Kingston, Alex 1963–

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Kingston, Alex 1963–

PERSONAL

Full name, Alexandra Kingston; born March 11, 1963, in London, England; married Ralph Fiennes (an actor and producer), 1993 (divorced October 28, 1997); married Florian Haertel (a journalist), December 29, 1998; children: (second marriage) Salome Violetta. Education: Attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Addresses: Agent—Lorrie Bartlett, Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210-5302; (voice work) Special Artists Agency, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 890, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Marcel Pariseau, True Public Relations, 6725 Sunset Blvd., Suite 570, Los Angeles, CA 90028.

Career: Actress. Royal Shakespeare Company, past member of company. Appeared in the public service announcement campaign The More You Know, NBC.

Awards, Honors: Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1997, for The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders; Screen Actors Guild Awards, outstanding ensemble in a drama series (with others), 1998, 1999, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, outstanding ensemble in a drama series (with others), 2000, 2001, all for ER.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) The Wildcats of St. Trinian's, 1980.

Adele, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover (also known as Le cuisinier, le voleur, sa femme et son amant and Spica), Miramax, 1989.

A Pin for the Butterfly, 1994.

Frances Partridge, Carrington, Gramercy, 1995.

Chic party guest, Saint-Ex, Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment, 1997.

Jani de Villiers, Croupier, Shooting Gallery, 1998.

Peternelle, This Space Between Us, Slinging Star Pictures, 1999.

Lisa Locke, Essex Boys, Miramax, 2000.

Brownie, Sweet Land, Forward Entertainment, 2005.

Tiffany Hartunian, Alpha Dog, New Line Cinema, 2006.

Diane, Crashing, Existential Films/Pendragon Film, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Jill Harcourt, Grange Hill, BBC, 1980.

Katherine Roberts, The Knock, ITV, 1996.

Dr. Elizabeth Corday, ER, NBC, 1997–2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Actress, Foreign Affairs, TNT, 1993.

Voice of woman of the wolf, Woman of the Wolf, 1994.

Anna, The Infiltrator, HBO, 1995.

Verity Graham, Weapons of Mass Distraction, HBO, 1997.

Title role, Boudica (also known as Warrior Queen), PBS, 2003.

Suzanne Harrison, The Poseidon Adventure, NBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Caroline Carrison, Crocodile Shoes, BBC, 1994.

Title role, "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders" (also known as "Moll Flanders"), Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Voice of Alexandra, Last of the Czars, The Discovery Channel, 1996.

Larry King Meets ER, TNT, 1998.

E! Rack-n-Roll: Behind the Scenes, E! Entertainment Network, 1999.

InStyle Celebrity Moms, NBC, 2001.

NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002.

ER 200: A Dateline Special, NBC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dr. Howard, "Conflict," The Bill, ITV1, 1988.

Dr. Howard, "Skeletons," The Bill, ITV1, 1991.

Helen, "Cedric Hits the Road," Covington Cross (also known as Charring Cross), ABC, 1992.

Ursula Kroehling, "Camouflage," Soldier Soldier, ITV, 1993.

Lisa Holm/Lisa Royale, "In On the Game," The Bill, ITV1, 1995.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998, 2000, 2002.

Panelist, The List, VH1, 1999.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2000.

The Heaven and Earth Show, BBC, 2002.

V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002, 2003.

Lucy Costin, "Viuda Negra," Without a Trace, CBS, 2005.

This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), ITV, 2006.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 1999.

Presenter, The 2nd Annual TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2000.

The British Comedy Awards 2003, ITV, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Nurse Ratched, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Garrick Theatre, London, 2006.

Appeared in Royal Shakespeare Company productions as Cordelia, King Lear, and as Hero, Much Ado about Nothing.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, April 24, 1998, pp. 48-49.

New York Times, February 15, 1998, p. AR3.

Parade, September 24, 2000, p. 14.

TV Guide, May 29, 1999, pp. 32-33.

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