Alex Kingston
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 11, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Epsom, England, UK
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).
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Filmography
James and Lucia
Movie · as Harriet Weaver
Secret Service
TV · as Rose Trewen · 5 eps
The Killer's Game
Movie · as Sharon Rabinowitz
Douglas Is Cancelled
TV · as Sheila · 4 eps
The Fall
Movie · as Dr. Greta Portius
Dodger Special: Train
Movie · as Lucifer
The Read
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
Treason
TV · as Audrey Gratz · 5 eps
Dodger
TV · as Lucifer · 1 ep
The Chelsea Detective
TV · as US Ambassador Emily Morgan · 1 ep
Deadpan
Movie · as Tamara
The Widow
TV · as Judith Gray · 8 eps
A Discovery of Witches
TV · as Sarah Bishop · 20 eps
Happily Ever After
Movie · as Ria
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
TV · as Naomi Shropshire · 2 eps
Shoot the Messenger
TV · as Mary Foster · 8 eps
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Movie · as River Song
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Movie · as River Song (archive footage)
Chasing Shadows
TV · as Ruth Hattersley · 4 eps
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
TV · as Vlurgen (voice) · 1 ep
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Movie · as River Song (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Movie · as Self
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Movie · as Lady Macbeth
Doctor Who: Rain Gods
Movie · as River Song
Ghost Phone
Movie · as Sheila
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Movie · as Narrator
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
TV · as River Song (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Science of Doctor Who
Movie · as River Song (archive footage)
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
Movie · as River Song (archive footage)
The Women of Doctor Who
Movie · as River Song (archive footage)
The Destinations of Doctor Who
Movie · as River Song (archive footage)
Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night
Movie · as River Song
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night
Movie · as River Song
Arrow
TV · as Dinah Lance · 7 eps
Like Crazy
Movie · as Jackie Gardner
Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel
Movie · as River Song
Marchlands
TV · as Helen Maynard · 5 eps
Ben Hur
TV · as Ruth · 2 eps
Blue Bloods
TV · as Commander Sloane Thompson · 1 ep
Upstairs Downstairs
TV · as Dr Blanche Mottershead · 5 eps
Sordid Things
Movie · as Eve Manchester
FlashForward
TV · as Fiona Banks · 3 eps
Hope Springs
TV · as Ellie Lagden · 8 eps
Lost in Austen
TV · as Mrs Bennet · 4 eps
Doctor Who Monster Files
TV · as River Song · 3 eps
Crashing
Movie · as Diane Freed
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Private Practice
TV · as Dr. Marla Thomkins · 2 eps
Alpha Dog
Movie · as Tiffany Hartunian
Sweet Land
Movie · as Brownie
The Poseidon Adventure
Movie · as Suzanne Harrison
Doctor Who
TV · as River Song, River Song / Professor River Song · 12 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Strictly Come Dancing
TV · as Self - Contestant · 21 eps
Boudica
Movie · as Boudica
NCIS
TV · as Miranda Pennebaker · 1 ep
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Without a Trace
TV · as Lucy Costin · 1 ep
V Graham Norton
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Essex Boys
Movie · as Lisa Locke
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Patricia Alwick · 1 ep
This Space Between Us
Movie · as Peternelle
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Miranda Pond · 4 eps
Loose Women
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Croupier
Movie · as Jani De Villiers
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Movie · as Verity Graham
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
Movie · as Moll Flanders
Saint-Ex
Movie · as Chic Party Guest
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
TV · as Moll Flanders · 4 eps
The Infiltrator
Movie · as Anna
A Pin for the Butterfly
Movie · as Mrs. Solomon
Carrington
Movie · as Frances Partridge
Woman of the Wolf
Movie · as The Woman
ER
TV · as Elizabeth Corday · 160 eps
Crocodile Shoes
TV · as Caroline Carrison · 13 eps
The Knock
TV · as Katherine Roberts · 13 eps
Foreign Affairs
Movie · as Actress
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Soldier Soldier
TV · as Ursula Kröhling · 1 ep
Wanted: Marjory and Oliver
Movie
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Movie · as Adele
These Foolish Things
Movie · as Daniella
Hannay
TV · 1 ep
The Play on One
TV · as Daniella · 1 ep
A Killing on the Exchange
TV · as Ellen · 2 eps
Henry's Leg
TV · as Noreen · 6 eps
The Bill
TV · 2 eps
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Movie · as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
Grange Hill
TV · as Jill Harcourt · 3 eps