Early life and education

Krige was born in Upington, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, the daughter of Patricia, a professor of Psychology, and Louis Krige, a physician. The Kriges later moved to Port Elizabeth, where Alice grew up in what she has described as a "very happy family", with two brothers, one of whom became physician and the other a Professor of Surgery.

She attended Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa with plans to become a clinical psychologist. She turned to acting after taking an acting class at Rhodes, completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and an BA Hons degree in drama, with distinction. She went to London to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career

Krige made her professional debut on British television 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 in 1981. She earned a Plays and Players Award, as well as a Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer, after appearing in a 1981 West End theatre production of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man. She then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Cordelia in "King Lear", Cordelia in Edward Bond's "Lear", Miranda in "The Tempest", Bianca in "The Taming of The Shrew," and Roxanne in "Cyrano de Bergerac".

Krige played Bathsheba in King David (1985) and Mary Shelley in Haunted Summer (1988). She appeared on stage in plays such as Thomas Otway's Venice Preserv'd at the Almeida Theatre in London and in "Toyer" at the Arts Theatre in the West End.. She appeared in television movies as Baja Oklahoma (1988) and Ladykiller (1992), in mini-series such as Ellis Island (1984) and Scarlet and Black (1993). and in such horror films as Ghost Story, Sleepwalkers, and Silent Hill.

In Star Trek: First Contact, Krige played the Borg Queen, who attempts to integrate Earth into the Borg collective. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 1997 Saturn Awards for that role. She returned to this character in the Star Trek game Star Trek: Armada II and in the Star Trek: Voyager series finale "Endgame" in 2001. Her science fiction career has expanded into television, with prominent roles in miniseries adaptations of Dinotopia and Frank Herbert's Children of Dune. She worked with the Brothers Quay in "The Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream That People Call Life" and with Guy Maddin in "Twilight of the Ice Nymphs".

In April 2004, Krige was awarded an honorary Litt.D. degree from Rhodes University.

Krige starred in a number of made-for-television movies and miniseries. She played the role of Natalie Wood's bad mother in The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004), and starred as Joan Collins in Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure. She had recurring roles in Deadwood, and guest starred in Six Feet Under, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The 4400, and Dirty Sexy Money

In 2008, she had a leading role as Sannie Laing, Sandra's mother, in Skin, the biopic about Sandra Laing. The film explores the issues of the girl being classified as "Coloured" by the South African authorities during Apartheid, although her parents were white. In 2011, Krige appeared in the BBCs final season of Spooks, playing Russian double agent Elena Gavrik. Krige also featured in the final season of BBC drama Waking the Dead, in 2011. In recent years, Krige appeared in films Solomon Kane, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and Thor: The Dark World. She played the role of Amira in the first and second series of Tyrant for F/X, and has recently worked for the BBC in the series The Syndicate and Partners in Crime.

In 2012 Alice produced the award winning feature Jail Caesar, an exploration of the little known adolescence of Julius Caesar, filmed in three working prisons with several hundred serving prisons and an assemble of actors including Derek Jacobi and John Kani. Jail Caesar was written and directed by Paul Schoolman.

Personal life

Krige married writer and director Paul Schoolman in 1988; the couple remain married.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Vergeet My Nie	Welma de Villiers
1981	Chariots of Fire	Sybil Gordon
1981	Ghost Story	Eva Galli / Alma Mobley
1985	King David	Bathsheba
1987	Barfly	Tully Sorenson
1988	Haunted Summer	Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
1989	See You in the Morning	Beth Goodwin
1992	Sleepwalkers	Mary Brady
1992	Spies Inc.	Isabelle
1994	Sea Beggars	Wife	Short film
1995	Institute Benjamenta	Lisa Benjamenta
1996	Star Trek: First Contact	Borg Queen
1996	Amanda	Audrey Farnsworth
1997	Habitat	Clarissa Symes
1997	Twilight of the Ice Nymphs	Zephyr Eccles
1998	The Commissioner	Isabelle Morton
1999	Molokai: The Story of Father Damien	Mother Marianne Cope
2000	The Little Vampire	Freda Sackville-Bagg
2000	The Calling	Elizabeth Plummer
2001	Superstition (de)	Mirella Cenci
2001	Vallen	Monique
2002	Reign of Fire	Karen Abercromby
2004	Star Trek: The Experience - Borg Invasion 4D	Borg Queen	Short film
2004	Shadow of Fear	Margie Henderson
2006	Stay Alive	The Author
2006	Silent Hill	Christabella LaRoache
2006	Lonely Hearts	Janet Long
2006	The Contract	Agent Gwen Miles
2007	Ten Inch Hero	Zo
2008	Skin	Sannie Laing
2008	The Betrayed	Falco
2009	Solomon Kane	Katherine Crowthorn
2010	The Sorcerer's Apprentice	Morgan le Fay
2011	Will	Sister Carmel
2012	Jail Caesar	Pirate Captain	Also producer
2013	Thor: The Dark World	Eir

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	BBC2 Playhouse		Episode: "The Happy Autumn Fields"
1980	A Tale of Two Cities	Lucie Manette	TV Movie
1982	The Professionals	Diana Molner	Episode: "Operation Susie"
1983	Arms and the Man	Raina	TV Movie
1984	Ellis Island	Bridget O'Donnell	TV Mini-Series
1985	Wallenberg: A Hero's Story	Baroness Lisl Kemeny	TV Movie
1985	Murder, She Wrote	Nita Cochran	Episode: "Murder in the Afternoon"
1986	Dream West	Jessie Benton Fremont	TV Mini-Series
1986	Second Serve	Gwen	TV Movie
1988	Baja Oklahoma	Patsy Cline	TV Movie
1990	Max and Helen	Helen Weiss	TV Movie
1991	Strauss Dynasty	Olga	TV Mini-Series
1991	The Hidden Room	Jennifer	Episode: "Dream Child"
1991	L'Amérique en otage	Parveneh Limbert	TV Movie
1992	Ladykiller	May Packard	TV Movie
1992	Beverly Hills, 90210	Anne Berrisford	Episode: "Wild Horses"
1993	Judgment Day: The John List Story	Jean Syfert	TV Movie
1993	Double Deception	Pamela Sparrow	TV Movie
1993	Jack Reed: Badge of Honor	Joan Anatole	TV Movie
1993	Scarlet and Black	Madame de Renal	TV Mini-Series
1994	Sharpe's Honour	La Marquesa	TV Movie
1995	Joseph	Rachel	TV Movie
1995	Donor Unknown	Alice Stillman	TV Movie
1995	Devil's Advocate	Alessandra Locatelli	TV Movie
1996	Hidden in America	Dee	TV Movie
1997	Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan	Rebecca Daly	TV Movie
1998	Close Relations	Louise	TV Mini-Series
1998	Welcome to Paradox	Aura Mendoza	Episode: "Acute Triangle"
1999	Deep in My Heart	Annalise Jurgenson	TV Movie
1999	Becker	Dr. Sandra Rush	Episode: "Activate Your Choices"
1999	In the Company of Spies	Sarah Gold	TV Movie
2001	Attila	Galla Placidia	TV Mini-Series
2001	Star Trek: Voyager	Borg Queen	Episode: "Endgame"
2002	Six Feet Under	Alma	Episodes: "Out, Out, Brief Candle" and "The Plan"
2002	Dinotopia	Rosemary Waldo	TV Mini-Series
2003	Children of Dune	Lady Jessica	TV Mini-Series
2003	The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton	Snubby Eaton	TV Movie
2004	The Mystery of Natalie Wood	Maria Gurdin	TV Movie
2003, 2004	Threat Matrix	Senator Lily Randolph	Episodes: "Flipping" and "19 Seconds"
2005	Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure	Joan Collins	TV Movie
2005	Deadwood	Maddie	5 episodes
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Gillian Booth	Episode: "Dramma Giocoso"
2006	The Line of Beauty	Rachel Fedden	TV Mini-Series
2006	The 4400	Sarah	Episodes: "Gone: Part 1" and "Gone: Part 2"
2007	Persuasion	Lady Russell	TV Movie
2007	Heroes and Villains	Letizia	Episode: "Napoleon"
2008	Dirty Sexy Money	Judge Alexis Wyeth	Episode: "The Family Lawyer"
2009	Midsomer Murders	Jenny Frazer	Episode: "Secrets and Spies"
2011	Waking the Dead	Karen Harding	Episodes: "Care: Part 1" and "Care: Part 2"
2011	Page Eight	Emma Baron	TV Movie
2011	Spooks	Elena Gavrik	6 episodes
2014	Tyrant	Amira Al Fayeed
2014	NCIS	Margaret Clark	Episode: "So It Goes"
2015	The Syndicate	Lady Hazelwood
2015	Partners in Crime	Rita Vandemeyer

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