Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston(born 11 March 1963)[1]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 asDr. Elizabeth Cordayin theNBCmedical dramaER(1997–2004) and her title role in theITVminiseriesThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders(1996), which earned her aBAFTAnomination forBest Actress.
Alex Kingston | |
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 Kingston at the 2019GalaxyConMinneapolis | |
| Born | Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston 11 March 1963 |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Walter Renneisen(maternal uncle) |
Kingston's later credits include the recurring role ofRiver Songin theBBCscience fiction seriesDoctor Who(2008–2015),Mrs. Bennetin the ITV period-drama fantasyLost in Austen(2008),Dinah LanceinThe CW'ssuperhero fictiondrama seriesArrow(2013–2016), and Sarah Bishop inA Discovery of Witches(2018–2022).
Early life
editKingston was born and brought up inEpsom,Surrey,to Anthony Kingston, an English butcher and his German wife, Margarethe (née Renneisen).[2][3]Kingston's paternal great-great-grandmother wasJewish,an ancestry Kingston explored on the seriesWho Do You Think You Are?[4][5]Kingston's uncle, her mother's younger brother, is actorWalter Renneisen.[6]Her younger sisters are Susie, who is mentally and physically disabled as a result of being deprived of oxygen at birth,[7]and Nicola, a former actress who appeared in the 1996 British TV production ofThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders,in which Kingston starred.[citation needed]
Kingston was inspired to pursue acting by one of her teachers atRosebery School for Girls.Kingston auditioned and performed in the Surrey County Youth Theatre production ofTom Jonesas Mrs. Fitzpatrick, alongsideSean Pertweeas Captain Fitzpatrick, and Thwackum played by Tom Davison. She later completed a three-year programme at theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Artand went on to join theRoyal Shakespeare Company.[citation needed]
Career
edit1980–2007: Early career and breakthrough withER
editIn 1980, Kingston made her television debut in three episodes of the children's drama seriesGrange Hill,while also appearing as an uncredited extra in the filmThe Wildcats of St Trinian's.[8]From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, she performed on stage in twenty different theatrical productions, working extensively with theBirmingham Repertory Theatreand the Royal Shakespeare Company.[9]Her classic Shakespearean roles includedCalpurniainJulius Caesar(1987),CordeliainKing Lear(1990),HeroinMuch Ado About Nothing(1990–1991),TitaniainA Midsummer Night's Dream(1992) andDesdemonainOthello(1993).[10]
Around the same time, she could be seen playing small parts in television shows likeA Killing on the Exchange(1987),Hannay(1989),Covington Cross(1992),Soldier Soldier(1993) andCrocodile Shoes(1994), and also had various guest roles inITV's long-runningpolice proceduralThe Bill(1988–1995). In film, she appeared inThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover(1989) withHelen Mirren,The Infiltrator(1995) withOliver PlattandCarrington(1995) withEmma Thompson,where she played writerFrances Partridge.[11]
In April 1996, she got her first regular television role ascustomsofficer Katherine Roberts in the ITV crime dramaThe Knock,appearing in all thirteen episodes of the second series. In December, she played the lead role oppositeDaniel CraiginThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders,an ITV adaptation ofDaniel Defoe's novelMoll Flanders.She received a nomination forBest Actressfor her performance at the following year'sBritish Academy Television Awards.[12]
In September 1997, Kingston gained North American television fame after being cast as a main character in the long-running medical dramaER.She made her first appearance as British surgeonElizabeth Cordayin the premiere of thefourth season,theEmmy Award-winninglive episode"Ambush".Having appeared in the show for just over seven seasons, she left it in October 2004, in theeleventh-seasonepisode "Fear",after her contract was not renewed. Being 41 at the time, she criticised the move asageism,stating that "apparently, I, according to the producers and the writers, am part of the old fogies who are no longer interesting."[13]Despite that, she said that she was "very proud of the work [she had] done over the past eight years" and "grateful for the professional associations and friendships [she had] made throughER".[13]
TheERrole helped propel Kingston's career to new heights, which led to a number of big-screen appearances in films like theClive Owenneo-noirdramaCroupier(1998)[14][15]and independent period dramaSweet Land(2005), as well as the crime dramasEssex Boys(2000) andAlpha Dog(2006).[8]In 2003, she battledRomansas the warrior queen of Britain in ITV's biopicBoudica,which was also released in the USA onPBSunder the titleWarrior Queenand marked the screen debut ofEmily Blunt.[13][16]
In November 2005, Kingston guest starred as a vacationer whose husband gets kidnapped by a Mexicanstreet gangin an episode of theCBScrime dramaWithout a Trace,titled "Viuda Negra"and directed by her formerERco-starPaul McCrane.The following year, she returned to the stage after ten years in theWest Endproduction ofOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,starring asNurse RatchedoppositeChristian SlaterasRandle McMurphy.[17]She then revealed that she auditioned for the role ofLynette ScavoonABC'sDesperate Housewivesbut was turned away for being too curvy.[18]
2008–2015:Doctor Whoand further television and stage work
editIn 2008, Kingston guest starred as ProfessorRiver Songin thefourth seriesof the BBC's long-runningscience fictiontelevision seriesDoctor Who,in the two-part story "Silence in the Library"/"Forest of the Dead",starringDavid Tennantas theTenth Doctor.She thought it was simply a one-off guest role but was delighted to find out that she would be a returning character after the story's writer,Steven Moffat,succeededRussell T Daviesas theDoctor Whoshowrunner.[19]She reprised the role in thirteen episodes between 2010 and 2015, appearing on screen opposite two more incarnations of theDoctorplayed byMatt SmithandPeter Capaldi.[20]Kingston has also portrayed the role in a number of audio dramas fromBig Finish Productions,including her solo seriesThe Diary of River Song(2015–2023).[21]
In September 2008, Kingston took the part ofMrs. Bennetin ITV's acclaimed four-part dramaLost in Austen,based onJane Austen's novelPride and Prejudice.In October, she appeared in the episode "Art Imitates Life"of the police procedural dramaCSI: Crime Scene Investigationas psychiatrist andgrief counsellorPatricia Alwick, who helped the team cope with the recent death of one of their members.
In both 2009 and 2010, Kingston had recurring roles asMI6agent Fiona Banks in theABCscience fiction dramaFlashForwardanddefence attorneyMiranda Pond in theNBClegal dramaLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit,in which she reunited with her formerERcastmates,Mariska HargitayandMaria Bello.In spring 2009, Kingston returned toERitself during itsfifteenth and final seasonfor two episodes, "Dream Runner"and the two-hour series finale,"And in the End...".[22]In June, she starred as the lead character Ellie Lagden, one of four formerconvicts,in theBBC Oneeight-part drama seriesHope Springs.
In the early 2010s, Kingston played a housewife in the five-part supernatural dramaMarchlands(2011), an archaeologist in the second series of the revivedUpstairs Downstairs(2012)[23]and an analyst working for amissing personsunit in the four-part crime dramaChasing Shadows(2014).[24]In the US, she appeared in the romantic filmLike Crazy(2011) and theGrey's Anatomyspin-off seriesPrivate Practice(2011), in the guest role of a psychiatrist writing book reviews.[25]She also starred in thefirst seasonofThe CW'ssuperherodrama seriesArrow(2013) as Professor Dinah Lance, the mother ofLaurelandSara Lance,[26]and later reprised the role in a few episodes over the next three seasons.[27][28]On stage, she participated in theDonmar Warehouseproduction ofFriedrich Schiller's playLuise Miller(2011), directed byMichael Grandage.
In July 2013, she playedLady MacbethoppositeKenneth Branaghin theManchester International Festival's production ofMacbeth,which was broadcast live in cinemas worldwide as part of theNational Theatre Liveprogramme.[29]Following a nomination for Best Actress at theManchester Theatre Awards,[30]she reprised her role with Branagh at thePark Avenue Armoryin June 2014, making her New York stage debut.[31]Earlier in April, Branagh and Kingston took other classic Shakespearean lead roles in the two-and-a-half-hour adaptation ofAntony and Cleopatra,broadcast onBBC Radio 3as part of its celebration of the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.[32]
2016–present: Recent work
editDuring the late 2010s, she took a prominent role as Sarah Bishop inSky's fantasy dramaA Discovery of Witches(2018–2022), while also appearing in shows likeGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life(2016),[33]Shoot the Messenger(2016)[34]andThe Widow(2019).[8]In 2021, she wrote a River Song novel calledDoctor Who: The Ruby's CurseforBBC Books,[35]and reprised the role for pre-recorded elements of theinteractive theatricalexperienceTime Fracture.[36][37]The following year, she starred asBritish Prime Ministercandidate Audrey Gratz in theNetflixspy miniseriesTreasonand as the villainous Lucifer in theOliver Twist-inspiredchildren's televisionseriesDodger,also starring theNinth Doctoractor,Christopher Eccleston.[38][39][40]
In January 2023, she returned to the Royal Shakespeare Company for the first time since the early nineties in the role ofProsperoinThe Tempest.[41]
Personal life
editKingston met English actorRalph Fienneswhile they were both students at theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art.They were together for ten years before marrying in 1993. In 1995, Fiennes began an affair with hisHamletco-starFrancesca Annisand left Kingston the following year; they were divorced in 1997.[42]In a 2006 interview, she admitted to considering and nearly attempting suicide after her separation from Fiennes.[43]
At the end of 1998,[42]Kingston married Florian Haertel, a German writer and freelance journalist, having met him the previous year on a blind date arranged by friends;[44]they had a daughter, Salome Violetta Haertel, born 28 March 2001.[45]Kingston and Haertel separated in 2009.[46]On 30 October 2009, Haertel sued Kingston for dissolution of the marriage, and the divorce was finalised in 2013.[47]
Kingston appeared on theBBCgenealogy seriesWho Do You Think You Are?in September 2012, investigating the lives of her great-grandfather Will Keevil and her four-times great-grandmother, Elizabeth Braham.[48][49]
In 2015, Kingston married Jonathan Stamp, a television producer, in an Italian ceremony.[50]
Kingston has lived in the United States,[51]and moved back to the UK in 2019.[52]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Wildcats of St. Trinian's | Schoolgirl | Uncredited |
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Adele | |
| 1994 | A Pin for the Butterfly | Mrs. Solomon | |
| 1995 | Carrington | Frances Partridge | |
| 1996 | Saint-Ex | Chic Party Guest | |
| 1998 | Croupier | Jani de Villiers | |
| 1999 | This Space Between Us | Peternelle | |
| 2000 | Essex Boys | Lisa Locke | |
| 2005 | Sweet Land | Brownie | |
| 2005 | The Poseidon Adventure | Suzanne Harrison | |
| 2006 | Alpha Dog | Tiffany Hartunian | |
| 2007 | Crashing | Diane Freed | |
| 2009 | Sordid Things | Eve Manchester | |
| 2011 | Like Crazy | Jackie | |
| Ghost Phone: Phone Calls from the Dead | Sheila | ||
| 2013 | Bukowski | Katharina Bukowski | Unreleased |
| 2016 | Happily Ever After | Ria | |
| 2018 | Deadpan | Tamara | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Grange Hill | Jill Harcourt | 3 episodes |
| 1986 | Henry's Leg | Noreen | Miniseries |
| 1987 | A Killing on the Exchange | Ellen | Miniseries |
| 1988–1995 | The Bill | Dr. Howard / Lisa / Maggie Fisher | 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Hannay | Kirsten Larssen | Episode: "The Terrors of the Earth" |
| The Play on One | Daniella | Episode: "These Foolish Things" | |
| 1992 | Covington Cross | Helen | Episode: "Cedric Hits the Road" |
| 1993 | Foreign Affairs | Actress | TV film |
| Soldier Soldier | Ursula Kröhling | Episode: "Camouflage" | |
| 1994 | Woman of the Wolf | Woman (voice) | TV film |
| Crocodile Shoes | Caroline Carrison | 5 episodes | |
| 1995 | The Infiltrator | Anna | TV film |
| 1996 | The Knock | Katherine Roberts | 13 episodes |
| Last of the Czars | Alexandra (voice) | 3 episodes | |
| The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders | Moll Flanders | Miniseries | |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Verity Graham | TV film |
| 1997–2009 | ER | Dr. Elizabeth Corday | 160 episodes |
| 2003 | Boudica | Boudica | TV film; a.k.a.Warrior Queen |
| 2005 | The Poseidon Adventure | Suzanne Harrison | TV film |
| Without a Trace | Lucy Costin | Episode: "Viuda Negra" | |
| 2008 | Freezing | Serena Wilson | Episode #1.3 |
| Lost in Austen | Mrs. Bennet | Miniseries | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Patricia Alwick | Episode: "Art Imitates Life" | |
| 2008, 2010–2013, 2015 | Doctor Who | River Song | 15 episodes[20] |
| 2009 | Hope Springs | Ellie Lagden | 8 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | FlashForward | Fiona Banks | 3 episodes |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Miranda Pond | 4 episodes | |
| 2010 | Ben Hur | Ruth | Miniseries |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Dr. Marla Thomkins | 2 episodes |
| Marchlands | Helen Maynard | Miniseries | |
| 2012 | Upstairs Downstairs | Dr. Blanche Mottershead | 5 episodes |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | Episode: "Alex Kingston" | |
| NCIS | Miranda Pennebaker | Episode: "Gone" | |
| 2013–2016 | Arrow | Dinah Lance | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Chasing Shadows | Ruth Hattersley | Miniseries[53] |
| 2015 | American Odyssey | Jennifer Wachtel | 2 episodes |
| 2016, 2021 | Blue Bloods | Commander Sloane Thompson | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Quickshadow (voice) | 5 episodes |
| Shoot the Messenger | Mary Foster | 8 episodes | |
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Naomi Shropshire | Miniseries | |
| Crushed | Cricket Stella | UnairedHulupilot[54] | |
| 2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Vlurgen (voice) | Episode: "Mr. Rippen" |
| 2018–2022 | A Discovery of Witches | Sarah Bishop | 20 episodes |
| 2019 | The Widow | Judith Gray | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Dodger | Lucifer | 2 episodes |
| Treason | Audrey Gratz | 5 episodes[55] | |
| 2024 | Douglas Is Cancelled | Sheila | Main role |
Radio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Père Goriot | Delphine / Victorine | BBC Radio 4 | Four-part dramatisation |
| 1994 | John Dollar | Charlotte | BBC Radio 3 | Self-adapted by authorMarianne Wiggins |
| 2006 | Rebecca | Narrator | BBC Radio 2 | Abridged eight-part version |
| 2007 | Murder She Thought | BBC Radio 4 | Story: "Dear George" by Cathy Ace | |
| 2014 | Antony and Cleopatra | Cleopatra | BBC Radio 3 | Two-and-a-half-hour adaptation starringKenneth Branagh |
| 2021 | Nuremberg | Madeleine Jacob | BBC Radio 4 | Story: "He Pointed to the Sky" byJonathan Myerson |
Audio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mary Stuart | Mary Stuart | L.A. Theatre Works | Recorded before an audience at theSkirball Cultural Center |
| 2010 | Tartuffe | Elmire | Recorded at The Invisible Studios,West Hollywood | |
| 2012 | The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery | Narrator | AudioGO | |
| 2015–2023 | The Diary of River Song | River Song | Big Finish Productions | Series 1–12 |
| 2016 | Five Short Stories by Women | Narrator | L.A. Theatre Works | Story: "Once Upon a Time" |
| 2016–2017 | Doom Coalition | River Song | Big Finish Productions | 5 stories |
| 2017 | Seven | Inez McCormack | L.A. Theatre Works | Recorded before an audience at theJames Bridges Theater |
| 2020 | Peter Pan | Narrator | Penguin Audio | |
| 2019 | The Eighth of March | River Song | Big Finish Productions | Story: "Emancipation" |
| Ravenous | Story: "Companion Piece" | |||
| UNIT: The New Series | Story: "The Power of River Song" | |||
| Transference | Sam Ross | Non-Doctor Whoeight-part psychological thriller | ||
| The Legacy of Time | River Song | Story: "Lies in Ruins" | ||
| The Other Queen | Narrator | Simon & Schuster Audio | ||
| 2020 | The Lives of Captain Jack | River Song | Big Finish Productions | Story: "R&J" |
| Arkham County | Henrietta | Audible | Original seven-hour drama withStanley Tucciin the lead role | |
| The Tenth Doctor and River Song | River Song | Big Finish Productions | 3 stories | |
| 2021 | A Narrow Door | Narrator | Orion Books | |
| Doctor Who: The Ruby's Curse | AudioGO | Also writer | ||
| Dalek Universe | River Song | Big Finish Productions | Story: "The First Son" | |
| 2022 | Peladon | Story: "The Poison of Peladon" | ||
| Marple: Twelve New Mysteries | Narrator | HarperAudio | Story: "Evil in Small Places" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock | River Song(voice) |
Stage work
editAwards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Actress | The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders | Nominated |
| 1998 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series(shared with the cast) | ER | Won |
| 1999 | Won | |||
| 2000 | Nominated | |||
| 2001 | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Doctor Who MagazineAwards | Best Guest Actress | Doctor Who(episodes: "Silence in the Library"/"Forest of the Dead") | Won |
| 2009 | TV Land Awards | Icon Award | ER | Won |
| 2010 | Airlock Alpha Portal Awards | Best Special Guest | Doctor Who(episode: "Time of Angels") | Won |
| Doctor Who MagazineAwards | Best Supporting Actress | Doctor Who | Won | |
| 2011 | Airlock Alpha Portal Awards | Best Special Guest | Doctor Who(episode: "Day of the Moon") | Nominated |
| 2012 | SFXAwards | Best Actress | Doctor Who | Won |
| Airlock Alpha Portal Awards | Best Special Guest | Doctor Who(episode: "Let's Kill Hitler") | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Anglophenia's Fan Favorites Women's Tournament | Woman of the Year | — | Won |
| Manchester Theatre Awards | Best Actress | Macbeth | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Saturn Awards | Best Guest Performance in a Television Series | Doctor Who(episode: "The Husbands of River Song") | Nominated |
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