Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Acting

Born August 9, 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

2 films as director · Active 1993–2014

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 (1993–2…

Known for

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Frasier

Frasier

1993

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

Directed(2)

The Departure

2014The Departure★ 7.9

Acting(109)

2026The Julia Set

2026The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach FrankenshteynDana Scully

2026Teenage Sex and Death at Camp MiasmaBilly

2026Sara Price: Chasing DakarNarrator

2025The Salt Path ScandalSelf (archive footage)

2025The AbandonsConstance Van Ness

2025TrespassesGina

2025TRON: AresElisabeth Dillinger

2025Tron: Ares - A Special LookElisabeth Dillinger

2025The Salt PathRaynor Winn

2024Woolf Works

2024ScoopEmily Maitlis

2023White BirdVivienne Beaumier

2022The Pale Blue EyeJulia Marquis

2022The First LadyEleanor Roosevelt

2021Robin RobinCat (voice)

2021Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s DaySelf

2020The SavoySelf

2020The Sunlit NightOlyana

2019This Changes EverythingSelf

2019National Theatre Live: All About EveMargo Channing

2019Sex EducationJean Milburn

2018UFODr. Hendricks

2018The Spy Who Dumped MeWendy

2017Crooked HouseMagda Leonides

2017American GodsMedia

2017The Artist’s Garden: American ImpressionismNarrator

2017Heroes ManufacturedSelf (archive footage)

2017Viceroy's HouseEdwina Mountbatten

2017Woolf WorksVoiceover from a letter by Virginia Woolf (voice)

2016The CrownMargaret Thatcher

2016War and PeaceAnna Pavlovna Scherer

2015Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red DragonSelf

2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest

2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest

2015The WidowmakerNarrator

2015Robot OverlordsKate

2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf

2014The DepartureBlanche DuBois

2014National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named DesireBlanche DuBois

2014Hannibal: MizumonoDr. Bedelia Du Maurier

2014CrisisMeg Fitch

2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest

2013Mr. Morgan's Last LoveKaren Morgan

2013I'll Follow You DownMarika Whyte

2013The FallStella Gibson

2013HannibalDr. Bedelia Du Maurier

2012Room on the BroomWitch (voice)

2012FOX 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf

2012SisterKristin Jansen

2012Shadow DancerKate Fletcher

2011Great ExpectationsMiss Havisham

2011Johnny English RebornPamela

2011Moby DickElizabeth

2011The Crimson Petal and the WhiteMrs. Castaway

2010Any Human HeartDuchess Of Windsor

2010No PressureSelf

2010Boogie WoogieJean Maclestone

2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest

2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleEleanor Johnson

2008The X-Files: I Want to BelieveDana Scully

2007Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd KindQueen Vorkana (voice)

2007StraightheadsAlice

2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf

2006The Last King of ScotlandSarah Merrit

2005Bleak HouseLady Dedlock

2005A Cock and Bull StoryWidow Wadman / Gillian Anderson

2005The Mighty CeltKate

2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest

2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf

2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest

2002Top GearSelf

2002American IdolSelf

2002V Graham NortonSelf

2002Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted EveningSelf - Performer

2001Richard & JudySelf

2000The House of MirthLily Bart

1999Harsh RealmVideo Narrator (uncredited)

1998Playing by HeartMeredith

1998Chicago CabSouthside Girl

1998The X-FilesDana Scully

1998The Magic HourSelf

1998The MightyLoretta Lee

1998Akte X Intern - Was Sie schon immer wissen wolltenDana Scully / Self

1998Inside The X-FilesSelf

1998ParkinsonSelf

1998The Making of 'The X Files: Fight the Future'Self

1996Future FantasticSelf - Host

1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest

1996More Secrets of the X-FilesSelf

1996Why Planes Go DownNarrator

1996Spies Abovenarrator

1995Secrets of the X-FilesSelf

1994ReBootData Nully (voice)

1993FrasierJenny (voice)

1993The X-FilesDana Scully

1993Class of '96Rachel

1992Eek! The CatDana Scully (voice)

1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf - Guest

1992The TurningApril Cavanaugh

1989The SimpsonsDana Scully (voice)

1988This MorningSelf - Guest

1988A Matter of ChoiceWoman

1986Three at OnceWoman 1

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter

The Turning Door(voice)

The Boys from BrazilFrieda Steiner