Alice Krige
Born: 1954-06-28 in Upington, South Africa
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Wildcat as Mrs. Christina Vine
- The Restoration at Grayson Manor as Jacqueline Grayson
2024
2023
- The Rig as Lennox
- Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event as Borg Queen (voice)
2022
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre as Mrs. Mc.
- She Will as Veronica
2021
- Echoes of the Past as Andrea Foss
2020
- Star Trek: Lower Decks as Borg Queen (voice)
- Star Trek: Picard as The Borg Queen (voice)
- Gretel & Hansel as Witch
- The Bay of Silence as Vivian
2019
- Carnival Row as Haruspex Tsimani
- A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby as Queen Helena
- A Rose in Winter as Anna Reinach
2018
- The Alienist as Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding as Queen Helena
2017
- The Little Vampire 3D as Freda Sackville-Bagg (voice)
- A Christmas Prince as Queen Helena
2016
- The OA as Nancy Johnson
2015
- Partners in Crime as Rita Vandemeyer
2014
- Tyrant as Amira Al-Fayeed
2013
- Thor: The Dark World as Eir
2012
- Jail Caesar as Pirate Captain
- The Syndicate as Lady Hazelwood
2011
- Will as Sister Carmel
- Page Eight as Emma Baron
2010
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice as Morgana le Fay
- Inside The Institute
2009
- Solomon Kane as Katherine Crowthorn
2008
- The Betrayed as Falco
- Skin as Sannie Lang
2007
- Ten Inch Hero as Zo
- Persuasion as Lady Russell
- Dirty Sexy Money
- Heroes & Villains: Napoleon as Letizia
2006
- Silent Hill as Christabella
- The Contract as Miles
- Lonely Hearts as Janet Long
- Stay Alive as The Author (uncredited)
- Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' as Self
- The Line of Beauty as Rachel Fedden
2005
- Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure as Joan Collins
2004
- Deadwood as Maddie
- The 4400 as Sarah
- Shadow of Fear as Margie Henderson
- The Mystery of Natalie Wood as Maria Gurdin
- The Mystery of Natalie Wood as Maria Gurdin
2003
- NCIS as Maggie Clarke
- Threat Matrix as Senator Lily Randolph
- The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton as Snubby Eaton
- Frank Herbert's Children of Dune as Lady Jessica Atreides
2002
- Spooks as Elena Gavrik
- Reign of Fire as Karen Abercromby
- Discovering Dinotopia as Rosemary
- Dinotopia as Rosemary Waldo
- Dinotopia as Rosemary
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Gillian Booth
- Six Feet Under as Alma
- Waking the Dead as Karen Harding
- Superstition as Mirella Cenci
- Attila as Placida
- Attila as Placida
- Falling as Monique
2000
- The Calling as Elizabeth Plummer
- The Sandman
- The Little Vampire as Freda Sackville-Bagg
- Frank Herbert's Dune
1999
- In the Company of Spies as Sarah Gold
- Deep in My Heart as Annalise Jurgenson
- Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Mother Marianne
1998
- Becker as Dr. Sondra Rush
- The Commissioner as Isabelle Morton
- Close Relations as Louise
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Jenny Frazer
- Habitat as Clarissa Symes
- Sharpe: The Legend as La Marquesa
- Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight as Self - actress
- Twilight of the Ice Nymphs as Zephyr Eccles
- Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan as Rebecca Daly
1996
- Star Trek: First Contact as Borg Queen
- Amanda as Audrey Farnsworth
- Hidden in America as Dee
1995
- Star Trek: Voyager as The Borg Queen
- Joseph as Rahel
- Donor Unknown as Alice Stillman
- Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life as Lisa Benjamenta
- Joseph as Rachel
- Devil's Advocate as Alessandra Locatelli
1994
- Sharpe's Honour as La Marquesa
1993
- Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as Joan Anatole
- Judgment Day: The John List Story as Jean Syfert
- Scarlet and Black as Madame de Renal
- Double Deception as Pamela Sparrow
1992
- Sleepwalkers as Mary Brady
- Spies, Inc. as Isabelle
- Ladykiller as May Packard
1991
- Iran: Days of Crisis as Parveneh Limbert
- The Strauss Dynasty as Olga
- The Strauss Dynasty as Olga
1990
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Max and Helen as Helen Weiss
1989
- See You in the Morning as Beth Goodwin
1988
- Haunted Summer as Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
- Baja Oklahoma as Patsy Cline
1987
- Barfly as Tully Sorenson
1986
- Dream West as Jessie Benton Fremont
- Second Serve as Gwen
1985
- King David as Bathsheba
- Wallenberg: A Hero's Story as Baroness Lisl Kemeny
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Nita Cochran
- Ellis Island as Bridget O'Donnell
1983
- Arms and the Man as Raina
1981
- Chariots of Fire as Sybil Gordon
- Ghost Story as Eva Galli / Alma Mobley
1980
- A Tale of Two Cities as Lucie Manette
- The Happy Autumn Fields as Emily
1977
- The Professionals as Diana Molner
1976
- Vergeet My Nie as Welma de Villiers
1974
- Playhouse as Emily