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Alex Kingston

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Acting credits

79

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.4

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Movies: 38Series: 41

TMDB ID: 83701

IMDb ID: nm0005094

Known for: Acting

Born: March 11, 1963

Age: 62

Place of birth: Epsom, England, UK

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1978 - 2024

Years active: 47

Average TMDB rating: 6.8

Wikidata: Q232187

Also known as

Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston • Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston • 알렉스 킹스턴 • الکس کینگستون

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).

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Series

Series

Series credits linked with Alex Kingston.

Douglas Is Cancelled poster
7.2

Douglas Is Cancelled

as Sheila • 4 eps

2024 Series
Treason poster
6.8

Treason

as Audrey Gratz • 5 eps

2022 Series
The Read poster

The Read

as Narrator • 1 eps

2022 Series
The Chelsea Detective poster
6.3

The Chelsea Detective

as US Ambassador Emily Morgan • 1 eps

2022 Series
Dodger poster
5.6

Dodger

as Lucifer • 1 eps

2022 Series
The Widow poster
6.8

The Widow

as Judith Gray • 8 eps

2019 Series
A Discovery of Witches poster
7.8

A Discovery of Witches

as Sarah Bishop • 20 eps

2018 Series
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life poster
7.3

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

as Naomi Shropshire • 2 eps

2016 Series
Shoot the Messenger poster
6.7

Shoot the Messenger

as Mary Foster • 8 eps

2016 Series
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero poster
7.2

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

as Vlurgen (voice) • 1 eps

2014 Series
Chasing Shadows poster
7.2

Chasing Shadows

as Ruth Hattersley • 4 eps

2014 Series
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited poster
6.4

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

as River Song (archive footage) • 1 eps

2013 Series
Arrow poster
6.8

Arrow

as Dinah Lance • 7 eps

2012 Series
Marchlands poster
6.9

Marchlands

as Helen Maynard • 5 eps

2011 Series
Blue Bloods poster
7.8

Blue Bloods

as Commander Sloane Thompson • 1 eps

2010 Series
Ben Hur poster
6.3

Ben Hur

as Ruth • 2 eps

2010 Series
FlashForward poster
7.0

FlashForward

as Fiona Banks • 3 eps

2009 Series
Hope Springs poster
7.7

Hope Springs

as Ellie Lagden • 8 eps

2009 Series
Lost in Austen poster
7.1

Lost in Austen

as Mrs. Bennet • 4 eps

2008 Series
Doctor Who Monster Files poster

Doctor Who Monster Files

as River Song • 3 eps

2008 Series
Private Practice poster
7.5

Private Practice

as Dr. Marla Thomkins • 2 eps

2007 Series
The Graham Norton Show poster
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self • 2 eps

2007 Series
Doctor Who poster
7.6

Doctor Who

as River Song • 12 eps

2005 Series
Who Do You Think You Are? poster
6.7

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self • 1 eps

2004 Series
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