Gillian Anderson biography
Gillian Anderson is an American actress (born 1968), born on 9 August 1968 in Chicago.
Gillian Anderson's screen career began in 1986 with Three at Once, playing Woman 1.
Gillian Anderson has appeared in 47 films and 51 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Animals (2026), The Julia Set (2026), Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026).
Honours include Theatre World Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , Television Series Drama and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (2 times).
Coming up next: The Turning Door, The Boys from Brazil.
- Born
- 9 August 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Chicago
- Work
- Television actor, Film actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Voice actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1983 to present
- Awards
- Theatre World Award
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , Television Series Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (2 times)
- British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Gillian Anderson filmography
48 films and 52 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Turning Door | (voice) | Upcoming | ||
| 2026 | Animals | Dayle Burton | ||
| 2026 | The Julia Set | Also producer | ||
| 2026 | Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma | Billy Presley | ||
| 2025 | Tron: Ares | Elisabeth Dillinger | ||
| 2024 | The Salt Path | Raynor Winn | ||
| 2024 | Scoop | Emily Maitlis | ||
| 2024 | White Bird | Vivienne Beaumier | ||
| 2023 | White Bird: A Wonder Story | English | ||
| 2022 | The Pale Blue Eye | Mrs. Julia Marquis | ||
| 2021 | Robin Robin | The Cat (voice) | Short film | |
| 2020 | Squadron 42 | Captain Rachel MacLaren | ||
| 2019 | The Sunlit Night | Olyana Gregoriov | ||
| 2018 | UFO | Professor Rebecca Hendricks | ||
| 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Wendy | ||
| 2017 | Viceroy's House | Edwina Mountbatten | ||
| 2017 | Crooked House | Magda West | ||
| 2017 | The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | |
| 2014 | Sold | Sophia | ||
| 2014 | Robot Overlords | Kate Flynn | ||
| 2014 | The Departure | Blanche Dubois | Short film; also director | |
| 2013 | I'll Follow You Down | Marika Whyte | ||
| 2013 | Mr. Morgan's Last Love | Karen Morgan | ||
| 2013 | From Up on Poppy Hill | Dr. Miki Hokuto (voice) | English dubbing | |
| 2012 | Sister | Kristin Jansen |
Show all 48 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Shadow Dancer | Kate Fletcher | ||
| 2012 | Room on the Broom | Witch (voice) | Short film | |
| 2011 | Johnny English Reborn | Pamela "Pegasus" Thornton | ||
| 2010 | No Pressure | English | ||
| 2009 | Boogie Woogie | Jean Maclestone | ||
| 2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Eleanor Johnson | ||
| 2008 | The X-Files: I Want to Believe | Dana Scully | ||
| 2007 | Straightheads | Alice Comfort | ||
| 2006 | The Last King of Scotland | Sarah Merrit | ||
| 2006 | A Cock and Bull Story | English | ||
| 2005 | The Mighty Celt | Kate Morrison | ||
| 2004 | The X-Files: Resist or Serve | Dana Scully | ||
| 2000 | The House of Mirth | Lily Bart | ||
| 1999 | Princess Mononoke | Moro (voice) | English dubbing | |
| 1998 | The Mighty | Loretta Lee | ||
| 1998 | The X-Files | FBI Special Agent Dana Scully | ||
| 1998 | Playing by Heart | Meredith | ||
| 1998 | The X-Files Game | Dana Scully | ||
| 1997 | Chicago Cab | Southside Girl or Brenda | ||
| 1996 | Hellbender | E.V.E. (Enhanced Virtual Entity) | ||
| 1992 | The Turning | April Cavanaugh | ||
| 1988 | A Matter of Choice | Young pregnant woman | Short film | |
| 1986 | Three at Once | Woman 1 | Short film |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Boys from Brazil | Frieda Steiner | Upcoming | ||
| 2025 | Trespasses | Gina Lavery | Miniseries | |
| 2025 | The Abandons | Constance Van Ness | Main role, 7 episodes | |
| 2022 | The First Lady | Eleanor Roosevelt | 10 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Great | Johanna | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Crown | Margaret Thatcher | 6 episodes | |
| 2019 | Sex Education | Jean Milburn | Main role, 32 episodes | |
| 2018 | My Struggle IV | English | ||
| 2018 | Nothing Lasts Forever | English | ||
| 2018 | Rm9sbG93ZXJz | English | ||
| 2017 | Ronja, the Robber's Daughter | Narrator (voice) | 26 episodes | |
| 2017 | American Gods | Media | 4 episodes | |
| 2016 | The X-Files, season 10 | English | ||
| 2016 | War and Peace | |||
| 2016 | War & Peace | Anna Pavlovna Scherer | 4 episodes | |
| 2015 | The Widowmaker | Narrator | Voice Documentary | |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken | Fairy Godmother/Fiona (voice) | Episode: "Up, Up, and Buffet" | |
| 2014 | National Theatre Live | Blanche DuBois | Episode: "A Streetcar Named Desire" | |
| 2014 | Crisis | Meg Fitch | 10 episodes | |
| 2013 | The Fall | DSU Stella Gibson | 17 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2013 | Hannibal | Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier | 15 episodes | |
| 2011 | Moby Dick | Elizabeth | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | The Crimson Petal and the White | Mrs. Castaway | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | 3 episodes | |
| 2010 | Any Human Heart | Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | 3 episodes |
Show all 52 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Robbie the Reindeer | Queen Vorkana (voice) | Episode: "Close Encounters of the Herd Kind" | |
| 2007 | 84, Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2005 | Bleak House | Lady Honoria Dedlock | 14 episodes | |
| 2002 | Improbable | English | ||
| 1999 | Harsh Realm | Narrator (voice) | Uncredited Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1999 | Frasier | Jenny (voice) | Episode: "Dr. Nora" | |
| 1997 | Never Again | English | ||
| 1997 | The Simpsons | Agent Scully (voice) | Episode: "The Springfield Files" | |
| 1996 | Syzygy | English | ||
| 1996 | Why Planes Go Down | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | |
| 1996 | Spies Above | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | |
| 1996 | ReBoot | Data Nully (voice) | Episode: "Trust No One" | |
| 1996 | Future Fantastic | Narrator (voice) | 9 episodes | |
| 1995 | D.P.O. | English | ||
| 1995 | Eek! the Cat | Agent Scully (voice) | Episode: "Eek Space 9" | |
| 1994 | Red Museum | English | ||
| 1994 | Born Again | English | ||
| 1994 | Tooms | English | ||
| 1994 | Young at Heart | English | ||
| 1993 | The X-Files | FBI Special Agent Dana Scully | 213 episodes Also writer and director of "all things" | |
| 1993 | Fire | English | ||
| 1993 | Ice | English | ||
| 1993 | Ghost in the Machine | English | ||
| 1993 | Squeeze | English | ||
| 1993 | Deep Throat | English | ||
| 1993 | Pilot | English | ||
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Rachel | Episode: "The Accused" |