Alex Kingston Trivia

Alex Kingston is a popular English actress.

Alex Kingston's full name is Alexandra Kingston.

Alex Kingston was born on March 11, 1963 in Epsom, Surrey, near London.

Alex Kingston became famous for playing the role of Elizabeth Corday on the NBC medical drama ER.

Alex Kingston’s dad was a butcher and her mom was of German descent.

Alex Kingston completed a two-year program at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and later went on to join the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company.

Alex Kingston is 5'7" tall.

Alex Kingston's impressive list of television dramas, include Grange Hill, Crocodile Shoes, Moll Flanders, ER, The Bill and The Knock.

Alexandra Kingston got her biggest television break after she was cast as Elizabeth Corday, in the wildly popular American medical drama 'ER'. She played the role for seven seasons.

Alex Kingston's film credits include The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), A Pin for the Butterfly (1994), Croupier (1998), and Boudica (Warrior Queen in the USA) (2003).

Alex Kingston made her West End theatre debut, when she starred as Nurse Ratched in a production of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. She performed opposite Christian Slater at the Garrick Theatre in London from late March to early June 2006.

Alex Kingston was rejected for a role on Desperate Housewives because she was too curvy.

Alex Kingston fluently speaks German, French and English.

Alex Kingston has appeared nude in many roles, and explains that she is fine with being naked in front of strangers; at age 14, she was the art model for the adult art education classes her mother was taking.

Alex Kingston is currently married to a German writer Florian Haertel. The couple met on a blind date and has a daughter Salome Violetta.