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Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. She is most widely known for her roles as Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the NBC medical drama ER and as River Song in Doctor Who. Kingston was raised in Epsom, Surrey, England. She is the eldest of three daughters of a butcher, Anthony Kingston, and his German wife. Kingston's uncle is actor Walter Renneisen, her mother's younger brother. Kingston was inspired to pursue acting by one of her teachers at her school Rosebery School for Girls. Kingston auditioned and performed in the Surrey County Youth Theatre... MORE

Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. She is most widely known for her roles as Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the NBC medical drama ER and as River Song in Doctor Who. Kingston was raised in Epsom, Surrey, England. She is the eldest of three daughters of a butcher, Anthony Kingston, and his German wife. Kingston's uncle is actor Walter Renneisen, her mother's younger brother. Kingston was inspired to pursue acting by one of her teachers at her school Rosebery School for Girls. Kingston auditioned and performed in the Surrey County Youth Theatre production of Tom Jones, as Mrs Fitzpatrick alongside Sean Pertwee, Captain Fitzpatrick and Thwackum played by Tom Davison. She later completed a three-year programme at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and went on to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. Kingston has appeared in a number of British-produced television dramas, including Grange Hill, Crocodile Shoes, The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, The Knock and a guest role on The Bill. Kingston's film credits include The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), A Pin for the Butterfly (1994), Croupier (1998), Essex Boys (2000), Boudica LESS