• Rhona Mitra is a British actress best known for her role as the original live action model for the character Lara Croft of the “Tomb Raider” video game series.
• She is the daughter of Nora Downey and Antony Mitra, a cosmetic surgeon.
• Mitra’s career started in 1997 when she took part in the making of the video game series “Tomb Raider.”
• As of 2018, Mitra’s net worth is estimated to be $6.5 million.
• Mitra is not yet married, but she was known to have dated Carl Hagmier, Matt Damon, and John Mayer.
Known for movies
Short Info
Net Worth | $6.5 million |
Date Of Birth | August 9, 1976 |
Mark | Sultry voice |
Fact | First actress to serve as an original model for Eidos Interactive's Lara Croft (Tomb Raider). |
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Who is Rhona Mitra?
Born Rhona Natasha Mitra, on the 9th of August, 1976, Mitra is a British actress who became famous as the original live action model for the character Lara Croft of the “Tomb Raider” video game series. She also became known for her roles in the movie “Doomsday” and “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.”
Rhona Mitra Childhood
Mitra had a tough childhood growing up. Her parents divorced when she was a young girl and she also had a hard time studying as she was kicked out from boarding school twice. During her teen years, she also had problems with alcohol and drugs and was involved in London’s club culture.
But upon meeting actress Judi Dench, Mitra had a change of heart and decided to study acting. She enrolled in a three-year drama school program but left after one year and started acting in regional theater.
Rhona Mitra’s Career
Mitra’s career started in 1997 when she took part in the making of the video game series “Tomb Raider.” She became the live action model for the character of Lara Croft and became known for her portrayal. The popularity of the character helped her career and also her net worth.
She's always with me. OG #TombRaider – my first ever press call as #LaraCroft #ThereCanBeOnlyOne #Icon #Heroine pic.twitter.com/iE2Knm443r
— Rhona Mitra (@rednaughtmitra) October 31, 2015
After the success she got from the “Tomb Raider” video game series, Mitra decided to shift her energy into acting. In 1999, she was cast in her first major role in the series “Party of Five” playing the role of Holly Marie Begins.
Mitra also made appearance in various movies including a short role in “Hollow Man”, “Ali G Indahouse”, and “Sweet Home Alabama.” Later on she also gained lead roles in “Spartacus” and “Highwaymen.”
There's a shortage of brilliant women on the planet.
Long Live #RachelScott #TheLastShip #endofdays pic.twitter.com/RKOe0e9gPS— Rhona Mitra (@rednaughtmitra) November 19, 2015
Upon coming back to television, Mitra became most remembered for her role in the series “The Practice” as Tara Wilson in 2003 which she continued playing in “Boston Legal” until 2005. She also appeared in the series “Nip/Tuck” as Detective Kit McGraw and also in shows including “Skinwalkers”, “Shooter”, and “The Number 23.” Her success in television helped establish her as an actress and also her wealth.
Captain Rhona Mitra reporting for duty. #TheLastArk vs #TheLastShip– Sunday archives from The Pilot #HugsNotGuns pic.twitter.com/Z6jxR9mFwI
— Rhona Mitra (@rednaughtmitra) October 5, 2015
Mitra went back to film in the late 2000’s. She starred in the action film “Doomsday” playing the role of Major Eden Sinclair in 2008. She also made waves when she played the role of Sonja in the hit movie “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.” The success of her films also helped tremendously in her net worth.
Today, Mitra is still active as an actress. Some of the most recent projects she appeared in include the Michael Bay series “The Last Ship” in 2014 to 2015, the fourth season of “The Strain” in 2017, and the Netflix original film “Game Over, Man!”
Rhona Mitra’s Net Worth
As of 2018 and based on authoritative sources, Mitra’s net worth is $6.5 million. She was able to acquire such wealth from her successful films and various television series.
Rhona Mitra’s Body Measurement
Mitra stands at five feet and six inches tall and weighs 54 kilograms.
Is Rhona Mitra Married?
In terms of her personal life, Mitra is not yet married. But she was known to have dated Carl Hagmier, Matt Damon, and John Mayer.
General Info
Full Name | Rhona Mitra |
Net Worth | $6.5 million |
Date Of Birth | August 9, 1976 |
Height | 1.68 m |
Profession | Actor, Model, Singer, Songwriter |
Nationality | British |
Family
Parents | Nora Downey, Antony Mitra |
Siblings | Guyan Mitra, Jason Wath Mitra |
Accomplishments
Nominations | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
Movies | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Doomsday, Hollow Man, Shooter, Ali G Indahouse, The Life of David Gale, Skinwalkers, The Number 23, Highwaymen, Sweet Home Alabama, Hard Target 2, The Loft, Get Carter, Reuniting the Rubins, Stuck on You, Monk Dawson, Separation City, A Kid in Aladdin's Palace, Beowul... |
TV Shows | Strike Back, The Gates, Boston Legal, The Practice, Gideon's Crossing, The Last Ship |
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Marks
# | Marks / Signs |
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1 | Her long, dark hair |
2 | Sultry voice |
Quotes
# | Quote |
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1 | You have to be content with who you are on a day-to-day basis. |
2 | Her role model: Susan Sarandon. She is definitely someone that I am always enchanted to see. She has so enjoyed who she is and has gone for it; she has such an amazing career. I think that she is strong and confident and political and sexual and sensual; all of these things. - Jezebel Magazine. |
3 | On being an actor: It's cathartic and always an inspiration. It gives you an opportunity to explore different sides of yourself, or human nature, psychology, history, the future, the past and the present. It's like going to school every single day. You are always interacting with people. You always have your senses wide open. |
4 | Someone can present you with a choreographed routine, whether it's with swords or with fists, and you can replicate that, but it comes down to attitude. And that can't be taught. - H Magazine. |
5 | It's an unusual job. It's like you put on another skin and take it off, and you get back into your own skin, and there is that person. - on acting as a profession. |
6 | I can't sit still. That's why I'm very difficult in a relationship. Men get jealous of me traveling - they don't understand that just because I disappear on my own doesn't mean I'm going to shag someone else. |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Decided she wanted to be an actor at 9 years old when she met Judi Dench, mother to one of her classmates. "She came to pick her up from school and I remember meeting her and I thought she was such an extraordinary woman. She had this resonance about her. I said, 'What does your mummy do?' and I logged it away" - H Magazine. |
2 | Mitra was ranked #46 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. |
3 | Her acting role model is Susan Sarandon. |
4 | First actress to serve as an original model for Eidos Interactive's Lara Croft (Tomb Raider). |
5 | She is the daughter of Nora (Downey), who is of Irish origin, and Anthony Mitra, who is of Bengali Indian and English descent. They divorced in 1984. |
6 | Went to Roedean, an all-girls' school in Brighton, East Sussex, but was expelled from it, then from another boarding school. According to Rhona, "I was kicked out for taking a sixth-former's car and driving it down to the local boys' school. I was only 14. I left stuffing under my bedsheets but one of my friends told on me and the headmistress tracked me down. They put me in this room with bars on the windows to punish me. I was stuck in there for a whole week with just a rosary for comfort, having my dinner brought in on trays. The only time I got out was to say confession to the school priest. After that, they booted me out. Then at the next school the other girls used to blame me whenever they got caught for something, so all the parents wrote in and said they didn't want me at the school. I crammed my exams in London and did fine." |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Squadron 42 | 2017 | Video Game post-production | Executive Officer Kelly |
Hard Target 2 | 2016 | Video | Sofia |
The Last Ship | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Dr. Rachel Scott |
The Loft | 2014 | Allison Vanowen | |
The Last Ship Prequel: Dr. Scott's Video Journal | 2014 | TV Mini-Series | Dr. Rachel Scott |
Strike Back | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Maj. Rachel Dalton |
Crisis Point | 2012 | TV Movie | Cameron Grainger |
The Gates | 2010 | TV Series | Claire Radcliff |
Reuniting the Rubins | 2010 | Andie Rubin | |
SGU Stargate Universe | 2010 | TV Series | Commander Kiva |
Stolen | 2009 | Barbara | |
Separation City | 2009 | Katrien Becker | |
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | 2009 | Sonja | |
Doomsday | 2008 | Eden Sinclair | |
Shooter | 2007/I | Alourdes Galindo | |
The Number 23 | 2007 | Laura Tollins | |
Skinwalkers | 2006 | Rachel Talbot | |
Nip/Tuck | 2005 | TV Series | Kit McGraw |
Boston Legal | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Tara Wilson |
The Practice | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Tara Wilson |
Spartacus | 2004 | TV Movie | Varinia |
Highwaymen | 2004 | Molly Poole | |
Stuck on You | 2003 | Bus Stop Bombshell | |
The Life of David Gale | 2003 | Berlin | |
Sweet Home Alabama | 2002 | Tabatha Wadmore-Smith | |
Ali G Indahouse | 2002 | Kate Hedges | |
Gideon's Crossing | 2000-2001 | TV Series | Dr. Alejandra Ollie Klein |
Get Carter | 2000 | Geraldine | |
Hollow Man | 2000 | Sebastian's Neighbor | |
Party of Five | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Holly Marie Beggins |
Secret Agent Man | 2000 | TV Series | Lacey Sullivan |
Beowulf | 1999 | Kyra | |
How to Breed Gibbons | 1999 | Short | Juliet |
Monk Dawson | 1998 | Mollie Jolliffe / Prostitute | |
Croupier | 1998 | Girl with Joint | |
Lust for Glorious | 1997 | TV Movie | First French Babe |
A Kid in Aladdin's Palace | 1997 | Video | Sheherazade |
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous | 1997 | TV Mini-Series | Flora Seymour |
The Bill | 1996 | TV Series | Sarah Wickes |
Ghostbusters of East Finchley | 1995 | TV Series | Cass |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Entertainment Tonight | 2010-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Conan | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005-2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
The View | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
Scream Awards 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday' | 2008 | Video short | Herself |
Making of... | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
2005 BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Herself |
The 27th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
The Pepsi Chart Show | 1998 | TV Series | Herself - Presenter |
Eddie Izzard: Glorious | 1997 | Video documentary | Groupie (uncredited) |
The Big Breakfast | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
Awards
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2006 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia