Paternelle [Alex Kingston] Alex Kingston is "Paternelle", a San Francisco socialite who fancies herself a patron of the arts. She's an old friend of Maggie's who hasn't spoken to Alex since her death.. Alex Kingston is from London, England and has appeared in several Peter Greenaway films including The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. Her roll as "Moll Flanders" on PBS' film of the same name led the producers of "ER" to cast her as "Dr. Corday", in the Emmy award winning TV series. A full listing of Alex Kingston's work Back Film's Produced