Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Actor and director. Born 9 August 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

15

Titles on Fi1m14 acting · 1 directing

71

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 14 titles

1

Golden Globe1 won · 3 nominated

Born

9 August 1968, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Active

1989–present

Frequently works with

Andrew Davies, Chris Brancato, Chris Carter, Daniel Sackheim, David Duchovny, Jeff Vlaming, Kerry Washington, Rob Bowman

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Gillian Anderson as Billy in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) — Gillian Anderson as Billy in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)Image via TMDB

Gillian Anderson as Gina Lavery in Trespasses (2025) — Gillian Anderson as Gina Lavery in Trespasses (2025)Image via TMDB

Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully in The X-Files (1993) — Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully in The X-Files (1993)Image via TMDB

Gillian Anderson as Stella Gibson in The Fall (2013) — Gillian Anderson as Stella Gibson in The Fall (2013)Image via TMDB

Gillian Anderson — Gillian AndersonGabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gillian Anderson presenting the movie Viceroy's House at the Berlinale 2017 — Gillian Anderson presenting the movie Viceroy's House at the Berlinale 2017Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gillian Anderson at Premiere of Teenage sex and death at camp Miasma at SXSW London 2026 — Gillian Anderson at Premiere of Teenage sex and death at camp Miasma at SXSW London 2026Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gillian Anderson Fan Expo Canada 2016 — Gillian Anderson Fan Expo Canada 2016GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gillian Anderson — Gillian AndersonImage via TMDB

Gillian Anderson — Gillian AndersonImage via TMDB

Gillian Anderson — Gillian AndersonImage via TMDB

Gillian Anderson — Gillian AndersonImage via TMDB

Photographs: Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.