Biography
Gillian Leigh Anderson OBE 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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

TRON: Ares
2025
A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encoun...

The Salt Path
2025
as Raynor Winn
A couple lose their home and later discover the husband has been diagnosed with a terminal illness as they embark on a year long coastal trek.

Woolf Works
2024
Wayne McGregor’s award-winning ballet triptych Woolf Works re-creates the emotions, themes, and fluid style of three of Virginia Woolf’s novels: Mrs. ...

Scoop
2024
as Emily Maitlis
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew's infamous intervie...

White Bird
2023
as Vivienne Beaumier
After being expelled from Beecher Prep for his treatment of a classmate with a facial deformity, Julian has struggled to fit in at his new school. To ...

The Pale Blue Eye
2022
as Julia Marquis
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New Y...

Robin Robin
2021
as Cat (voice)
A bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021
as Self
Celebrate International Women’s Day with this brand new inspiring film from LETTERS LIVE. In “LETTERS LIVE from the Archive: International Women’s Day...

The Sunlit Night
2020
as Olyana
An aspiring painter meets eccentric locals and a fellow New Yorker while working on a barn in Norway.

This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry...

National Theatre Live: All About Eve
2019
as Margo Channing
The story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, be...

UFO
2018
as Dr. Hendricks
A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.

The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Wendy
A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartme...

Crooked House
2017
as Magda Leonides
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncrat...

The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism
2017
as Narrator
Taking its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet, the American impressionist movement followed its own path which over a forty-year period re...

Heroes Manufactured
2017
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary following Canadian artists and their ability to break into the comic book industry while dealing with fandom and the craze of comic book...

Viceroy's House
2017
as Edwina Mountbatten
In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the ...

Woolf Works
2017
as Voiceover from a letter by Virginia Woolf (voice)
The first revival of Wayne McGregor’s critically acclaimed ballet triptych to music by Max Richter, inspired by the works of Virginia Woolf.

Sold
2016
as Sophia
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that re...

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015
as Self
An in depth feature length piece on the creative efforts to approach the Hannibal television series' third season "reboot" of the Red Dragon arc.

The Widowmaker
2015
as Narrator
Every minute of every year an American drops dead of a heart attack, hundreds of thousands without any warning or prior symptom. But these people coul...

Robot Overlords
2014
as Kate
Earth has been conquered by robots from another galaxy and the human survivors must stay in their homes, or risk incineration.

The Departure
2014
as Blanche DuBois
Inspired by the Young Vic theatre's acclaimed production in 2014, the film takes place in the days before Blanche arrives at her sister Stella's home.

The Departure
2014
Director
Inspired by the Young Vic theatre's acclaimed production in 2014, the film takes place in the days before Blanche arrives at her sister Stella's home.

National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire
2014
as Blanche DuBois
As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unfo...

Mr. Morgan's Last Love
2013
as Karen Morgan
A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.

I'll Follow You Down
2013
as Marika Whyte
After the disappearance of a young scientist on a business trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a bizarre discovery years later - one...

Room on the Broom
2012
as Witch (voice)
Animated film based on the wonderful children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a kind witch ...

FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Self
A special celebrating FOX's 25 years on the air. Highlights from iconic series and tributes to memorable moments, as well as celebrities honoring the ...

Sister
2012
as Kristin Jansen
A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.

Shadow Dancer
2012
as Kate Fletcher
In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.

Johnny English Reborn
2011
as Pamela
The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives ...

No Pressure
2010
as Self
No Pressure is a controversial 2010 short film produced by the global warming mitigation campaign 10:10. Intended for cinema and television advertise...

Boogie Woogie
2009
as Jean Maclestone
In London's contemporary art world, everyone has a hustle. Art Spindle runs a high-end gallery: he hopes to flip a Mondrian for millions. One of his a...

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
as Eleanor Johnson
Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attra...

The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008
as Dana Scully
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2007
as Queen Vorkana (voice)
Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an a...

Straightheads
2007
as Alice
There is instant chemistry between Alice (Gillian Anderson), a businesswoman, and Adam (Danny Dyer), a younger working-class man who installs a securi...

The Last King of Scotland
2006
as Sarah Merrit
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in U...

A Cock and Bull Story
2005
as Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opin...

The Mighty Celt
2005
as Kate
Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe. Good Joe promises Donal ownershi...

Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening
2002
as Self - Performer
This star-studded gala celebrates the centenary of the birth of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers. Rodgers' contribution to musical theatre...

The House of Mirth
2000
as Lily Bart
In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her fri...

Playing by Heart
1998
as Meredith
In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold...

Chicago Cab
1998
as Southside Girl
A day in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad parts of the city and emotionally connects to many of...

The X-Files
1998
as Agent Dana Scully
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about ...

The Mighty
1998
as Loretta Lee
Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out Maxwell to improve his reading skills. In return, Kevin wants Maxwell to take him out places since he is not autho...

Akte X Intern - Was Sie schon immer wissen wollten
1998
as Dana Scully / Self

Inside The X-Files
1998
as Self
Inside the X-Files for a behind-the-scenes look at the show. Also included are interviews with the cast and creator Chris Carter, never before seen se...

The Turning
1992
as April Cavanaugh
Gillian Anderson in her first ever screen role. Anderson's psycho boyfriend, Cliff, returns to his home town seething with pent-up frustration and rag...

A Matter of Choice
1988
as Woman
A short, silent, black-and-white film dealing with a young woman's moment of choice before entering a back-alley abortion clinic.

Three at Once
1986
as Woman 1
This black and white student short is a whimsical absurdist comedy about a happy-go-lucky girl, a sardonic feminist and a vain philosopher who meet at...

Animals
N/A
When the son of an L.A. mayoral candidate is kidnapped, he and his wife have a few hours to come up with the ransom payment. With most of their money ...

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
N/A
A queer filmmaker is hired to direct a new installment of a slasher franchise. The director fixates on the prospect of casting the ‘final girl’ from t...