Gillian Anderson

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Birthday: August 9, 1968

An intelligent and versatile actress, Gillian Anderson forged a career that spanned every medium – from American television and feature films, to the London Stage. A natural blonde, Anderson rose to fame as the no-nonsense redhead FBI agent Dana Scully on the cult sci-fi series, “The X-Files” (FOX, 1993-2002) – a role which earned her a multitude of die-hard fans – to say nothing of Emmy and Golden Globe awards. Named one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” in 1997, Anderson’s recognition from her creepy hit…more

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Actor

Future Fantastic
Bleak House
Lady Dedlock
The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Presenter
Why Planes Go Down
The X-Files
Dana Scully

Director

The X-Files
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The X-Files
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Career Milestones

2008
Reprised role of Agent Scully for "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" the second feature based on the popular series
2006
Featured in "A Cock and Bull Story" a film version of the novel, Tristram Shandy
2006
Played the wife to an English doctor in "The Last King of Scotland" about Ugandan dictator Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker)
2005
Portrayed Lady Dedlock in the BBC/PBS adaptation of "Bleak House"; based on the novel by Charles Dickens; earned BAFTA (2006), Emmy (2006) and Golden Globe (2007) nominations for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2000
Starred as Lily Bart in Terence Davies film adaptation of "The House of Mirth"