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Gillian Anderson

Acting

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson is an actress born on August 9, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is known for Johnny English Reborn, The Last King of Scotland and The X-Files. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
August 9, 1968
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
Gillian Leigh Anderson

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-Files films 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 Maurier on Hannibal (2013–2015), Media in the first season of American Gods (2017), and Eleanor Roosevelt on The First Lady (2022). Anderson has also received awards and acclaim for her stage work, which includes Absent Friends (1991), for which she won a Theatre World Award for Best Newcomer; A Doll's House (2009), for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress; Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (2014 and 2016), for which she won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress and received a second Laurence Olivier Award nomination; and All About Eve (2019), for which she received a third Laurence Olivier Award nomination. Anderson has supported numerous charities and humanitarian organizations, being an honorary spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis Network and a co-founder of South African Youth Education for Sustainability (SAYes). She has lived in London since 2002 and was appointed an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2016 for her services to drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gillian Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasmaas Billy
  2. 2025The Abandonsas Constance Van Ness · 7 episodes
  3. 2025Trespassesas Gina Lavery · 4 episodes · Executive producer
  4. 2025TRON: Aresas Elisabeth Dillinger
  5. 2025The Salt Pathas Raynor Winn
  6. 2024Scoopas Emily Maitlis
  7. 2023White Birdas Vivienne Beaumier
  8. 2022The Pale Blue Eyeas Julia Marquis
  9. 2022The First Ladyas Eleanor Roosevelt · 10 episodes
  10. 2021Robin Robinas Cat (voice)
  11. 2020The Sunlit Nightas Olyana
  12. 2019This Changes Everythingas Self
  13. 2019National Theatre Live: All About Eveas Margo Channing
  14. 2019Sex Educationas Jean Milburn · 32 episodes
  15. 2018UFOas Dr. Hendricks
  16. 2018The Spy Who Dumped Meas Wendy
  17. 2017Crooked Houseas Magda Leonides
  18. 2017American Godsas Media · 2 episodes
  19. 2017Viceroy's Houseas Edwina Mountbatten
  20. 2016The Crownas Margaret Thatcher · 10 episodes
  21. 2016Soldas Sophia
  22. 2016War and Peaceas Anna Pavlovna Scherer · 6 episodes
  23. 2015The Widowmakeras Narrator
  24. 2015Robot Overlordsas Kate
  25. 2014National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desireas Blanche DuBois
  26. 2014Crisisas Meg Fitch · 13 episodes
  27. 2013Mr. Morgan's Last Loveas Karen Morgan
  28. 2013I'll Follow You Downas Marika Whyte
  29. 2013The Fallas Stella Gibson · 17 episodes
  30. 2013Hannibalas Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier · 21 episodes
  31. 2012Room on the Broomas Witch (voice)
  32. 2012Sisteras Kristin Jansen
  33. 2012Shadow Danceras Kate Fletcher
  34. 2011Great Expectationsas Miss Havisham · 3 episodes
  35. 2011Johnny English Rebornas Pamela
  36. 2011Moby Dickas Elizabeth · 4 episodes
  37. 2011The Crimson Petal and the Whiteas Mrs. Castaway · 4 episodes
  38. 2010Any Human Heartas Duchess Of Windsor · 4 episodes
  39. 2010Boogie Woogieas Jean Maclestone
  40. 2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate Peopleas Eleanor Johnson
  41. 2008The X-Files: I Want to Believeas Dana Scully
  42. 2007Straightheadsas Alice
  43. 2006The Last King of Scotlandas Sarah Merrit
  44. 2005Bleak Houseas Lady Dedlock · 15 episodes
  45. 2005A Cock and Bull Storyas Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson
  46. 2005The Mighty Celtas Kate
  47. 2002American Idolas Self · 1 episode
  48. 2000The House of Mirthas Lily Bart
  49. 1999Harsh Realmas Video Narrator (uncredited) · 1 episode
  50. 1998Playing by Heartas Meredith
  51. 1998Chicago Cabas Southside Girl
  52. 1998The X-Filesas Dana Scully
  53. 1998The Mightyas Loretta Lee
  54. 1998Inside The X-Filesas Self
  55. 1994ReBootas Data Nully (voice) · 1 episode
  56. 1993Frasieras Jenny (voice) · 1 episode
  57. 1993The X-Filesas Dana Scully · 218 episodes · Director · Writer
  58. 1992Eek! The Catas Dana Scully (voice) · 1 episode
  59. 1992The Turningas April Cavanaugh
  60. 1989The Simpsonsas Dana Scully (voice) · 1 episode