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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Sweet Land
as Brownie
2005
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Adele
1989
The Science of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
2012
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
2012
The Women of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
2012
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as River Song (archive footage)
2014
The Destinations of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
2012
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
as River Song (archive footage)
2013
Croupier
as Jani De Villiers
1998
Weapons of Mass Distraction
as Verity Graham
1997
Woman of the Wolf
as The Woman
1994
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as Self
2013
Sordid Things
as Eve Manchester
2009
Like Crazy
as Jackie Gardner
2011
Boudica
as Boudica
2003
These Foolish Things
as Daniella
1989
Essex Boys
as Lisa Locke
2000
Crashing
as Diane Freed
2007
Deadpan
as Tamara
2019
This Space Between Us
as Peternelle
1999
TV Appearances
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Patricia Alwick
2000
The Bill
1984
The View
as Self
1997
Without a Trace
as Lucy Costin
2002
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Naomi Shropshire
2016
Hannay
1988
ER
as Elizabeth Corday
1994
Crocodile Shoes
as Caroline Carrison
1994
Lost in Austen
as Mrs Bennet
2008
FlashForward
as Fiona Banks
2009
Hope Springs
as Ellie Lagden
2009
V Graham Norton
as Self
2002