Alex Kingston
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).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.1585 |
| Birthday | 1963-03-11 |
| Place of Birth | Epsom, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston, Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston, 알렉스 킹스턴, الکس کینگستون, |
2005
Sweet Land
6.441/51
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1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
7.3/706
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2012
The Science of Doctor Who
0/0
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2012
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
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2012
The Women of Doctor Who
10/1
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2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
8.1/7
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2012
The Destinations of Doctor Who
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2013
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
5/2
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1998
Croupier
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1997
Weapons of Mass Distraction
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1994
Woman of the Wolf
8/2
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2013
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
9/1
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2009
Sordid Things
7/1
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2011
Like Crazy
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A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.
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2003
Boudica
4.786/28
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These Foolish Things
0/0
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2000
Essex Boys
5.654/65
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2007
Crashing
4.967/15
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2019
Deadpan
0/0
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1999
This Space Between Us
4.333/6
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1996
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
6.25/18
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2013
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
7/7
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James and Lucia
0/0
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1996
Saint-Ex
4.25/4
Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
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The Fall
9/1
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2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
10/1
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2012
Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night
9/3
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Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night
8.5/2
The night River Song is imprisoned in Stormcage for killing the Eleventh Doctor, she receives a visit from her husband to take her out on their first...
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2011
Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel
9/2
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2013
Doctor Who: Rain Gods
8/3
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2013
Bukowski
7.8/4
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2022
Dodger Special: Train
0/0
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The Infiltrator
6.5/7
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1995
A Pin for the Butterfly
5.6/5
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2013
Ghost Phone
6/1
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2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
8/161
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2006
Alpha Dog
6.6/1497
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Carrington
6.181/69
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The Wildcats of St Trinian's
4.318/11
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Happily Ever After
5.4/9
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2005
The Poseidon Adventure
5.194/121
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Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
5.8/3
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Foreign Affairs
7/3
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The Killer's Game
6.407/538
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