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Alex Kingston

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Alex Kingston

Born March 11, 1963 in Epsom, England, UK35 films

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.

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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).

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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover posterFirst watchThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover19897.3as AdeleWhen churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners.View film

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Alpha Dog poster6.7Alpha Dog2006Like Crazy poster6.4Like Crazy2011Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song poster8.0Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song2015The Killer's Game poster6.4The Killer's Game2024Croupier poster6.7Croupier1998Carrington poster6.2Carrington1995Sweet Land poster6.4Sweet Land2005The Poseidon Adventure poster5.2The Poseidon Adventure2005

Filmography

35 films as actor
  1. TBAJames and LuciaHarriet Weaver
  2. 2024The Killer's GameSharon Rabinowitz
  3. 2022Dodger Special: TrainLucifer
  4. 2022The FallDr. Greta Portius
  5. 2019DeadpanTamara
  6. 2016Happily Ever AfterRia
  7. 2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongRiver Song
  8. 2013Ghost PhoneSheila
  9. 2013Doctor Who: Rain GodsRiver Song
  10. 2013National Theatre Live: MacbethLady Macbeth
  11. 2012Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First NightRiver Song
  12. 2012Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last NightRiver Song
  13. 2011Like CrazyJackie Gardner
  14. 2011Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song PrequelRiver Song
  15. 2009Sordid ThingsEve Manchester
  16. 2007CrashingDiane Freed
  17. 2006Alpha DogTiffany Hartunian
  18. 2005The Poseidon AdventureSuzanne Harrison
  19. 2005Sweet LandBrownie
  20. 2003BoudicaBoudica
  21. 2000Essex BoysLisa Locke
  22. 1999This Space Between UsPeternelle
  23. 1998CroupierJani De Villiers
  24. 1997Weapons of Mass DistractionVerity Graham
  25. 1996Saint-ExChic Party Guest
  26. 1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersMoll Flanders
  27. 1995The InfiltratorAnna
  28. 1995CarringtonFrances Partridge
  29. 1995A Pin for the ButterflyMrs. Solomon
  30. 1994Woman of the WolfThe Woman
  31. 1993Foreign AffairsActress
  32. 1990Wanted: Marjory and Oliver
  33. 1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverAdele
  34. 1989These Foolish ThingsDaniella
  35. 1980The Wildcats of St Trinian'sSchoolgirl (Uncredited)