Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 11, 1963
Place of Birth:
Epsom, England, UK
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Alex Kingston
Biography
Alex Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the NBC medical drama ER (1997–2004) and her title role in the ITV miniseries The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996), which earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress.
Kingston's later credits include the recurring role of River Song in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2008–2015), Mrs. Bennet in the ITV period-drama fantasy Lost in Austen (2008), Dinah Lance in The CW's superhero fiction drama series Arrow (2013–2016), and Sarah Bishop in A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Douglas Is Cancelled | Sheila |
| 2022 | The Read | Narrator |
| 2022 | Treason | Audrey Gratz |
| 2022 | Dodger | Lucifer |
| 2022 | The Chelsea Detective | US Ambassador Emily Morgan |
| 2019 | The Widow | Judith Gray |
| 2018 | A Discovery of Witches | Sarah Bishop |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Naomi Shropshire |
| 2016 | Shoot the Messenger | Mary Foster |
| 2014 | Chasing Shadows | Ruth Hattersley |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Vlurgen (voice) |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited | River Song (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Arrow | Dinah Lance |
| 2011 | Marchlands | Helen Maynard |
| 2010 | Ben Hur | Ruth |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Commander Sloane Thompson |
| 2009 | FlashForward | Fiona Banks |
| 2009 | Hope Springs | Ellie Lagden |
| 2008 | Lost in Austen | Mrs. Bennet |
| 2008 | Doctor Who Monster Files | River Song |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Dr. Marla Thomkins |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | River Song |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Professor River Song |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Lucy Costin |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton | Self |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Patricia Alwick |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Miranda Pond |
| 1999 | Loose Women | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders | Moll Flanders |
| 1994 | ER | Elizabeth Corday |
| 1994 | Crocodile Shoes | Caroline Carrison |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldier | Ursula Kröhling |
| 1988 | Hannay | |
| 1986 | Henry's Leg | Noreen |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1978 | Grange Hill | Jill Harcourt |
| Secret Service |