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|name = Alex Kingston
|aka        = Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston
|role         = [[River Song]]
|birth date = [[11 March (people)|11 March]] [[1963 (people)|1963]]
|birth date   = [[11 March]] [[1963]] <br /> [[Surrey]], [[England]] <br />
|role       = [[River Song]]
|non dwu        = ER <br /> Foreign Affairs <br /> The Poseidon Adventure  <br /> Marchlands <br /> Private Practice <br /> Like Crazy <br /> Law & Order: SVU}}
|job title  = [[Actor]], [[Writer]]
|story      = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
|time      = 2008, 2010-2013, 2015-present
|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''
|imdb      = 0005094
|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 (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]]''.


'''Alexandra "Alex" Kingston''' (born [[11 March]] [[1963]]) plays [[River Song]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', beginning with  ''[[Silence in the Library]]''/''[[Forest of the Dead]]'' in [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|Series 4]] and then in [[River Song - List of Appearances|further episodes]]. 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'' and the title role in the 1996 miniseries ''The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders''. She also has a 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 also starred in multiple seasons of ''Law & Order: SVU'', where she played Defence Attorney Miranda Pond.
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''.


Formerly married to actor Ralph Fiennes, whom she met at RADA, she is currently married to Florian Haertel and has one child. Following [[David Tennant]]'s announcement in October 2008 of his plans to leave ''Doctor Who'', UK media ran multiple features on the odds-on favourites to become the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. Kingston's name was one of the few female names listed in the field of actors considered candidates (although it's not known if the BBC ever actually considered her for the part).  
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.


According to Arthur Darvil, Kingston has been told more about her character's history with the Doctor than anyone else, but has been very good at keeping River's secrets from her fellow cast members.
Kingston played the lead role of Queen Boudica in the 2003 film ''Warrior Queen'', directed by [[Bill Anderson (director)|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 [[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]]'')
 
== Acting Credits ==
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'' / ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]''
* ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]''
* ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' / ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]''
* ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'' / ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]''
* ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''
* ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]''
* ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]''
* ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''
* ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angles Take Manhattan]]''
* ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''
* ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]''
 
==== Mini-episodes ====
* ''[[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]]''
* ''[[Rain Gods (home video)|Rain Gods]]''
 
=== Other ===
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty]]'' - (prerecorded message)
 
=== Webcasts ===
==== Monster Files ====
* ''[[Monster File: Weeping Angels (webcast)|Monster File: Weeping Angels]]''
* ''[[Monster File: Vampires (webcast)|Monster File: Vampires]]''
* ''[[Monster File: Silurians (webcast)|Monster File: Silurians]]''
 
=== Video Games ===
==== Console ====
* ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== Special Releases ====
* ''[[The Legacy of Time (audio anthology)|The Legacy of Time]]''
** ''[[Lies in Ruins (audio story)|Lies in Ruins]]''
 
==== Doom Coalition ====
* ''[[The Sonomancer (audio story)|The Sonomancer]]''
* ''[[The Eighth Piece (audio story)|The Eighth Piece]]'' / ''[[The Doomsday Chronometer (audio story)|The Doomsday Chronometer]]''
* ''[[The Crucible of Souls (audio story)|The Crucible of Souls]]''
* ''[[Songs of Love (audio story)|Songs of Love]]''
 
==== Ravenous ====
* ''[[Companion Piece (audio story)|Companion Piece]]''
 
==== The Tenth Doctor and River Song ====
* ''[[Expiry Dating (audio story)|Expiry Dating]]''
* ''[[Precious Annihilation (audio story)|Precious Annihilation]]''
* ''[[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: Series One|Series One]]''
** ''[[The Boundless Sea (audio story)|The Boundless Sea]]''
** ''[[I Went to a Marvellous Party (audio story)|I Went to a Marvellous Party]]''
** ''[[Signs (audio story)|Signs]]''
** ''[[The Rulers of the Universe (audio story)|The Rulers of the Universe]]''
* ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Two|Series Two]]''
** ''[[The Unknown (audio story)|The Unknown]]''
** ''[[Five Twenty-Nine (audio story)|Five Twenty-Nine]]''
** ''[[World Enough and Time (audio story)|World Enough and Time]]''
** ''[[The Eye of the Storm (audio story)|The Eye of the Storm]]''
* ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Three|Series Three]]''
** ''[[The Lady in the Lake (audio story)|The Lady in the Lake]]''
** ''[[A Requiem for the Doctor (audio story)|A Requiem for the Doctor]]''
** ''[[My Dinner with Andrew (audio story)|My Dinner with Andrew]]''
** ''[[The Furies (audio story)|The Furies]]''
* ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Four|Series Four]]''
** ''[[Time in a Bottle (audio story)|Time in a Bottle]]''
** ''[[Kings of Infinite Space (audio story)|Kings of Infinite Space]]''
** ''[[Whodunnit? (audio story)|Whodunnit?]]''
** ''[[Someone I Once Knew (audio story)|Someone I Once Knew]]''
* ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Five|Series Five]]''
** ''[[The Bekdel Test (audio story)|The Bekdel Test]]''
** ''[[Animal Instinct (audio story)|Animal Instinct]]''
** ''[[The Lifeboat and the Deathboat (audio story)|The Lifeboat and the Deathboat]]''
** ''[[Concealed Weapon (audio story)|Concealed Weapon]]''
* ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Six|Series Six]]''
** ''[[An Unearthly Woman (audio story)|An Unearthly Woman]]''
** ''[[The Web of Time (audio story)|The Web of Time]]''
** ''[[Peepshow (audio story)|Peepshow]]''
** ''[[The Talents of Greel (audio story)|The Talents of Greel]]''
* ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Seven|Series Seven]]''
** ''[[Colony of Strangers (audio story)|Colony of Strangers]]''
** ''[[Abbey of Heretics (audio story)|Abbey of Heretics]]''
** ''[[Barrister to the Stars (audio story)|Barrister to the Stars]]''
** ''[[Carnival of Angels (audio story)|Carnival of Angels]]''
* ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Eight|Series Eight]]''
** ''[[Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow (audio story)|Slight Glimpses of Tomorrow]]''
** ''[[A Brave New World (audio story)|A Brave New World]]''
** ''[[A Forever Home (audio story)|A Forever Home]]''
** ''[[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 ====
* ''[[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 ====
* ''[[R&J (audio story)|R&J]]''
 
=== Audiobook Readings ===
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
* ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]''
 
==== BBC New Series Tie-In Novels ====
* ''[[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 ==
=== Novels ===
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
* ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'' - with [[Jacqueline Rayner]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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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]]

Mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

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]]

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]]

Writing Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC New Series Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ DWDVDF 138
  2. ↑ DWMSE 31: The Crash of the Elysium
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