Alice Krige Alice Maud Krige is an actress who was introduced to the world of " Star Trek " in , when she played the Borg Queen in the film . She went on to reprise the role in the series finale , , and can also be heard in the video game " " and at " " . An undersuit worn by Krige in " First Contact " was sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . The name tag misspelled her name as Alice Creed . In an interview with , writers Judith and Garfield Reeves - Stevens revealed that they had pitched a story to Krige for an episode of " Enterprise " . The episode would have featured the birth of the Borg Queen , with Krige portraying a Starfleet medical technician who made contact with the Borg from , which would assimilate her thus transforming her into the Queen . However , " Enterprise " was canceled before the episode could be further developed . Early life and career . Krige was born in Upington , South Africa . She was preparing for a career in psychology until she attended an acting class at Rhodes University . In 1976 , she moved to London to pursue an acting career . She began appearing on British television in 1979 . One of her earliest roles was a 1980 made - for - TV version of ' " A Tale of Two Cities " , which starred guest actor Chris Sarandon . Film work . Krige attracted much more attention in 1981 when she made a colorful feature film debut in the acclaimed drama " Chariots of Fire " , which went on to win the for Best Picture . In this film , Krige portrayed the wife of the lead character , Jewish athlete Harold Abrahams , who was played by Ben Cross . guest star Dennis Christopher also had a role in the film . Since then , she has played supporting roles in a number of other films , including " Ghost Story " ( 1981 , with Craig Wasson , Robin Curtis , and Jacqueline Brookes ) , " Barfly " ( 1987 ) , " Haunted Summer " ( 1988 , co - starring Philip Anglim ) , " See You in the Morning " ( 1989 , with George Hearn and Theodore Bikel ) , " Sleepwalkers " ( 1992 , with Mädchen Amick , Ron Perlman , and Frank Novak ) , " Twilight of the Ice Nymphs " ( 1997 , with Frank Gorshin ) , and " The Little Vampire " ( 2000 ) . Krige has worked with David Warner on two films : the 1988 comedy " Spies Inc . " and the 2001 thriller " Superstition " . Krige also had a small role in the 2002 film " Reign of Fire " , playing the mother of the main character . DS9 star Alexander Siddig was among the stars of this film . In 2006 , Krige was seen in the horror films " Stay Alive " and " Silent Hill " , as well as the crime thriller " Lonely Hearts " . In 2008 , Krige was cast in the film " Solomon Kane " , based on the pulp magazine character created by Robert E . Howard . Krige was seen in Jerry Bruckheimer ' s " The Sorcerer ' s Apprentice " ( 2010 ) co - written by Lawrence Konner . She has signed on to appear in " Thor : The Dark World " ( 2013 ) , starring Chris Hemsworth . Television work . Krige ' s earliest American television work was the 1984 CBS mini - series " Ellis Island " , which also featured Ben Vereen . In 1986 , Krige was a part of the cast of the TV mini - series " Dream West " , as were her " First Contact " co - stars Jonathan Frakes and James Cromwell . F . Murray Abraham , Anthony Zerbe , Fritz Weaver , Lee Bergere , Michael Ensign , Matt McCoy , Noble Willingham , and Glenn Morshower also had roles in the series . Krige has guest - starred on such television drama series as " Murder , She Wrote " ( with George Murdock ) , " Beverly Hills , 90210 " , and " " . In 1999 , she played a rare comedy role as the ex - wife of Dr . John Becker ( played by Ted Danson ) in one episode of the sitcom " Becker " , on which Terry Farrell was a regular . In 2002 , Krige made two appearances on HBO ' s " Six Feet Under " : one episode with Julianna McCarthy and another with David Andrews , Michael Bofshever , Joel Brooks , Graham Jarvis , Kristopher Logan , Nan Martin and Amy Wheaton . Krige portrayed Lady Jessica Atreides in the Sci - Fi Channel ' s 2003 mini - series " Children of Dune " , which also starred Alec Newman and Steven Berkoff . She later played Joan Collins in the 2005 TV movie " Dynasty : The Making of a Guilty Pleasure " . In 2005 , she was a regular on the acclaimed HBO series " Deadwood " , which co - starred Jim Beaver , Brad Dourif , Paula Malcomson , and Leon Rippy . In 2006 , she appeared in a two - part episode on René Echevarria ' s science fiction series " The 4400 " . Other television projects include the 1991 mini - series " The Strauss Dynasty " ( with John Rhys - Davies ) . In 1994 she starred as ' La Marquesa ' in an episode of the ITV historical drama ' Sharpe ' ( with Sean Bean ) , and the movies " Second Serve " ( 1986 , with Jeff Corey and Louise Fletcher ) , " Baja Oklahoma " ( 1988 , with Anthony Zerbe ) , " Ladykiller " ( 1992 , with Bob Gunton and Bert Remsen ) , " Jack Reed : Badge of Honor " ( 1993 , with Neal McDonough , William Sadler , Bruce French , and Bill Bolender ) , " Donor Unknown " ( 1995 , with Clancy Brown and Steven Culp ) , and " Hidden in America " ( 1996 , with Bruce Davison ) . She was most recently seen in an episode of " Dirty Sexy Money " in 2008 , along with series regular Zoe McLellan .