Person
Alex Kingston
Acting · Born 1963-03-11 · 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).
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Miranda Pond
NCIS
Miranda Pennebaker
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Patricia Alwick
Doctor Who
River Song
Blue Bloods
Commander Sloane Thompson
Arrow
Dinah Lance
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Self
ER
Elizabeth Corday
The View
Self
Filmography
- 2026Secret ServiceRose Trewen
- 2024The Killer's GameSharon Rabinowitz
- 2024Douglas Is CancelledSheila
- 2022TreasonAudrey Gratz
- 2022Dodger Special: TrainLucifer
- 2022The FallDr. Greta Portius
- 2022The ReadNarrator
- 2022The Chelsea DetectiveUS Ambassador Emily Morgan
- 2022DodgerLucifer
- 2019DeadpanTamara
- 2019The WidowJudith Gray
- 2018A Discovery of WitchesSarah Bishop
- 2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeNaomi Shropshire
- 2016Shoot the MessengerMary Foster
- 2016Happily Ever AfterRia
- 2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongRiver Song
- 2014Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroVlurgen (voice)
- 2014Chasing ShadowsRuth Hattersley
- 2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate CompanionRiver Song (archive footage)
- 2013Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt SmithNarrator
- 2013Ghost PhoneSheila
- 2013Doctor Who Live: The AfterpartySelf
- 2013Doctor Who: Rain GodsRiver Song
- 2013Doctor Who Live: The Next DoctorRiver Song (archive footage)
- 2013National Theatre Live: MacbethLady Macbeth
- 2013Doctor Who: The Doctors RevisitedRiver Song (archive footage)
- 2012Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last NightRiver Song
- 2012Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First NightRiver Song
- 2012ArrowDinah Lance
- 2012The Destinations of Doctor WhoRiver Song (archive footage)
- 2012The Timey-Wimey of Doctor WhoRiver Song (archive footage)
- 2012The Women of Doctor WhoRiver Song (archive footage)
- 2012The Science of Doctor WhoRiver Song (archive footage)
- 2011Like CrazyJackie Gardner
- 2011Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song PrequelRiver Song
- 2011MarchlandsHelen Maynard
- 2010Upstairs DownstairsDr Blanche Mottershead
- 2010Blue BloodsCommander Sloane Thompson
- 2010Ben HurRuth
- 2009FlashForwardFiona Banks
- 2009Hope SpringsEllie Lagden
- 2009Sordid ThingsEve Manchester
- 2008Lost in AustenMrs Bennet
- 2008Doctor Who Monster FilesRiver Song
- 2007Private PracticeDr. Marla Thomkins
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
- 2007CrashingDiane Freed
- 2006Alpha DogTiffany Hartunian
- 2005The Poseidon AdventureSuzanne Harrison
- 2005Sweet LandBrownie
- 2005Doctor WhoRiver Song
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self
- 2004Strictly Come DancingSelf - Contestant
- 2003BoudicaBoudica
- 2003NCISMiranda Pennebaker
- 2002Without a TraceLucy Costin
- 2002V Graham NortonSelf
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationPatricia Alwick
- 2000Essex BoysLisa Locke
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMiranda Pond
- 1999Loose WomenSelf
- 1999This Space Between UsPeternelle
- 1998CroupierJani De Villiers
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997Weapons of Mass DistractionVerity Graham
- 1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersMoll Flanders
- 1996Saint-ExChic Party Guest
- 1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersMoll Flanders
- 1995The InfiltratorAnna
- 1995CarringtonFrances Partridge
- 1995A Pin for the ButterflyMrs. Solomon
- 1994Crocodile ShoesCaroline Carrison
- 1994ERElizabeth Corday
- 1994The KnockKatherine Roberts
- 1994Woman of the WolfThe Woman
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest
- 1993Foreign AffairsActress
- 1991Soldier SoldierUrsula Kröhling
- 1990Wanted: Marjory and Oliver
- 1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverAdele
- 1989These Foolish ThingsDaniella
- 1988The Play on OneDaniella
- 1988Hannay
- 1987A Killing on the ExchangeEllen
- 1986Henry's LegNoreen
- 1984The Bill
- 1980The Wildcats of St Trinian'sSchoolgirl (Uncredited)
- 1978Grange HillJill Harcourt
- —James and LuciaHarriet Weaver
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