WisdomLikeSilence said:
Right. I played Kiri. But the Jennie Finch picture did fit my mental image of Mara--all strong and kind of glowy.
I don't think Mara's player ever weighed in one way or the other on the resemblance.
-WLS
She does look quite a bit like Mara, although Mara is not so pencil-eyebrowed and sophisticated-looking. And her smile isn't quite radiant enough. I've spent a while thinking about who I'd cast as Mara, and nobody seems quite right. I originally envisioned her character a bit like a tall, strong, buff version of
Alicia Silverstone from "Clueless".
Among the actresses with the right height and coloring,
Charlize Theron is the closest I've come up with (from "The Italian Job"), but more buff and with more hair.
Or maybe
Cameron Diaz, but stronger and less goofy.
Tao's player's favorite is
Kate Bosworth from "Blue Crush", who I also really like but who is a bit short (5ft7).
Although this makes me have to confess to having seen at least one Tomb Raider movie, Angelina Jolie is one of my favorites so far. Here she is in
fighting form. Here she is
rash, happy, and bodacious. Not all fair and golden, but very Mara-like (though Mara's is much more naive and less sultry, and she doesn't have breast and lip enhancements or a disturbing relationship with Billy Bob).
I don't know if this helps at all or just confuses things, but there you have it!
-- Mara's player