny / Mrs. Percival / Mrs. Potts

2001

The House of Mirth
6.1

The House of Mirth

as Mrs. Hatch

2000

24 Hours in London
3.2

24 Hours in London

as Lloyd

2000

Notting Hill
7.3

Notting Hill

as Anna's Publicist

1999

The Very Thought of You
5.6

The Very Thought of You

as US Ground Stewardess

1998

The Saint
6.1

The Saint

as TV Reporter

1997

Intimate with a Stranger
3.0

Intimate with a Stranger

as Ellen

1995

Thumpkin and the Easter Bunnies

Thumpkin and the Easter Bunnies

1993

Shining Through
6.5

Shining Through

as Leland's New Secretary

1992

Coping with Cupid
7.0

Coping with Cupid

as Captain Trulove

1991

TV Shows (17)