By now almost everyone has heard of Lara Croft. You know it's that babe from those Tomb Raider games with the big.........guns. But how much do you actually know about her. Why does she risk life and limb exploring the world for these prehistoric artefacts? What's her background? And more importantly, does she have a boyfriend?

Born in England at 14th February 1967, raised as an aristocrat, the daughter of Lord Henshingly Croft, Lara was a high-society debutante when, at the age of 21, on the return from a skiing trip her plane crashes in the Himalayas.

As the only survivor, Lara had to learn to survive in the wilderness, away from her sheltered upbringing. After two weeks she arrives at the village of Tokakeriby, she was safe but her live had changed forever.

She soon finds out that the upper-class British society is a bit to claustrophobic for her, and starts her voyages of discovery and exploration around the world. She is soon disowned by her family and turns to writing as a mean to fund her trips.

At 29, having published several books and journals detailing her discoveries of several important remains of ancient civilizations, she's contacted by Jacqueline Natla to recover the Atlantean Scion...

And the rest as they say is history......And no she doesn't have a boyfriend (well if she has she hasn't told me)

The information above was obtained from The Croft Times, an excellent site dedicated to Lara and the Tomb Raider series. The site contains weekly Tomb Raider updates, a chat forum, fan art, game information and a whole lot more.