Born and raised in South Africa, Alice attended Rhodes University
where she planned to train as a clinical psychologist. At school,
the University started a drama school and with one free credit,
Alice took a dramatic acting class. She decided that she wanted to
act and so she next attended The Central School of Speech and Drama
in London. Alice made her professional acting debut on British
Television in 1979 and appeared in the Television movie "A Tale of
Two Cities (1980)". She went on to roles such as Sybil in 'Chariots
of Fire (1981)' and Eva in 'Ghost Story (1981)'. She has played
Bathsheba in 'King David (1985)' and Mary in 'Haunted Summer
(1988)'. She has appeared on stage in plays such as the production
of Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserved". Alice has appeared in what
she calls "Tons of TV" in both the U.S. and U.K. This includes made
for Television movies from "Baja Oklahoma (1988)" and "Ladykiller
(1992)", to mini series from "Ellis Island (1984)" and "Scarlet &
Black (1993)". In the eighth Star Trek movie, 'Star Trek: First
Contact (1996)', she plays the Borg Queen who is on a mission to
assimilate Earth into the Borg collective.
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