GILLIAN ANDERSON
Gillian Anderson
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: August 9, 1968
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Gillian Leigh Anderson OBE 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.
Filmography
Starring
TBA·
TrespassesGina
TBA·
The AbandonsConstance Van Ness
2025·
TRON: Ares2022·
The First LadyEleanor Roosevelt
2020·
The SavoySelf
2019·
Sex EducationJean Milburn
2017·
American GodsGoddess Media, Media
2016·
War and PeaceAnna Pavlovna Scherer
2016·
The CrownMargaret Thatcher
Self
Self
Narrator
Self
2014·
CrisisMeg Fitch
2013·
HannibalDr. Bedelia Du Maurier
2013·
The FallStella Gibson
Mrs. Castaway
2011·
Moby DickElizabeth
2011·
Great ExpectationsMiss Havisham
2010·
Any Human HeartDuchess Of Windsor
Self - Guest
Self
2005·
Bleak HouseLady Dedlock
2004·
ParkinsonSelf - Guest
2003·
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
Self
2002·
Top GearSelf
2002·
V Graham NortonSelf
2002·
American IdolSelf
2001·
Richard & JudySelf
1999·
Harsh RealmVideo Narrator (uncredited)
1998·
ParkinsonSelf
1998·
The Magic HourSelf
Self - Guest
1996·
Future FantasticSelf - Host
1994·
ReBootData Nully (voice)
1993·
FrasierJenny (voice)
1993·
Class of '96Rachel
1993·
The X-FilesDana Scully
Self - Guest
1992·
Eek! The CatDana Scully (voice)
1989·
The SimpsonsDana Scully (voice)
1988·
This MorningSelf
1944·
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member, Self - Nominee/Presenter, Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
TBA·
Animals2025·
The Salt PathRaynor Winn
2024·
Woolf Works2024·
ScoopEmily Maitlis
2023·
White BirdVivienne Beaumier
2022·
The Pale Blue EyeJulia Marquis
2021·
Robin RobinCat (voice)
2020·
The Sunlit NightOlyana
Margo Channing
Self
Wendy
2018·
UFODr. Hendricks
Narrator
2017·
Woolf WorksVoiceover from a letter by Virginia Woolf (voice)
2017·
Viceroy's HouseEdwina Mountbatten
2017·
Crooked HouseMagda Leonides
2017·
Heroes ManufacturedSelf (archive footage)
2016·
SoldSophia
2015·
The WidowmakerNarrator
2014·
The DepartureBlanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois
2014·
Robot OverlordsKate
2013·
I'll Follow You DownMarika Whyte
Karen Morgan
2012·
Room on the BroomWitch (voice)
2012·
SisterKristin Jansen
2012·
Shadow DancerKate Fletcher
Self
Pamela
2010·
No PressureSelf
2009·
Boogie WoogieJean Maclestone
Eleanor Johnson
Dana Scully
Queen Vorkana (voice)
2007·
StraightheadsAlice
Sarah Merrit
Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson
2005·
The Mighty CeltKate
Self - Performer
2000·
The House of MirthLily Bart
1998·
Inside The X-FilesSelf
Dana Scully / Self
1998·
Chicago CabSouthside Girl
1998·
The MightyLoretta Lee
1998·
The X-FilesAgent Dana Scully
1998·
Playing by HeartMeredith
1992·
The TurningApril Cavanaugh
1988·
A Matter of ChoiceWoman
1986·
Three at OnceWoman 1
Production
TBA·
TrespassesExecutive Producer
2014·
The DepartureDirector
1993·
The X-FilesDirector, Writer