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|non dwu = ''Grange Hill'', ''The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders'', ''ER'', ''Boudica'', ''Lost in Austen'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Hope Springs'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Marchlands'', ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'', ''Who Do You Think You Are'', ''NCIS'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''Chasing Shadows'', ''Arrow'', ''Transference'' | |non dwu = ''Grange Hill'', ''The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders'', ''ER'', ''Boudica'', ''Lost in Austen'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Hope Springs'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Marchlands'', ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'', ''Who Do You Think You Are'', ''NCIS'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''Chasing Shadows'', ''Arrow'', ''Transference'', ''A Discovery of Witches'' | ||
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|clip = Alex Kingston on the future of River Song. | |clip = Alex Kingston on the future of River Song. | ||
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'''Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston''' (born [[11 March (people)|11 March]] [[1963 (people)|1963]]<ref>[[DWDVDF 138]]</ref>) played [[River Song]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', beginning with ''[[Silence in the Library]]'' in [[series 4 (Doctor Who)|series 4]]. In 2015, she also first appeared in her own range of audio plays, ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]'', as well as the ''[[Doom Coalition (audio series)|Doom Coalition]]'', ''[[Ravenous (audio series)|Ravenous]]'' and ''[[UNIT: The New Series]]'' audio series and the audio anthologies ''[[The Eighth of March (audio anthology)|The Eighth of March]]'' and ''[[The Legacy of Time (audio anthology)|The Legacy of Time]]''. | '''Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston''' (born [[11 March (people)|11 March]] [[1963 (people)|1963]]<ref>[[DWDVDF 138]]</ref>) played [[River Song]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', beginning with ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'' in [[series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 4]]. In 2015, she also first appeared in her own range of audio plays, ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]'', as well as the ''[[Doom Coalition (audio series)|Doom Coalition]]'', ''[[Ravenous (audio series)|Ravenous]]'' and ''[[UNIT: The New Series]]'' audio series and the audio anthologies ''[[The Eighth of March (audio anthology)|The Eighth of March]]'' and ''[[The Legacy of Time (audio anthology)|The Legacy of Time]]''. | ||
Trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kingston is best known internationally for her role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the US TV series ''ER'', alongside [[Goran Višnjić]], and the title role in the 1996 miniseries ''The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders''. | Trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kingston is best known internationally for her role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the US TV series ''ER'', alongside [[Goran Višnjić]], and the title role in the 1996 miniseries ''The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders''. | ||
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Kingston has a recurring role in ''Arrow'', being the third of five actors from ''Doctor Who'' to also have a role in the show's universe. | Kingston has a recurring role in ''Arrow'', being the third of five actors from ''Doctor Who'' to also have a role in the show's universe. | ||
She was formerly married to actor Ralph Fiennes (whom she met at RADA), and Florian Haertel. Her daughter [[Salome Haertel]] acted alongside her in | She was formerly married to actor Ralph Fiennes (whom she met at RADA), and Florian Haertel. Her daughter [[Salome Haertel]] acted alongside her in [[The Diary of River Song: Series Two|Series 2]] and [[The Diary of River Song: Series Eight|Series 8]] of ''[[The Diary of River Song (audio series)|The Diary of River Song]]''. | ||
Her niece, [[Bonnie Kingston]], played [[Lucy Davis]] in the ''[[Missy (audio series)|Missy]]'' audio series. ([[BFX]]: ''[[A Spoonful of Mayhem (audio story)|A Spoonful of Mayhem]]'') | Her niece, [[Bonnie Kingston]], played [[Lucy Davis]] in the ''[[Missy (audio series)|Missy]]'' audio series. ([[BFX]]: ''[[A Spoonful of Mayhem (audio story)|A Spoonful of Mayhem]]'') | ||
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* ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'' | * ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'' | ||
==== Mini | ==== Mini-episodes ==== | ||
* ''[[Prequel (The Wedding of River Song)|Prequel to The Wedding of River Song]]'' | * ''[[Prequel (The Wedding of River Song)|Prequel to The Wedding of River Song]]'' | ||
* ''[[First Night (home video)|First Night]]'' / ''[[Last Night (home video)|Last Night]]'' | * ''[[First Night (home video)|First Night]]'' / ''[[Last Night (home video)|Last Night]]'' | ||
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=== Audio === | === Audio === | ||
==== Special Releases ==== | ==== Special Releases ==== | ||
* ''[[The Legacy of Time (audio anthology)|The Legacy of Time]]'' | * ''[[The Legacy of Time (audio anthology)|The Legacy of Time]]'' | ||
** ''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]'' | ** ''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]'' | ||
==== Doom | ==== Doom Coalition ==== | ||
* ''[[The Sonomancer (audio story)|The Sonomancer]]'' | * ''[[The Sonomancer (audio story)|The Sonomancer]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Eighth Piece (audio story)|The Eighth Piece]]'' / ''[[The Doomsday Chronometer (audio story)|The Doomsday Chronometer]]'' | * ''[[The Eighth Piece (audio story)|The Eighth Piece]]'' / ''[[The Doomsday Chronometer (audio story)|The Doomsday Chronometer]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Expiry Dating (audio story)|Expiry Dating]]'' | * ''[[Expiry Dating (audio story)|Expiry Dating]]'' | ||
* ''[[Precious Annihilation (audio story)|Precious Annihilation]]'' | * ''[[Precious Annihilation (audio story)|Precious Annihilation]]'' | ||
* ''[[Ghosts (audio story)|Ghosts]]'' | * ''[[Ghosts (audio story)|Ghosts]]'' | ||
==== Dalek Universe ==== | |||
* ''[[The First Son (audio story)|The First Son]]'' | |||
==== Once and Future ==== | |||
* ''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]'' | |||
==== The Diary of River Song ==== | ==== The Diary of River Song ==== | ||
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** ''[[The Unknown (audio story)|The Unknown]]'' | ** ''[[The Unknown (audio story)|The Unknown]]'' | ||
** ''[[Five Twenty-Nine (audio story)|Five Twenty-Nine]]'' | ** ''[[Five Twenty-Nine (audio story)|Five Twenty-Nine]]'' | ||
** ''[[World Enough and Time ( | ** ''[[World Enough and Time (audio story)|World Enough and Time]]'' | ||
** ''[[The Eye of the Storm (audio story)|The Eye of the Storm]]'' | ** ''[[The Eye of the Storm (audio story)|The Eye of the Storm]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Three|Series Three]]'' | * ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Three|Series Three]]'' | ||
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** ''[[A Forever Home (audio story)|A Forever Home]]'' | ** ''[[A Forever Home (audio story)|A Forever Home]]'' | ||
** ''[[Queen of the Mechonoids (audio story)|Queen of the Mechoniods]]'' | ** ''[[Queen of the Mechonoids (audio story)|Queen of the Mechoniods]]'' | ||
* ''[[New Recruit (audio anthology)|New Recruit]]'' | |||
** ''[[The Blood Woods (audio story)|The Blood Woods]]'' | |||
** ''[[Terror of the Suburbs (audio story)|Terror of the Suburbs]]'' | |||
** ''[[Never Alone (audio story)|Never Alone]]'' | |||
** ''[[Rivers of Light (audio story)|Rivers of Light]]'' | |||
* ''[[Two Rivers and a Firewall (audio anthology)|Two Rivers and A Firewall]]'' | |||
** ''[[The Two Rivers (audio story)|The Two Rivers]]'' | |||
** ''[[Beauty on the Inside (audio story)|Beauty on the Inside]]'' | |||
** ''[[Black Friday (audio story)|Black Friday]]'' | |||
** ''[[Firewall (audio story)|Firewall]]'' | |||
* ''[[Friend of the Family (audio story)|Friend of the Family]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Orphan Quartet (audio anthology)|The Orphan Quartet]]'' | |||
** ''[[The Excise Men (audio story)|The Excise Men]]'' | |||
** ''[[Harvest of the Krotons (audio story)|Harvest of the Krotons]]'' | |||
** ''[[Dead Man Talking (audio story)|Dead Man Talking]]'' | |||
** ''[[The Wife of River Song (audio story)|The Wife of River Song]]'' | |||
==== UNIT: The New Series ==== | ==== UNIT: The New Series ==== | ||
* ''[[The Power of River Song (audio story)|The Power of River Song]]'' | * ''[[The Power of River Song (audio story)|The Power of River Song]]'' | ||
==== The Eighth of March ==== | |||
* ''[[Emancipation (EoM audio story)|Emancipation]]'' | |||
==== Peladon ==== | |||
* ''[[The Poison of Peladon (audio story)|The Poison of Peladon]]'' | |||
==== The Lives of Captain Jack ==== | ==== The Lives of Captain Jack ==== | ||
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==== BBC New Series Tie-In Novels ==== | ==== BBC New Series Tie-In Novels ==== | ||
* ''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery (novel)|The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]'' | * ''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery (novel)|The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]'' | ||
=== Stage Plays === | |||
* ''[[The Crash of the Elysium (stage play)|The Crash of the Elysium]]'' (deleted scenes)<ref>[[DWMSE 31]]: ''[[The Crash of the Elysium (stage play)|The Crash of the Elysium]]''</ref> | |||
== Writing Credits == | == Writing Credits == | ||
=== Novels === | === Novels === | ||
==== BBC New Series Adventures ==== | ==== BBC New Series Adventures ==== | ||
* ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'' | * ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'' - with [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:The Legacy of Time voice actors]] | [[Category:The Legacy of Time voice actors]] | ||
[[Category:The Lives of Captain Jack voice actors]] | [[Category:The Lives of Captain Jack voice actors]] | ||
[[Category:Tenth Doctor Adventures voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who novelists]] | |||
[[Category:Dalek Universe voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:Peladon voice actors]] | |||
[[it:Alex Kingston]] | [[it:Alex Kingston]] | ||
[[ru:Алекс Кингстон]] | [[ru:Алекс Кингстон]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Once and Future voice actors]] | ||
[[Category:Ninth Doctor Adventures voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:The Death and Life of River Song voice actors]] | |||
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Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston (born 11 March 1963[1]) played River Song in Doctor Who, beginning with Silence in the Library in series 4. In 2015, she also first appeared in her own range of audio plays, The Diary of River Song, as well as the Doom Coalition, Ravenous and UNIT: The New Series audio series and the audio anthologies The Eighth of March and The Legacy of Time.
Trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kingston is best known internationally for her role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the US TV series ER, alongside Goran Višnjić, and the title role in the 1996 miniseries The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders.
She also had recurring roles in the US TV series FlashForward as Scotland Yard inspector Fiona Banks, and a lead role in the ITV drama Marchlands as Helen Maynard, the 1980s tenant of the house and mother of Sydney Wade's character.
Kingston played the lead role of Queen Boudica in the 2003 film Warrior Queen, directed by Bill Anderson and co-starring Emily Blunt as Boudica's daughter Isolda. Other Doctor Who alumni who appeared in the film included Alex Hassell, Angus Wright, Steve John Shepherd, Frances Barber, and Jack Galloway.
Kingston also starred in multiple seasons of Law & Order: SVU, where she played defence attorney Miranda Pond (a name similar to Melody Pond) and appeared in NCIS as Miranda Pennebaker.
Kingston has a recurring role in Arrow, being the third of five actors from Doctor Who to also have a role in the show's universe.
She was formerly married to actor Ralph Fiennes (whom she met at RADA), and Florian Haertel. Her daughter Salome Haertel acted alongside her in Series 2 and Series 8 of The Diary of River Song.
Her niece, Bonnie Kingston, played Lucy Davis in the Missy audio series. (BFX: A Spoonful of Mayhem)
Acting Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Television[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead
- The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone
- The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang
- The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon
- A Good Man Goes to War
- Let's Kill Hitler
- Closing Time
- The Wedding of River Song
- The Angles Take Manhattan
- The Name of the Doctor
- The Husbands of River Song
Mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Other[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty - (prerecorded message)
Webcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]
Monster Files[[edit] | [edit source]]
Video Games[[edit] | [edit source]]
Console[[edit] | [edit source]]
Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]
Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doom Coalition[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ravenous[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Tenth Doctor and River Song[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dalek Universe[[edit] | [edit source]]
Once and Future[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Diary of River Song[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Series One
- Series Two
- Series Three
- Series Four
- Series Five
- Series Six
- Series Seven
- Series Eight
- New Recruit
- Two Rivers and A Firewall
- Friend of the Family
- The Orphan Quartet
UNIT: The New Series[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Eighth of March[[edit] | [edit source]]
Peladon[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Lives of Captain Jack[[edit] | [edit source]]
Audiobook Readings[[edit] | [edit source]]
BBC New Series Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]
BBC New Series Tie-In Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]
Stage Plays[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Crash of the Elysium (deleted scenes)[2]
