Alice Maud Krige (/ˈkriË É¡É™/; born 28 June 1954) is a South African
actress and producer. Her first feature film role was in Chariots of
Fire (1981) as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon. She
played the dual role of Eva Galli/Alma Mobley in Ghost Story, and the
Borg Queen in the Star Trek franchise, beginning with the film Star
Trek: First Contact.Krige was born in Upington, Northern Cape
Province, South Africa, the daughter of Patricia, a professor of
Psychology, and Louis Krige, a physician. The Kriges later moved to
Port Elizabeth, where Alice grew up in what she has described as a
"very happy family", with two brothers, one of whom became a physician
and the other a Professor of Surgery.Krige attended Rhodes University
in Grahamstown, South Africa with plans to become a clinical
psychologist. She turned to acting after taking an acting class at
Rhodes, then completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and an BA Hons degree
in drama, with distinction. She went on to London to attend the
Central School of Speech and Drama.
actress and producer. Her first feature film role was in Chariots of
Fire (1981) as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon. She
played the dual role of Eva Galli/Alma Mobley in Ghost Story, and the
Borg Queen in the Star Trek franchise, beginning with the film Star
Trek: First Contact.Krige was born in Upington, Northern Cape
Province, South Africa, the daughter of Patricia, a professor of
Psychology, and Louis Krige, a physician. The Kriges later moved to
Port Elizabeth, where Alice grew up in what she has described as a
"very happy family", with two brothers, one of whom became a physician
and the other a Professor of Surgery.Krige attended Rhodes University
in Grahamstown, South Africa with plans to become a clinical
psychologist. She turned to acting after taking an acting class at
Rhodes, then completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and an BA Hons degree
in drama, with distinction. She went on to London to attend the
Central School of Speech and Drama.
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