Alexandra Kingston (born 11 March 1963 in Surrey, England) is an English actress most widely known for her role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the NBC medical drama ER. Kingston was born and raised in Epsom, Surrey.

She is the eldest of three daughters of a butcher and his German wife. Her mother's younger brother is actor Walter Renneisen. She was inspired to pursue acting by one of her teachers at her all-girls grammar school Rosebery School for Girls.

She later completed a two-year program at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and went on to join the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company. Alex Kingston has appeared in a number of British produced television dramas, including Grange Hill, Crocodile Shoes, Moll Flanders, The Knock and a guest role on The Bill. In 1997, Kingston gained American television fame after being cast on the medical drama ER at the start of the fourth season.

Her character Elizabeth Corday was a British surgeon arriving from England. Alex Kingston played this role for just over seven seasons until leaving in 2004, four episodes into Season 11. In 2009, Kingston returned to ER for two episodes (including the series finale) during its 15th and final season.

She currently is one of the co-stars on the hit BBC series Doctor Who. She is cast in the role of River Song one of the more enigmatic characters on the show. She also has a role in a new BBC show where she will play a gang leader.

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