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Actress, screenwriter and development executive
Lorelei King is an actress, screenwriter and development executive who has been based in the
United Kingdom since 1981. She has narrated audiobooks, acted in radio plays for
BBC Radio 4 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
Yugoslavia , where her family originated, but after a three-day stopover in London, she decided to stay in Britain.
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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
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 also 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),
[2]
Subnautica (2018)
[3] 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.
[1] King also provided the voice of
Samus Aran 's Power Suit in a 2005
pinball
video game ,
Metroid Prime Pinball .
[4] In 2017 she portrayed the voice of MUTHUR, the eponymous spaceship's computer in
Alien: Covenant .
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King's work also includes:
Voicing several female characters (excluding Bella) in
Avenger Penguins ; Tabs and Marmagora in
Fantomcat ; and Wendy in the American version of
Bob the Builder .
Providing the UK dubbed voice of the children's interactive video toy
TV Teddy .
Narrating all audiobooks of the Irish children's cartoon series
Dinobabies , as well as books by
Janet Evanovich ,
Darynda Jones ,
Patricia Briggs ,
Patricia Cornwell , 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
Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel , that was adapted in the 1990s for
BBC Radio 4 from the
original Marx Brothers radio series broadcast in the 1930s. Her husband also appeared in the series.
Voice directing the CGI animated series
Chuggington and several video games such as
Gray Matter and
Lost Chronicles of Zerzura .
Writing scripts for
Chuggington ,
Fantomcat ,
Big Mutha Truckers and
Cartoon Network Racing as well rewriting some of the original scripts for
Bob the Builder .
Personal life
King lived in London with her husband, actor
Vincent Marzello ,
[6] until his death on 31 March 2020. She is a British citizen.
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Partial filmography
Murrow (TV – 1986) as Waitress
Devilman (OVA Dub – 1987) as Dancer/Walla
Angel Cop (OVA Dub – 1989) as Lucifer
Shining Through (1992) as Leland's New Secretary
Thumpkin and the Easter Bunnies (1992)
Intimate with a Stranger (1995) as Ellen
Chef! (TV – 1996) as Savanna
The Saint (1997) as TV Reporter
Painted Lady (TV-Mini – 1997) as Margot
Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence aka The Very Thought of You (1998) as U.S. Ground Stewardess
Heart of Darkness (1998) as Mother
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Notting Hill (1999) as Anna's Publicist
24 Hours in London (2000) as Lloyd
The House of Mirth (2000) as Mrs. Hatch
Surrealismo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dali (TV – 2002) as
Caresse Crosby
The Falklands Play (TV – 2002) as
Jeane Kirkpatrick
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 (2004) as Meditation Teacher
Boo, Zino & the Snurks 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
Avenger Penguins as various characters
Subnautica 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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