Born and raised in South Africa, ALICE KRIGE (the Borg Queen) first gained international recognition starring in the Academy Award®-winning Chariots of Fire, in which she played Sybil, the mysterious opera singer opposite Ben Cross. Since then, Krige (pronounced "Kree-ga") has starred in the films Habitat, Institute Benjamenta (which won First Prize at the Stockholm Film Festival), Sleepwalkers, Ghost Story, King David, Haunted Summer and See You in the Morning.
On television she appeared in "Donor Unknown," "Joseph," "Jack Reed: An Honest Cop," "Ladykiller," "Kane," "Iran: Days of Crisis," "Max and Helen," "Wallenberg: A Hero's Story," "Dream West," "A Tale of Two Cities," "Ellis Island" and "Second Serve." She received a cable ACE Award nomination for her starring role in the "Dream Child" episode of "The Hidden Room" anthology series on Lifetime Television.
On stage she made her West End debut in 1981's "Arms and the Man," which earned her two top British theatre awards as most promising newcomer. Krige's stage credits also include the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of "King Lear," "The Tempest," "Cyrano De Bergerac" and "Taming of the Shrew."
Krige recently completed work on Showtime's "Hidden in America," starring Beau Bridges and Bruce Davison, and the feature Amanda, co-starring Kieran Culkin and Denis Haysbert.
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