Alex Kingston
Acting
Alex Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the NBC medical drama ER (1997–2004) and her title role in the ITV miniseries The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996), which earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress. Kingston's later credits include the recurring role of River Song in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2008–2015), Mrs. Bennet in the ITV period-drama fantasy Lost in Austen (2008), Dinah Lance in The CW's superhero fiction drama series Arrow (2013–2016), and Sarah Bishop in A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022).
Known for
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tvSecret Service
2026
Rose Trewen
movieThe Killer's Game
2024
Sharon Rabinowitz
tvTreason
2022
Audrey Gratz
movieThe Fall
2022
Dr. Greta Portius
tvThe Read
2022
Narrator
tvThe Chelsea Detective
2022
US Ambassador Emily Morgan
tvDodger
2022
Lucifer
movieDeadpan
2019
Tamara
tvThe Widow
2019
Judith Gray
tvA Discovery of Witches
2018
Sarah Bishop
tvGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
Naomi Shropshire
tvShoot the Messenger
2016
Mary Foster
tvPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
Vlurgen (voice)
tvChasing Shadows
2014
Ruth Hattersley
movieDoctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
River Song (archive footage)
movieGhost Phone
2013
Sheila
movieDoctor Who: Rain Gods
2013
River Song
movieDoctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
River Song (archive footage)
movieNational Theatre Live: Macbeth
2013
Lady Macbeth
tvDoctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013
River Song (archive footage)
tvArrow
2012
Dinah Lance
movieThe Destinations of Doctor Who
2012
River Song (archive footage)
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
2012
River Song (archive footage)
The Women of Doctor Who
2012
River Song (archive footage)
The Science of Doctor Who
2012
River Song (archive footage)
movieLike Crazy
2011
Jackie Gardner
tvMarchlands
2011
Helen Maynard
tvUpstairs Downstairs
2010
Dr Blanche Mottershead
tvBlue Bloods
2010
Commander Sloane Thompson
tvBen Hur
2010
Ruth
tvFlashForward
2009
Fiona Banks
tvHope Springs
2009
Ellie Lagden
movieSordid Things
2009
Eve Manchester
tvLost in Austen
2008
Mrs Bennet
tvDoctor Who Monster Files
2008
River Song
tvPrivate Practice
2007
Dr. Marla Thomkins
movieCrashing
2007
Diane Freed
movieAlpha Dog
2006
Tiffany Hartunian
movieThe Poseidon Adventure
2005
Suzanne Harrison
movieSweet Land
2005
Brownie
tvDoctor Who
2005
River Song / River Song / Professor River Song
tvStrictly Come Dancing
2004
Self - Contestant
movieBoudica
2003
Boudica
tvNCIS
2003
Miranda Pennebaker
tvWithout a Trace
2002
Lucy Costin
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Patricia Alwick
movieEssex Boys
2000
Lisa Locke
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Miranda Pond
movieThis Space Between Us
1999
Peternelle
movieCroupier
1998
Jani De Villiers
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieWeapons of Mass Distraction
1997
Verity Graham
tvThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996
Moll Flanders
movieSaint-Ex
1996
Chic Party Guest
movieCarrington
1995
Frances Partridge
movieA Pin for the Butterfly
1995
Mrs. Solomon
tvCrocodile Shoes
1994
Caroline Carrison
tvER
1994
Elizabeth Corday
tvThe Knock
1994
Katherine Roberts
movieWoman of the Wolf
1994
The Woman
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
movieForeign Affairs
1993
Actress
tvSoldier Soldier
1991
Ursula Kröhling
movieThese Foolish Things
1989
Daniella
tvThe Play on One
1988
Daniella
movieThe Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980
Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
tvGrange Hill
1978
Jill Harcourt
James and Lucia
Harriet Weaver