Gillian Anderson

Acting · Born 1968-08-09 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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…

Filmography

• The Last King of Scotland as Sarah Merrit
• The Mighty as Loretta Lee
• The Salt Path as Raynor Winn
• White Bird as Vivienne Beaumier
• UFO as Dr. Hendricks
• Robin Robin as Cat (voice)
• Playing by Heart as Meredith
• The X-Files as Agent Dana Scully
• The Mighty Celt as Kate
• Scoop as Emily Maitlis

TV

• The Simpsons as Dana Scully (voice)
• The X-Files as Dana Scully
• The Crown as Margaret Thatcher
• The Fall as Stella Gibson
• Hannibal as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier
• Frasier as Jenny (voice)
• Sex Education as Jean Milburn
• ReBoot as Data Nully (voice)
• Harsh Realm as Video Narrator (uncredited)
• Bleak House as Lady Dedlock