Alice Krige
Known for: Acting
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 a 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 Chariot's of Fire, and 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.
Filmography
Series
NCIS
Maggie Clarke
2003
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Midsomer Murders
Jenny Frazer
1997
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Gillian Booth
2001
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Nita Cochran
1984
Series
Beverly Hills, 90210
Anne Berrisford
1990
Series
Star Trek: Voyager
The Borg Queen
1995
Series
Six Feet Under
Alma
2001
Series
Spooks
Elena Gavrik
2002
Series
Waking the Dead
Karen Harding
2001
Series
Becker
Dr. Sondra Rush
1998
Series
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Borg Queen (voice)
2020
Series
Deadwood
Maddie
2004
Series
The Professionals
Diana Molner
1977
Series
The 4400
Sarah
2004
Series
Star Trek: Picard
The Borg Queen (voice)
2020
Series
Playhouse
Emily
1974
Film
Wildcat
Mrs. Christina Vine
2025
Series
Carnival Row
Haruspex Tsimani
2019
Series
The Alienist
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
2018
Series
The OA
Nancy Johnson
2016
Film
Thor: The Dark World
Eir
2013
Series
Sharpe
La Marquesa Dorada
1993
Series
Threat Matrix
Senator Lily Randolph
2003
Series
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
Film
Silent Hill
Christabella
2006
Series
The Rig
Lennox
2023
Series
Tyrant
Amira Al-Fayeed
2014
Film
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Morgana le Fay
2010
Series
Ellis Island
Bridget O'Donnell
1984
Series
The Hidden Room
Jennifer
1991
Film
Reign of Fire
Karen Abercromby
2002
Series
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Lady Jessica Atreides
2003
Film
Solomon Kane
Katherine Crowthorn
2009
Film
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Mrs. Mc.
2022
Series
The Syndicate
Lady Hazelwood
2012
Film
Sleepwalkers
Mary Brady
1992
Film
Star Trek: First Contact
Borg Queen
1996
Series
Attila
Placida
2001
Series
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000
Film
Joseph
Rachel
1995
Series
Dinotopia
Rosemary Waldo
2002
Film
Gretel & Hansel
Witch
2020
Series
Partners in Crime
Rita Vandemeyer
2015
Film
Lonely Hearts
Janet Long
2006
Film
Stay Alive
The Author (uncredited)
2006
Film
Chariots of Fire
Sybil Gordon
1981
Film
The Little Vampire
Freda Sackville-Bagg
2000
Film
The Contract
Miles
2006
Series
The Line of Beauty
Rachel Fedden
2006
Film
Barfly
Tully Sorenson
1987
Series
The Strauss Dynasty
Olga
1991
Film
Dinotopia
Rosemary
2002
Film
Page Eight
Emma Baron
2011
Film
Persuasion
Lady Russell
2007
Film
Ghost Story
Eva Galli / Alma Mobley
1981
Series
Scarlet and Black
Madame de Renal
1993
Series
Close Relations
Louise
1998
Film
She Will
Veronica
2022
Film
The Little Vampire 3D
Freda Sackville-Bagg (voice)
2017
Film
Attila
Placida
2001
Series
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
Maria Gurdin
2004
Film
Amanda
Audrey Farnsworth
1996
Film
Ten Inch Hero
Zo
2007
Series
Dream West
Jessie Benton Fremont
1986
Film
Ladykiller
May Packard
1992
Film
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
Queen Helena
2019
Film
Sharpe: The Legend
La Marquesa
1997
Series
Joseph
Rachel
1995
Film
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding
Queen Helena
2018
Film
King David
Bathsheba
1985
Film
The Bay of Silence
Vivian
2020
Film
See You in the Morning
Beth Goodwin
1989
Series
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Baroness Lisl Kemeny
1985
Film
Will
Sister Carmel
2011
Film
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Self
2024
Film
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
Maria Gurdin
2004
Film
A Christmas Prince
Queen Helena
2017
Film
Discovering Dinotopia
Rosemary
2002
Film
Max and Helen
Helen Weiss
1990
Devil's Advocate
Alessandra Locatelli
1995
Film
The Commissioner
Isabelle Morton
1998
Film
The Betrayed
Falco
2008
Film
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Mother Marianne
1999
Film
Sharpe's Honour
La Marquesa de Casares el Grande y Melida Sadaba
1994
Film
Hidden in America
Dee
1996
Iran: Days of Crisis
Parveneh Limbert
1991
Film
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Lisa Benjamenta
1995
Film
Superstition
Mirella Cenci
2001
Film
Baja Oklahoma
Patsy Cline
1988
Film
Habitat
Clarissa Symes
1997
Film
A Tale of Two Cities
Lucie Manette
1980
Film
Shadow of Fear
Margie Henderson
2004
Film
Double Deception
Pamela Sparrow
1993
Film
Skin
Sannie Lang
2009
Film
Second Serve
Gwen
1986
Film
Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan
Rebecca Daly
1997
Film
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Borg Queen (voice)
2023
Film
In the Company of Spies
Sarah Gold
1999
Film
Haunted Summer
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
1988
Film
The Calling
Elizabeth Plummer
2000
Film
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Self
2006
Film
A Rose in Winter
Anna Reinach
2019
Film
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Jean Syfert
1993
Film
The Strauss Dynasty
Olga
1991
Film
Spies, Inc.
Isabelle
1992
Film
Deep in My Heart
Annalise Jurgenson
1999
Film
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
Letizia
2007
Film
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Mrs. Anatole
1993
Film
Donor Unknown
Alice Stillman
1995
Arms and the Man
Raina
1983
Film
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
Zephyr Eccles
1997
Film
Jail Caesar
Pirate Captain
2012
Film
The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton
Snubby Eaton
2003
Film
Falling
Monique
2001
Film
Echoes of the Past
Andrea Foss
2021
Vergeet My Nie
Welma de Villiers
1976
Film
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
Self - actress
1997
Film
Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure
Joan Collins
2005
Film
The Sandman
2000
Film
The Happy Autumn Fields
Emily
1980
Film
Inside The Institute
2010
Film
The Restoration at Grayson Manor
Jacqueline Grayson
2025
Film
Princess Furball
Narrator
1993