Alice Krige - Wikipedia Alice Krige Alice Krige Krige in October 2006 Alice Maud Krige ( 1954 - 06 - 28 ) 28 June 1954 ( age 63 ) Upington, Cape Province, South Africa Occupation Actress, producer Years active 1976 -- present Spouse ( s ) Paul Schoolman ( 1988 -- present ) Alice Maud Krige ( / ˈkriːɡə / ; born 28 June 1954 ) is a South African actress and producer. Her first feature film role was in Chariots of Fire ( 1981 ) as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon. She is well known for playing the dual role of Eva Galli / Alma Mobley in Ghost Story ( 1981 film ), and for the Borg Queen in the Star Trek franchise, beginning with the film Star Trek : First Contact. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links 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 a 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 as Lucie Manette 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 miniseries such as Ellis Island ( 1984 ) and Scarlet and Black ( 1993 ), and in such horror films as Ghost Story, Sleepwalkers and Silent Hill. Krige at event of Star Trek 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 on Deadwood, and guest starred on 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 BBC 's final season of Spooks, playing Russian double agent Elena Gavrik. Krige also featured in the final season of the 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 on the series The Syndicate and Partners in Crime. In 2016, she appeared on the Netflix mystery series The OA. 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 prisoners and an assemble of actors including Derek Jacobi and John Kani. Jail Caesar was written and directed by Paul Schoolman. In 2015, Krige received the Special Jury Award at the International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration and Equality in Jakarta, along with Andy Garcia and Jimmy Carter for her performance in the film Shingetsu, in which she plays a war - traumatised surgeon of Doctors Without Borders, opposite Gunter Singer. Personal Life Krige married writer and director Paul Schoolman in 1988. 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 Barfly Tully Sorenson 1988 Haunted Summer Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin 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 Star Trek : First Contact Borg Queen 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 Star Trek : The Experience - Borg Invasion 4D Borg Queen Short film 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 The Sorcerer 's Apprentice Morgan le Fay 2011 Will Sister Carmel 2012 Jail Caesar Pirate Captain Also producer 2013 Thor : The Dark World Eir 2015 Shingetsu Woman Also producer 2017 A Christmas Prince Queen Helena Television Year Title Role Notes 1980 BBC2 Playhouse Episode : `` The Happy Autumn Fields '' 1980 A Tale of Two Cities Lucie Manette TV Movie 1980 The Professionals Diana Molner Episode : `` Operation Susie '' Arms and the Man Raina TV Movie 1984 Ellis Island Bridget O'Donnell TV Miniseries 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 Miniseries 1986 Second Serve Gwen TV Movie 1988 Baja Oklahoma Patsy Cline TV Movie Max and Helen Helen Weiss TV Movie 1991 Strauss Dynasty Olga TV Miniseries 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 Miniseries 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 Hidden in America Dee TV Movie 1997 Indefensible : The Truth About Edward Brannigan Rebecca Daly TV Movie 1998 Close Relations Louise TV Miniseries 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 Miniseries 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 Miniseries 2003 Children of Dune Lady Jessica TV Miniseries 2003 The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton Snubby Eaton TV Movie 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 Miniseries 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 2016 The OA Nancy Johnson 2019 Carnival Row Haruspex Recurring role References Jump up ^ Alice Krige biodata, Yahoo ! Movies ; accessed 29 September 2014. ^ Jump up to : The Alice Krige Home Page biography Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : `` Alice Krige biography and filmography ''. Tribute.ca. Retrieved 4 November 2013. Jump up ^ Heffernan, Virginia ( 1 January 2005 ). `` Dynasty : The Making of a Guilty Pleasure : If You 've Got It, Flaunt It : ABC Trumpets an 80 's Hit ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2009. Jump up ^ `` Dynasty : The Making of a Guilty Pleasure : Credits ''. Der-denver-clan.de. Retrieved 27 February 2009. Jump up ^ `` ' Star Trek ' star Alice Krige is ' amazing ' in ' Spooks ', say writers ''. Cultbox.co.uk. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Alice Krige Credits ''. Tvguide.com. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013. Jump up ^ Staff ( 13 August 2012 ). `` ' Thor : The Dark World ' casts Alice Krige ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 November 2013. Jump up ^ Ge, Linda ( December 12, 2016 ). `` Brit Marling 's Netflix Series ' The OA ' Promises Mystery in First Trailer ( Video ) ''. The Wrap. Retrieved December 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Winners - International Film Festivals for Peace, Inspiration, and Equality ''. internationalfilmfestivals.org. line feed character in title = at position 68 ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Shingetsu director Paul Schoolman and actor Alice Krige interview ''. hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( 12 October 2017 ). `` ' Carnival Row ' : Alice Krige & Jared Harris Set To Recur On Amazon 's Fantasy Drama Series ''. Deadline. Retrieved 15 December 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alice Krige. Alice Krige on IMDb Alice Krige at the TCM Movie Database Alice Krige at AllMovie Alice Krige interview at www.sci-fi-online.com Alice Krige at Who 's Who Southern Africa Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Ida Lupino ( 1974 / 75 ) Bette Davis ( 1976 ) Susan Tyrrell ( 1977 ) Dyan Cannon ( 1978 ) Veronica Cartwright ( 1979 ) Eve Brent ( 1980 ) Frances Sternhagen ( 1981 ) Zelda Rubinstein ( 1982 ) Candy Clark ( 1983 ) Polly Holliday ( 1984 ) Anne Ramsey ( 1985 ) Jenette Goldstein ( 1986 ) Anne Ramsey ( 1987 ) Sylvia Sidney ( 1988 ) Whoopi Goldberg ( 1989 / 90 ) Mercedes Ruehl ( 1991 ) Isabella Rossellini ( 1992 ) Amanda Plummer ( 1993 ) Mia Sara ( 1994 ) Bonnie Hunt ( 1995 ) Alice Krige ( 1996 ) Gloria Stuart ( 1997 ) Joan Allen ( 1998 ) Patricia Clarkson ( 1999 ) Rebecca Romijn - Stamos ( 2000 ) Fionnula Flanagan ( 2001 ) Samantha Morton ( 2002 ) Ellen DeGeneres ( 2003 ) Daryl Hannah ( 2004 ) Summer Glau ( 2005 ) Famke Janssen ( 2006 ) Marcia Gay Harden ( 2007 ) Tilda Swinton ( 2008 ) Sigourney Weaver ( 2009 ) Mila Kunis ( 2010 ) Emily Blunt ( 2011 ) Anne Hathaway ( 2012 ) Scarlett Johansson ( 2013 ) Rene Russo ( 2014 ) Jessica Chastain ( 2015 ) Tilda Swinton ( 2016 ) VIAF : 61757073 ISNI : 0000 0000 8050 3281 GND : 141467770 SUDOC : 069817391 BNF : cb141948467 ( data ) IATH : w6j51mnv Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Krige&oldid=815788728 '' Categories : 1954 births Living people Alumni of the Central School of Speech and Drama Royal Shakespeare Company members South African film actresses South African film producers South African television actresses South African expatriates in the United Kingdom People from Upington White South African people South African people of German descent Shakespearean actresses Rhodes University alumni Laurence Olivier Award winners 20th - century South African actresses 21st - century South African actresses Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 errors : invisible characters Use South African English from February 2017 All Wikipedia articles written in South African English Use dmy dates from August 2011 Articles with hCards Interlanguage link template link number All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from July 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 17 December 2017, at 04 : 13. 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Question: who played the borg queen in first contact
Answer: Alice Maud Krige