Gillian Anderson
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 Crow…
Known For
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Filmography
Acting (108)
Movies (62)
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
2026 Upcomingas Billie
Aug 7
TRON: Ares
2025as Elisabeth Dillinger
The Salt Path
2025as Raynor Winn
The Abandons
2025as Constance Van Ness
The Salt Path Scandal
2025as Self (archive footage)
Tron: Ares - A Special Look
2025as Elisabeth Dillinger
Scoop
2024as Emily Maitlis
Woolf Works
2024
White Bird
2023as Vivienne Beaumier
The Pale Blue Eye
2022as Julia Marquis
Robin Robin
2021as Cat (voice)
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021as Self
The Sunlit Night
2020as Olyana
This Changes Everything
2019as Self
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
2019as Margo Channing
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018as Wendy
UFO
2018as Dr. Hendricks
Woolf Works
2017as Voiceover from a letter by Virginia Woolf (voice)
Crooked House
2017as Magda Leonides
Viceroy's House
2017as Edwina Mountbatten
Heroes Manufactured
2017as Self (archive footage)
The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism
2017as Narrator
Sold
2016as Sophia
Robot Overlords
2015as Kate
The Widowmaker
2015as Narrator
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015as Self
The Departure
2014as Blanche DuBois
National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire
2014as Blanche DuBois
I'll Follow You Down
2013as Marika Whyte
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
2013as Karen Morgan
Room on the Broom
2012as Witch (voice)
Shadow Dancer
2012as Kate Fletcher
Sister
2012as Kristin Jansen
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012as Self
Johnny English Reborn
2011as Pamela
No Pressure
2010as Self
Boogie Woogie
2010as Jean Maclestone
The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008as Dana Scully
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008as Eleanor Johnson
Straightheads
2007as Alice
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2007as Queen Vorkana (voice)
The Last King of Scotland
2006as Sarah Merrit
A Cock and Bull Story
2005as Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson
The Mighty Celt
2005as Kate
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening
2002as Self - Performer
The House of Mirth
2000as Lily Bart
The Mighty
1998as Loretta Lee
The X-Files
1998as Agent Dana Scully
Playing by Heart
1998as Meredith
Chicago Cab
1998as Southside Girl
Inside The X-Files
1998as Self
The Making of 'The X Files: Fight the Future'
1998as Self
Akte X Intern - Was Sie schon immer wissen wollten
1998as Dana Scully / Self
More Secrets of the X-Files
1996as Self
Spies Above
1996as narrator
Secrets of the X-Files
1995as Self
The Turning
1992as April Cavanaugh
A Matter of Choice
1988as Woman
Three at Once
1986as Woman 1
Animals
The Julia Set
The Turning Door
as (voice)
Television (46)
The Abandons
2025as Constance Van Ness
Trespasses
2025as Gina
The First Lady
2022as Eleanor Roosevelt
The Savoy
2020as Self
Sex Education
2019as Jean Milburn
American Gods
2017as Media
The Crown
2016as Margaret Thatcher
War and Peace
2016as Anna Pavlovna Scherer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014as Self
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
2014as Narrator
Crisis
2014as Meg Fitch
Hannibal
2013as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier
Hannibal
2013as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier
The Fall
2013as Stella Gibson
Great Expectations
2011as Miss Havisham
Moby Dick
2011as Elizabeth
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011as Mrs. Castaway
Any Human Heart
2010as Duchess Of Windsor
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
Bleak House
2005as Lady Dedlock
Parkinson
2004as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self - Guest
Celebrities Uncensored
2003as Self
American Idol
2002as Self
Top Gear
2002as Self
V Graham Norton
2002as Self
Richard & Judy
2001as Self
Harsh Realm
1999as Video Narrator (uncredited)
Parkinson
1998as Self
The Magic Hour
1998as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996as Self - Guest
Future Fantastic
1996as Self - Host
ReBoot
1994as Data Nully (voice)
The X-Files
1993as Dana Scully
Frasier
1993as Jenny (voice)
Class of '96
1993as Rachel
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992as Self - Guest
Eek! The Cat
1992as Dana Scully (voice)
The Simpsons
1989as Dana Scully (voice)
This Morning
1988as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Audience Member
The Boys from Brazil
as Frieda Steiner
Crew (5)
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