Alice Krige
South African actress celebrated for her commanding screen presence across more than four decades of film and television work worldwide.
What do we know about Alice Krige?
Here are the key biographical details about Alice Krige:
- Name: Alice Krige
- Also Known As: Alice Maud Krige, آلیس کریج
- Date of Birth: June 28, 1954
- Place of Birth: Upington, South Africa
- Gender: Female
- Job Title: Actor
Who is Alice Krige?
Alice Maud Krige is a South African actress and producer. Her first feature film role was as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon in the 1981 Academy Award-winning film Chariots of Fire. Since then, she has played a variety of roles in a number of genres. Krige first played the role of the Borg Queen in the motion picture Star Trek: First Contact and reprised the role for the final episode of the television series Star Trek: Voyager. A year after the series ended, she reprised the role in "Borg Invasion 4-D" at Star Trek: The Experience.
She attended Rhodes University in Grahamstown where she pursued an undergraduate degree in psychology and literature, but quickly turned to acting, earning an honors degree in drama from Rhodes, before moving to London to pursue a new career path. Once in England, she studied drama at the London Central School of Speech and Drama before making her acting performance debut in the 1979 BBC Play for Today.
After achieving critical acclaim for her role in Chariots of Fire, she continued to star and support in both film and stage theater throughout the 1980s. This eclectic trend continued into the 1990s before turning to television for both starring and reoccurring minor roles in prominent television series. In addition, she continued to make sporadic convention appearances and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in literature from Rhodes University. Alice Krige is married to writer/director Paul Schoolman, and lives what she describes as an "itinerant" lifestyle. Although she and her husband maintain a permanent home in the United States, they spend much of their time living and working abroad.
What is Alice Krige known for?
With over 120 credits across film and television, Alice Krige's most recognized performances include:
- Thor: The Dark World (2013, Movie)
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010, Movie)
- Silent Hill (2006, Movie)
- NCIS (2003, TV Series)
- Reign of Fire (2002, Movie)
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996, Movie)
- Star Trek: Picard (2020, TV Series)
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022, Movie)
- Gretel & Hansel (2020, Movie)
- Solomon Kane (2009, Movie)
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