Gillian Anderson
Acting
Born: Aug 09, 1968
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Gillian Leigh Anderson OBE (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress, writer, and activist. She is best known for her roles as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the sci-fi series The X-Files (1993–2002; 2016–2018), Lily Bart in the drama film The House of Mirth (2000), DSI Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama series The Fall (2013–2016), Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–2023), and Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of the Netflix drama series The Crown (2020). She has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Born in Chicago, Anderson was raised first in London and then in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She later started her career onstage in New York City before achieving international recognition for her work on The X-Files. Her film work includes the dramas The Mighty Celt (2005), The Last King of Scotland (2006), Shadow Dancer (2012), and Viceroy's House (2017), as well as the X-Filesfilms Fight the Future (1998) and I Want to Believe (2008). Her television credits include Lady Dedlock in Bleak House (2005), Wallis Simpson in Any Human Heart (2010), Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (2011), Dr. Bedelia Du …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Salt Path | Raynor Winn | 2025 | 6.8 |
| Scoop | Emily Maitlis | 2024 | 6.299 |
| White Bird | Vivienne Beaumier | 2023 | 7.818 |
| The Pale Blue Eye | Julia Marquis | 2022 | 6.812 |
| Heroes Manufactured | Self (archive footage) | 2017 | 9.0 |
| Sold | Sophia | 2016 | 6.4 |
| Robot Overlords | Kate | 2015 | 4.842 |
| Mr. Morgan's Last Love | Karen Morgan | 2013 | 6.604 |
| I'll Follow You Down | Marika Whyte | 2013 | 6.031 |
| FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 2012 | 7.75 |
| Shadow Dancer | Kate Fletcher | 2012 | 5.9 |
| Sister | Kristin Jansen | 2012 | 6.7 |
| Room on the Broom | Witch (voice) | 2012 | 6.6 |
| Johnny English Reborn | Pamela | 2011 | 6.241 |
| Boogie Woogie | Jean Maclestone | 2010 | 5.048 |
| The X Files: I Want to Believe | Dana Scully | 2008 | 5.861 |
| How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Eleanor Johnson | 2008 | 6.007 |
| Straightheads | Alice | 2007 | 5.31 |
| The Last King of Scotland | Sarah Merrit | 2006 | 7.415 |
| The Mighty Celt | Kate | 2005 | 6.346 |
| A Cock and Bull Story | Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson | 2005 | 6.16 |
| Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening | Self - Performer | 2002 | 7.0 |
| The House of Mirth | Lily Bart | 2000 | 6.244 |
| Playing by Heart | Meredith | 1998 | 6.596 |
| The X-Files | Agent Dana Scully | 1998 | 6.904 |
| The Mighty | Loretta Lee | 1998 | 7.242 |
| Chicago Cab | Southside Girl | 1998 | 5.789 |
| The Turning | April Cavanaugh | 1992 | 3.222 |
| A Matter of Choice | Woman | 1988 | 9.0 |
| Three at Once | Woman 1 | 1986 | 3.75 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1968 |
| From | Chicago, Illinois, USA |