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A strikingly lovely brunette actress, Krige was born in South Africa and completed a degree in psychology... (Learn more)

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Alice Krige’s Milestones
Born and raised in South Africa
1976 Moved to London, England at age 22
1979 Professional acting debut in British TV drama, "The Happy Autumn Fields"
1980 First US TV-movie, "A Tale of Two Cities"
1981 Cast in the dual role as the avenging spirit in "Ghost Story"
1981 Feature film debut as Sybil Gordon, in the Academy Award winning Best Picture, "Chariots of Fire"
1981 West End debut, "Arms and the Man"; received the honors for Plays and Players Award and a Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer
1984 - 1985 Spent two seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company (in Stratford and London)
1985 Returned to films after four years to play Bathsheba in "King David" opposite Richard Gere in the title role
1988 Played country singer Patsy Cline in the made-for-HBO movie, "Baja Oklahoma"; sang one of Cline's standards, "Faded Love"
1990 Starred opposite Treat Williams as concentration camp inmates who remeet twenty years later in the made-for-cable movie "Max and Helen"
1992 Cast as the overprotective mother of a shape changing teenager in "Sleepwalkers"
1993 Had leading role in "The Scarlet and the Black"; originally made for British television
1995 Acted in the Quay Brothers' "Institute Benjamenta"
1996 Delivered a strong supporting turn in the Showtime drama "Hidden in America"
1996 Played the Borg Queen in "Star Trek: First Contact"
2000 Acted in "The Littlest Vampire"
2005 Cast as Maddie, a former prostitute in the HBO series "Deadwood"

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Quick Facts

Born

June, 28 1954 in Upington, South Africa

Education

  • Royal Shakespeare Company, London, England:
  • Rhodes University, South Africa: graduating with honors
  • Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England:

Professions

actor