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Alice Maud Krige (b. June 28, 1954) is a South African actress born in Upington, SA, to Pat and Dr. Louis Krige. The family moved to Port Elizabeth where she grew up with her two brothers and no television. Krige desired to become dancer but faced with parental disapproval attended Rhodes University in Grahamstown where she pursued Psychology and literature, graduating in 1975. Krige is best known for her appearance in Star Trek films and series as the Borg queen.

After enrolling in a drama class as a free credit, she was enthralled by the art and ultimately pursued a degree in drama from Rhodes. She later moved to London to pursue acting as a career. In England, she studied at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Her first professional role was a small part in a 1979 BBC Play for Today. She made her film debut in Chariots of Fire(1981) as Sybil. She also starred as Lucie Manette in a TV production of A Tale of Two Cities (1980) and the John Irvin horror feature Ghost Story (1981).

Krige returned to theatre to work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She appeared in productions of King Lear, The Tempest, The Taming of the Shrew, and Cyrano de Bergerac. She won the 1982 award for most promising newcomer for her role in Arms of Man. She returned to television to appear in the miniseries Ellis Island (1984), the Biblical feature King David (1985) in which she played Bathsheba, Dream West, (1986) , Barfly (1987), Haunted Summer (1988) and See You in the Morning (1989).

Krige's genre roles include guest appearances on The Hidden Room, Star Trek: Voyager, Welcome to Paradox and The 4400. Film roles include Stephen King's Sleepwalkers (1992), for which she was nominated for a 1992 Saturn Award, Star Trek: First Contact(1996), Habitat (1997) Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997), The Little Vampire (2000), The Calling (2000), Superstition (2001), Dinotopia (2002), Reign of Fire (2002), Children of Dune (2003), and Silent Hill (2006).

Quotes

"I must be one of the small number of people in the world, comparatively speaking, who actually grew up without Star Trek.

Because I grew up in South Africa and, at that time, there was no television in South Africa. It arrived the year after I left. So I was a Star Trek virgin."

"I don’t think they’re a race. I think she’s it. I think when she says I am the Borg, she is the Borg. Everything that she assimilates simply becomes an extension of her. Her minions, her tools."

External Links

• Alice Krige at Internet Movie Database
• Upcoming TV Schedule by Internet Movie Database
• Alice Krige at Memory Alpha Wiki
• Alice Krige Homepage
• Star Trek Cult interview

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