Gillian Anderson
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 (20…
Acting
- 2026Sara Price: Chasing DakarNarrator3 ep.
- 2025The AbandonsConstance Van Ness7 ep.
- 2025TrespassesGina Lavery4 ep.
- 2022The First LadyEleanor Roosevelt10 ep.
- 2021Last MealsSelf1 ep.
- 2020The SavoySelf1 ep.
- 2019Sex EducationJean Milburn32 ep.
- 2017American GodsMedia2 ep.
- 2016The CrownMargaret Thatcher10 ep.
- 2016War and PeaceAnna Pavlovna Scherer6 ep.
- 2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1 ep.
- 2014CrisisMeg Fitch13 ep.
- 2013The FallStella Gibson17 ep.
- 2013HannibalDr. Bedelia Du Maurier21 ep.
- 2011Great ExpectationsMiss Havisham3 ep.
- 2011Moby DickElizabeth4 ep.
- 2011The Crimson Petal and the WhiteMrs. Castaway4 ep.
- 2010Any Human HeartDuchess Of Windsor4 ep.
- 2005Bleak HouseLady Dedlock15 ep.
- 2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf1 ep.
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest5 ep.
- 2002American IdolSelf1 ep.
- 2002V Graham NortonSelf1 ep.
- 2001Richard & JudySelf1 ep.
- 1999Harsh RealmVideo Narrator (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1998The Magic HourSelf1 ep.
- 1996Future FantasticSelf - Host9 ep.
- 1994ReBootData Nully (voice)1 ep.
- 1993The X-FilesDana Scully218 ep.
- 1993Class of '96Rachel1 ep.
- 1992Eek! The CatDana Scully (voice)1 ep.
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee7 ep.
- —The Boys from BrazilFrieda Steiner4 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2025TrespassesExecutive Producer4 ep.
- 1993The X-FilesDirector, Writer218 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026Last MealsSelf1 ep.
- 2008Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest5 ep.
- 2024This MorningSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2024The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2021The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2021Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1 ep.
- 1995Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member, Self - Nominee, Self - Nominee/Presenter, Self - Presenter7 ep.
- 2021Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2020The South Bank Show1 ep.
- 2020The SavoySelf1 ep.
- 2017American GodsMedia2 ep.
- 2016Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2015Top GearSelf1 ep.
- 2013HannibalDr. Bedelia Du Maurier8 ep.
- 2009The Graham Norton ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2008Richard & JudySelf1 ep.
- 2008The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2007American IdolSelf1 ep.
- 2004Celebrities UncensoredSelf1 ep.
- 2002ParkinsonSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2002ParkinsonSelf1 ep.
- 2002V Graham NortonSelf1 ep.
- 1999Harsh RealmVideo Narrator (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1999FrasierJenny (voice)1 ep.
- 1998The Magic HourSelf1 ep.
- 1997The SimpsonsDana Scully (voice)1 ep.
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 1995ReBootData Nully (voice)1 ep.
- 1995Eek! The CatDana Scully (voice)1 ep.
- 1993Class of '96Rachel1 ep.
Also known as: Gillian Leigh Anderson