Alice Krige
- Acting
- June 28, 1954 · Upington, South Africa
Biography
Alice Maud Krige is a South African actress and producer. Her first feature film role was as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon in the 1981 Academy Award-winning film Chariots of Fire. Since then, she has played a variety of roles in a number of genres. Krige first played the role of the Borg Queen in the motion picture Star Trek: First Contact and reprised the role for the final episode of the television series Star Trek: Voyager. A year after the series ended, she reprised the role in "Borg Invasion 4-D" at Star Trek: The Experience. She attended Rhodes University in Grahamstown where she pursued an undergraduate degree in psychology and literature, but quickly turned to acting, earning an honors degree in drama from Rhodes, before a moving to London to pursue a new career path. Once in England, she studied drama at the London Central School of Speech and Drama before making her acting performance debut in the 1979 BBC Play for Today. After achieving critical acclaim for her role in Chariot's of Fire, and continued to star and support in both film and stage theater throughout the 1980s. This eclectic trend continued into the 1990s before turning to television for both starring and reoccurring minor roles in prominent television series. In addition, she continued to make sporadic convention appearances and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in literature from Rhodes University. Alice Krige is married to writer/director, Paul Schoolman, and lives what she describes as an "itinerant" lifestyle. Although she and her husband maintain a permanent home in the United States, they spend much of their time living and working abroad.
Known for
Filmography
- The Restoration at Grayson Manor · Jacqueline Grayson
- Tommy & Tuppence · Mrs. Lancaster
- Wildcat · Mrs. Christina Vine
- To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager · Self
- Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event · Borg Queen (Voice)
- The Rig · Lennox
- She Will · Veronica
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre · Mrs. Mc.
- Echoes of the Past · Andrea Foss
- The Bay of Silence · Vivian
- Star Trek: Lower Decks · Borg Queen (Voice)
- Gretel & Hansel · Witch
- Star Trek: Picard · The Borg Queen (Voice)
- A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby · Helena Charlton
- Carnival Row · Haruspex Tsimani
- A Rose in Winter · Anna Reinach
- A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding · Helena Charlton
- The Alienist · Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- A Christmas Prince · Helena Charlton
- The Little Vampire 3D · Freda Sackville-Bagg (Voice)
- The OA · Nancy Johnson
- Partners in Crime · Rita Vandemeyer
- Tyrant · Amira Al-Fayeed
- Thor: The Dark World · Eir
- Jail Caesar · Pirate Captain
- The Syndicate · Lady Hazelwood
- Will · Sister Carmel
- Page Eight · Emma Baron
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice · Morgana le Fay
- Inside The Institute
- Solomon Kane · Katherine Crowthorn
- Skin · Sannie Lang
- The Betrayed · Falco
- Heroes & Villains: Napoleon · Letizia
- Dirty Sexy Money
- Ten Inch Hero · Zo
- Persuasion · Lady Russell
- Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' · Self
- The Line of Beauty · Rachel Fedden
- Lonely Hearts · Janet Long
- Silent Hill · Christabella
- The Contract · Miles
- Stay Alive · The Author (uncredited)
- Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure · Joan Collins
- Shadow of Fear · Margie Henderson
- The 4400 · Sarah
- Deadwood · Maddie
- The Mystery of Natalie Wood · Maria Gurdin
- The Mystery of Natalie Wood · Maria Gurdin
- NCIS · Maggie Clarke
- Threat Matrix · Senator Lily Randolph
- Frank Herbert's Children of Dune · Lady Jessica Atreides
- The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton · Snubby Eaton
- Reign of Fire · Karen Abercromby
- Spooks · Elena Gavrik
- Dinotopia · Rosemary Waldo
- Discovering Dinotopia · Rosemary
- Dinotopia · Rosemary
- Falling · Monique
- Superstition · Mirella Cenci
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent · Gillian Booth
- Waking the Dead · Karen Harding
- Six Feet Under · Alma
- Attila · Placida
- Attila · Placida
- The Calling · Elizabeth Plummer
- Frank Herbert's Dune
- The Sandman
- The Little Vampire · Freda Sackville-Bagg
- In the Company of Spies · Sarah Gold
- Molokai: The Story of Father Damien · Mother Marianne
- Deep in My Heart · Annalise Jurgenson
- Becker · Dr. Sondra Rush
- Close Relations · Louise
- The Commissioner · Isabelle Morton
- Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan · Rebecca Daly
- Sharpe: The Legend · La Marquesa
- Twilight of the Ice Nymphs · Zephyr Eccles
- Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight · Self
- Habitat · Clarissa Symes