Alice Krige
Alice Krige, 1 October 2006
Birth name	Alice Maud Krige
Born	June 28, 1954 (1954-06-28) (age 53) Upington, South Africa
Spouse(s)	Paul Schoolman

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Biography

Personal life

Krige was born in Upington, South Africa, the daughter of Pat, a psychologist, and Louis Krige, a physician.^[1][2] She left for London in 1976. Initially she had plans to become a clinical psychologist but turned to acting after an experience in an acting class at Rhodes University. She then attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Upington is a town founded in 1871 and located in the Northern Cape, South Africa, along the Orange River. ... A psychologist is an expert in psychology, the systematic investigation of the human mind, including behavior, cognition, and affect. ... For other uses, see Doctor. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Greek letter Psi is often used as a symbol of psychology. ... Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... Rhodes University is a university in South Africa. ... The Central School of Speech and Drama is a United Kingdom government funded higher education college in London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Krige is married to the writer and director Paul Schoolman. Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ...

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 1981). She 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. 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). This article is about people called professionals. ... For other uses, see A Tale of Two Cities (disambiguation). ... Chariots of Fire is a British film released in 1981. ... Ghost Story is a film based on the book by Peter Straub. ... Bathsheba (בת שבע) is the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of King David in the Hebrew Bible. ... This page is about the Biblical king David. ... Thomas Otway (March 3, 1652 - April, 1685) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period. ... Venice Preservd is an English Restoration play written by Thomas Otway, and the most significant tragedy of the English stage in the 1680s. ...

In Star Trek: First Contact, she played the Borg Queen, who attempts to assimilate Earth into her Borg collective. She would return to this role in the Star Trek game Star Trek: Armada II, and in the Star Trek: Voyager series finale, "Endgame" in 2001 (Susanna Thompson would play the Borg Queen in 4 episodes of the series between 1999-2000). Star Trek: First Contact (Paramount Pictures, 1996; see also 1996 in film), is the eighth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... The Borg are a race of cyborgs in the fictional Star Trek universe, first introduced in the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series. ... Star Trek: Armada II is a computer game published by Activision, based upon the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Susanna Thompson as Lenara Kahn in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...

She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1982 (1981 season) for Most Promising Newcomer in the production of Arms and the Man. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 1992 Saturn Awards for her role in Sleepwalkers. In April 2004 she was awarded an honorary Litt.D. degree from Rhodes University. The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... Arms and the Man is a comedy by G. Bernard Shaw. ... The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ... Sleepwalkers is a 1992 American horror film based on an unpublished Stephen King novel and adapted by Mick Garris. ... Latin: Litterarum Doctor, a higher doctorate or honorary degree, Doctor of Letters. ... Rhodes University is a university in South Africa. ...

Filmography

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References

External links

• Alice Krige at the Internet Movie Database
• Alice Krige interview at www.sci-fi-online.com
• Alice Krige article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki