"Arrow" Scoop: "ER" Actress is Laurel's Mom -- EXCLUSIVE
by James Hibberd
Jan 22 2013


Want to meet Laurel Lance’s missing mother?

Former "ER" series regular Alex Kingston is joining The CW’s breakout superhero drama "Arrow" in a recurring guest star role.



The British actress will play Dinah Lance — Laurel’s (Katie Cassidy) mom and Detective Quentin’s (Paul Blackthorne) ex-wife.

Later this season Dinah will return to Starling City to make amends with her family that she abandoned years earlier following the tragic death of her daughter aboard Oliver Queen’s (Stephen Amell) yacht.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/01/22/arrow-alex-kingston/

"Arrow" Scoop: Alex Kingston Back as Dinah Lance
by Matt Webb Mitovich
12/2/13


Alex Kingston is set to reprise her role as Dinah Lance on The CW’s "Arrow", TVLine has learned — but will it be for the purpose of a most unexpected family reunion?

Kingston first appeared on the superhero drama during late Season 1, when Dinah returned to Starling City to make amends with her daughter Laurel and husband Quentin as well as posit the theory that their other daughter, Sara, was in fact alive.

At the time, that was just shoddily sourced crazy talk, but now… well, we’ll see if Quentin has the resolve to keep Sara’s super secret when Dinah resurfaces in Episode 14.





"Arrow" lead Stephen Amell hinted at Kingston’s encore in a tweet to actress Natalie Morales, who among other things is a huge fan of "Doctor Who", where the British redhead recurs as River Song.

"Working with an actor for the first time today. @nataliemorales will be pleased."

http://tvline.com/2013/12/02/arrow-season-2-alex-kingston-returns-dinah-lance/