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Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 09, 1968 (57)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Aug 19, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 serie ... s 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 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.

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Filmography

The Salt Path

The Salt Path

2025

as Raynor Winn

TRON: Ares

TRON: Ares

2025

as Elisabeth Dillinger

Scoop

Scoop

2024

as Emily Maitlis

White Bird

White Bird

2023

as Vivienne Beaumier

The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

2022

as Julia Marquis

Robin Robin

Robin Robin

2021

as Cat (voice)

The Sunlit Night

The Sunlit Night

2020

as Olyana

National Theatre Live: All About Eve

National Theatre Live: All About Eve

2019

as Margo Channing

UFO

UFO

2018

as Dr. Hendricks

The Spy Who Dumped Me

The Spy Who Dumped Me

2018

as Wendy

Woolf Works

Woolf Works

2017

as Voiceover from a letter by Virginia Woolf (voice)

Viceroy's House

Viceroy's House

2017

as Edwina Mountbatten

Crooked House

Crooked House

2017

as Magda Leonides

Sold

Sold

2016

as Sophia

The Widowmaker

The Widowmaker

2015

as Narrator

The Departure

The Departure

2014

as Blanche DuBois

Robot Overlords

Robot Overlords

2014

as Kate

I'll Follow You Down

I'll Follow You Down

2013

as Marika Whyte

Mr. Morgan's Last Love

Mr. Morgan's Last Love

2013

as Karen Morgan

Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom

2012

as Witch (voice)

Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

2012

as Kate Fletcher

Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English Reborn

2011

as Pamela Thornton ("Pegasus")

Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

2009

as Jean Maclestone

The X Files: I Want to Believe

The X Files: I Want to Believe

2008

as Dana Scully

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008

as Eleanor Johnson

Straightheads

Straightheads

2007

as Alice

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

2006

as Sarah Merrit

The Mighty Celt

The Mighty Celt

2005

as Kate

A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story

2005

as Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000

as Lily Bart

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

1998

as Meredith

The X-Files

The X-Files

1998

as Agent Dana Scully

Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

1998

as Southside Girl

The Mighty

The Mighty

1998

as Loretta Lee

The Turning

The Turning

1992

as April Cavanaugh

A Matter of Choice

A Matter of Choice

1988

as Woman

Three at Once

Three at Once

1986

as Woman 1

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The Departure

The Departure

2014

Director

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Organization Category Movie
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress The House of Mirth Won
Spirit Awards Best Actor The House of Mirth Nominated
Television Credits

The X-Files

as Dana Scully

Episodes: 218

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Sex Education

as Jean Milburn

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Jan 11, 2019

Ronja the Robber's Daughter

as Narrator

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Oct 11, 2014

Hannibal

as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Apr 04, 2013

The Fall

as Stella Gibson

Episodes: 17

First Aired: May 12, 2013

Bleak House

as Lady Dedlock

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Oct 27, 2005

Crisis

as Meg Fitch

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 16, 2014

The Crown

as Margaret Thatcher

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

The First Lady

as Eleanor Roosevelt

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 17, 2022

American Gods

as Goddess Media

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 30, 2017

War and Peace

as Anna Pavlovna Scherer

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 03, 2016

Any Human Heart

as Duchess Of Windsor

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 21, 2010

The Crimson Petal and the White

as Mrs. Castaway

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 06, 2011

Moby Dick

as Elizabeth

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 08, 2011

Great Expectations

as Miss Havisham

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 27, 2011

American Gods

as Media

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 30, 2017

The Simpsons

as Dana Scully (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

ReBoot

as Data Nully (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1994

Harsh Realm

as Video Narrator (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1999

Class of '96

as Rachel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1993

The Abandons

as Constance Van Ness

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 2025

Frasier

as Jenny (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Eek! The Cat

as Dana Scully (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1992

Trespasses

as Gina

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Future Fantastic

as Self - Host

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jun 21, 1996

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Richard & Judy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 2001

American Idol

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 11, 2002

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 04, 2003

V Graham Norton

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 2002

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Savoy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2020

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

Parkinson

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 2004

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

The Magic Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 08, 1998

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee/Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

Top Gear

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 2002

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

This Morning

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 50 50 50
2024 6 32 44 23
2024 7 46 61 20
2024 8 31 56 17
2024 9 25 41 16
2024 10 28 49 19
2024 11 33 67 22
2024 12 28 45 18
2025 1 31 46 18
2025 2 24 33 3
2025 3 7 30 0
2025 4 3 4 2
2025 5 6 8 3
2025 6 5 7 4
2025 7 4 5 3
2025 8 4 7 2
2025 9 2 3 2
2025 10 3 3 2

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 1079 1079
2024 6 684 268
2025 1 480 4
2025 2 833 595
2025 3 597 461
2025 5 544 472
2025 6 174 159
2025 7 647 523
2025 8 328 68
2025 9 990 990
2025 10 566 507

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