Alice Maud Krige (/ˈkriːɡə/; born 28 June 1954) 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.
Tyrant, Deadwood, Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
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Delicate high chekbones
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Long brown flowing hair
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Deep husky yet smooth voice
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[on people's reaction to the Borg] I became aware, one day on the set, that whenever a Borg moved up to the coffee table, whoever was there would sort of slowly retreat. So the Borg were not only in pain, but they were kind of ostracized. Everyone just uncomfortable in their presence. Which was terribly interesting for me, but I did feel heartbroken for my minions.
To prepare for the role of the cult leader Christabella in the horror film Silent Hill (2006), she read "The End of Days" by Erna Paris, a book about tyranny during the Spanish Inquisition. However, she did not particularly enjoy the role, feeling that her character was too manipulative and evil.
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Krige was John Harrison's first choice to play Lady Jessica in the miniseries Dune (2000), but was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts. However, actress Saskia Reeves was unavailable for the miniseries Children of Dune (2003) (she had to withdraw from the miniseries because of pregnancy), so Krige was reoffered the role.
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Attended Rhodes University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree and her BA Hons degree in drama (1975). She later received an honorary Litt.D degree (Doctor of Letters) from the university in April 2004.
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Attended and graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.
A 4.5 inch Star Trek action figure was made in her likeness as the Borg Queen in the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996).
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She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1982 (1981 season) for Most Promising Newcomer in the production of "Arms and the Man".
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Krige originated the role of the Borg Queen in the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996), but chose not to reprise her portrayal on Star Trek: Voyager (1995). Actress Susanna Thompson played the Borg Queen four times on Voyager, but she was unavailable during the filming of the series' final episode (she was not confident into her shooting schedule for Once and Again (1999)), so Krige resumed the role for the finale.
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