- Alice Krige
Infobox Actor
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caption = Alice Krige, 1 October 2006
birthdate = birth date and age|1954|06|28
birthplace =Upington, South Africa
birthname = Alice Maud Krige
spouse = Paul SchoolmanAlice Maud Krige (born 28 June 1954) is a
South Africa n actress known for introducing the role of the Borg Queen in the motion picture "". She reprised her role for the final episode of the television series "."Biography
Personal life
Krige was born in
Upington, South Africa , the daughter of Pat, apsychologist , and Louis Krige, aphysician . [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800032063/bio Alice Krige Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] [ [http://www.krige-page.com/biography.html The Alice Krige Home Page: Biography ] ] She left forLondon ,England , in 1976. Initially she had plans to become a clinical psychologist but turned toacting after an experience in an acting class atRhodes University . She then attended theCentral School of Speech and Drama in London.Krige is married to the writer and director Paul Schoolman.
Career
Krige made her
professional debut on Britishtelevision in 1979 and appeared in the television movie "A Tale of Two Cities ". She went on to play Sybil Gordon in "Chariots of Fire " and Eva Galli/Alma Mobley in "Ghost Story" (both 1981). She playedBathsheba in "King David " (1985) and Mary Shelley in "Haunted Summer " (1988). She appeared on stage in plays such asThomas Otway 's "Venice Preserv'd ". She appeared in what she called "tons of TV" in both the U.S. and the UK. This includes made for television movies from "Baja Oklahoma" (1988) and "Ladykiller" (1992), to mini-series such as "Ellis Island" (1984) and "The Scarlet and the Black" (1993).In ', she played the
Borg Queen , who attempts to assimilate Earth into the Borg collective. She would return to this role in the Star Trek game ', and in the "" series finale, "" in 2001 (Susanna Thompson would play her in 4 episodes of Voyager between 1999-2000).She was awarded the
Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1982 (1981 season) forMost Promising Newcomer in the production of "Arms and the Man ". She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 1992Saturn Award s for her role in "Sleepwalkers". In April 2004 she was awarded an honoraryLitt.D. degree fromRhodes University .Filmography
References
External links
*imdb name|id=0000481|name=Alice Krige
* [http://sci-fi-online.50megs.com/2006_Interviews/06-06-30_AliceKrige.htm Alice Krige interview] at [http://sci-fi-online.com www.sci-fi-online.com]
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