However, people have seen the other work, too. They’re not just like playing your next-door neighbor and, as such, I think that they’re quite memorable. They’re like Shakespearean women, like Lady M. Very often, the characters that one plays in the genre form, like Silent Hill or First Contact, are huge characters. Krige: I suppose that I’ve got two thoughts on it.

Is that disconcerting, perfectly fine with you, or a phenomenon that’s out of your control? That said, you’re extraordinarily popular with a core group of sci-fi and horror fans who appreciate your work in First Contact, Ghost Story, Sleepwalkers, Children of Dune and Silent Hill. You’ve done so much in your career, acted around the world on stage, in films and on television. Fourteen years goodness, it is a long time. A lot has happened in those 14 years, in my life and probably in everyone’s life. How crazy is it that so much time has flown by already? Today, November 22, is the 14th anniversary of Star Trek: First Contact’s release into theaters. Below is part one and be on the lookout tomorrow for the second half of the conversation. burned down during the fires there- for an exclusive two-part interview in which she talked about the Borg Queen and filled us in on her current acting and producing endeavors. recently caught up with the South African actress – who’s been living mostly in London since her home in L.A. The Borg Queen represents just one role in Krige’s long and varied career, but it’s still a favorite to Trek fans and Krige herself. Krige later reprised the role in the Voyager series finale, “Endgame,” and provided her voice for both the game Star Trek: Armada II and the Borg Invasion 4-D short at the Star Trek: Experience attraction in Las Vegas.

Alice Krige made such an indelible impression as the sinewy, sexy and sinister Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact that the character remains one the greatest Trek villains of all time.

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