Alex Kingston: Summary
- Recent Role:
- Ellie on Hope Springs
- Gender:
- Female
- Birthday:
- 3-11-1963
- Birthplace:
- Surrey, England, UK
- Birth Name:
- Alexandra Kingston
Alex Kingston was born on March 11, 1963, in Surrey, England. She grew up in Epsom, on the outskirts of London, the eldest of three daughters of a butcher and his German wife. She became interested in acting after a family trip to Germany, where she saw her uncle performing on stage. Her first role was at the age of five, when she played the angel Gabriel in a school play. She attended an all-girls grammar school in Epsom, where was inspired by her English teacher to pursue an acting career. At age fifteen she got her first professional acting job playing a judo-trained bully on the British television series Grange Hill.
After finishing her schooling, Alex moved to London, where she attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She successfully completed their two-year program and began performing in repertory theatres across England. She was soon asked to join the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company, where she performed not only mainstays like Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear, but also new plays and contemporary American classics.
She made her feature film debut in Peter Greenaway’s 1989 movie The Cook, the Thief, his Wife, and her Lover. In 1996 she landed the title role in the PBS Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders, a role that brought her critical acclaim. In 1997 she became a household name when she took on the role of Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the NBC television series ER. Alex Kingston was born on March 11, 1963, in Surrey, England. She grew up in Epsom, on the outskirts of London, the eldest of three daughters of a butcher and his German wife. She became interested in acting after a family trip to Germany, where she saw her uncle performing on stage. Her first role was at the age of five, when she played the angel Gabriel in a school play. She attended...
After finishing her schooling, Alex moved to London, where she attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She successfully completed their two-year program and began performing in repertory theatres across England. She was soon asked to join the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company, where she performed not only mainstays like Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear, but also new plays and contemporary American classics.
She made her feature film debut in Peter Greenaway’s 1989 movie The Cook, the Thief, his Wife, and her Lover. In 1996 she landed the title role in the PBS Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders, a role that brought her critical acclaim. In 1997 she became a household name when she took on the role of Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the NBC television series ER. Alex Kingston was born on March 11, 1963, in Surrey, England. She grew up in Epsom, on the outskirts of London, the eldest of three daughters of a butcher and his German wife. She became interested in acting after a family trip to Germany, where she saw her uncle performing on stage. Her first role was at the age of five, when she played the angel Gabriel in a school play. She attended...
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ER's Alex Kingston brings a new upbeat drama to the BBC this weekend.
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