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Gillian Anderson
Gillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress. She received international fame for starring as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the Fox science fiction mystery series The X-Files, winning a Golden Globe Award for the role. Her other credits include socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies's film The House of Mirth (2000), DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama television series The Fall (2013–2…
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2026· 6 entries
“And compulsion about playing her,”
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Yahoo: Gillian Anderson reveals 'illicit' same-sex relationship
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The Sun: Gillian Anderson reveals first ‘secret’ relationship was with an ‘older girl in high school’ as she makes rare admission
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AOL: Gillian Anderson: I felt betrayed by Salt Path scandal
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The Guardian: Careless whispers: what really happened between George Michael and Lindsay Anderson? The Wham! movie producer reveals all
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2024· 1 entry
Anderson made further comments about her sexual identity
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2023· 2 entries
Netflix announced that Anderson had been cast as Emily Maitlis in Scoop, a film about Prince Andrew's 2019 Newsnight interview
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Anderson starred in director Scott Cooper's The Pale Blue Eye alongside Christian Bale
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2022· 1 entry
But after several delays was rescheduled for October 2024
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2021· 1 entry
“I am so excited to be joining the cast and crew of The Crown and to have the opportunity to portray such a complicated and controversial woman, Thatcher was undoubtedly formidable but I am relishing exploring beneath the surface and, dare I say, falling in love with the icon who, whether loved or despised, defined an era.”
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2019· 2 entries
It was announced that she will portray former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of the Netflix historical drama series The Crown
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Portrayed Margo Channing in the stage production of All About Eve for which she received her third Laurence Olivier Award nomination
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2018· 3 entries
Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (2018).
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Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Saying "I could be with a woman next year
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2017· 3 entries
Released album “The X-Files: Cold Cases”.
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Anderson and the journalist-activist Jennifer Nadel published their self-help guide book for women, titled WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere
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“call-out to all women around the world – and by women I include girls, transgender, anyone who identifies themselves as being intrinsically female.”
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2016· 6 entries
Anderson and Rovin published The Sound of Seas; their third and final novel of The EarthEnd Saga trilogy
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Awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2016).
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“Global Goals United Nations (March 23, 2016)”
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Anderson was appointed an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to drama
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“You've got to go for it, and once she had her confidence, it was as though there was nothing she could not do. To this day, she is one of the most remarkable performers I have had the privilege of working with, and I would work with her again in a second.”
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“WSJ "Gillian Anderson: Reviving Blanche DuBois in Brooklyn" (April 29, 2016)”
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2015· 5 entries
“The Telegraph "Gillian Anderson: It's time somebody was brave enough to ask me out" (March 24, 2015)”
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“To me a relationship is about loving another human being; their gender is irrelevant.”
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When negotiating her salary with the network
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Anderson became a patron of the International Literacy Centre (ILC) – European home of Reading Recovery
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“The Guardian "Gillian Anderson on therapy, rebellion and 'being weird'" (February 8, 2015)”
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2014· 5 entries
“I have feminist bones and when I hear things or see people react to women in certain ways I have very little tolerance.”
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Anderson was promoted from a recurring character during the first two seasons, to a series regular for the third season
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Anderson starred in the British independent science fiction film Robot Overlords alongside Sir Ben Kingsley
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In an August 2014 interview with Glamour magazine, Anderson said: "I have feminist bones and when I hear things or see people react to women in certain ways I have very little tolerance." Anderson has several tattoos; all of them, as she described, are in some way about "peace of mind, right mind, right action".
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“Celia Walden Glamour "I have a healthy appreciation of Ryan Gosling" (August, 2014)”
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2013· 3 entries
Backed the Cheetah Conservation Fund by creating a short film together with the fund, advocating CCF's action to prevent the extinction of the cheetah
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Anderson was made a patron of the Charles Dickens Statue Fund, and was instrumental in securing the funding for UK's first Dickens statue, located in Portsmouth, Hampshire
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Joined the Fishlove campaign, supporting the fight against unsustainable fishing practices that harm the marine ecosystem
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2012· 2 entries
Anderson joined Greenpeace in standing with the people of Brazil for a zero-deforestation law to save the Amazon
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Anderson appeared in a Swiss drama film, Sister, and in Shadow Dancer – a British-Irish drama film based on the novel of the same name, about the Irish republican movement
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2011· 1 entry
“What comes across powerfully from this amazing footage is how healthy and confident these people appear. I hope they can be left alone – but that will only happen if the loggers are stopped.”
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2010· 2 entries
Anderson was named Honorary Associate of The London Film School (LFS)
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“Amanda Tapping about Gillian Anderson”
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2009· 3 entries
Starred in the British comedy film Boogie Woogie with Alan Cumming, Danny Huston and Stellan Skarsgård
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“The Guardian of the Pool: A Story from Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales”
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Anderson was named as one of 20 most powerful women in British theatre and was dubbed "The Honorary Brit" by Harper's Bazaar and Tiffany & Co
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2008· 3 entries
Anderson hosted Masterpiece Theatre during the Jane Austen series; she was the first woman to host the series since it began in 1971
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Anderson co-founded South African Youth Education for Sustainability (SAYes), which helps in empowering marginalised young people in South Africa through youth mentoring
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“John Hiscock (July 25, 2008) "Mulder and Scully: the truth is here Anderson on Duchovny David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, stars of the new 'X-Files' movie, talk to Will Lawrence and John Hiscock about their on-screen chemistry", The Daily Telegraph.”
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2007· 2 entries
“Garth Pearce (April 29, 2007) "The plot to slow me down - Interview", The Sunday Times, p. InGear 3.”
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“Steve Pratt (April 14, 2007) "Straight talking", The Northern Echo, p. 18.”
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2006· 2 entries
“On finishing her work in the series The X-Files — reported in Steve Hedgpeth (January 22, 2006) "Gillian Anderson : TV or not TV", The Star-Ledger, p. 3.”
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Anderson won the Broadcasting Press Guild Television and Radio Award for Best Actress for her role in Bleak House
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2005· 3 entries
“Tony Barrell (September 18, 2005) "Agent Scullery - Interview", The Sunday Times, p. Sunday Times Magazine 46.”
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Appeared as Lady Dedlock in the BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House
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Anderson started a crowdfunding venture that benefited the Alinyiikira Junior School in Kampala, Uganda
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2004· 2 entries
Anderson married Julian Ozanne, a documentarian, on Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya
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Anderson starred in the Royal Court Theatre's production of Rebecca Gilman's play The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, as artist Dana Fielding who assumes the personality of the troubled baseball player Darryl Strawberry – a
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2002· 2 entries
Moved back to London for a change of pace and the opportunity to return to the stage
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Anderson made her West End debut in Michael Weller's play What The Night Is For at the Comedy Theatre
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2001· 2 entries
“Jasper Gerard (July 1, 2001) "Scully knows what it's like to be an alien - Interview", The Sunday Times, p. News Review 5.”
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Emceed the Rock for Choice concert fundraiser, featuring musicians Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, and Melissa Etheridge as well as actresses Helen Hunt, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, and Kathy Najimy
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2000· 3 entries
Awarded British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film for The House of Mirth (2000).
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Anderson starred in the film The House of Mirth with Eric Stoltz – Terence Davies' adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel of the same name – for which she won critical acclaim and awards such as the British Independent Fi
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“The Observer staff (October 1, 2000 ) "Review: Interview: The truth is out here: X-files star Gillian Anderson has rejected the lure of Hollywood for the austere style of cult British director Terence Davies. What is she thinking of...", The Observer.”
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1999· 1 entry
Anderson had a supporting role in the English-language release of Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke, where she voiced the character of Moro
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1998· 3 entries
Released album “Free CD Rom Full Screen Video: X-Files: The Movie”.
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“Details "Details Magazine Interview" (June 1998)”
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Starred in the film Playing by Heart
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1997· 5 entries
Awarded Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for The X-Files (1997).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for The X-Files (1997).
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Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for The X-Files (1997).
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Anderson appeared in the independent film Chicago Cab
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Anderson provided spoken word vocals and starred in the music video for their single "Extremis", which was frequently aired on MTV
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1996· 4 entries
Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for The X-Files (1996).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for The X-Files (1996).
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Anderson became FMF's spokeswoman and participated as a team leader in the FMF's Million4Roe campaign
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Anderson narrated the television documentaries Spies Above and Why Planes Go Down
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1995· 1 entry
Released album “The X Files - Ground Zero”.
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1993· 1 entry
With a guest appearance on the collegiate drama, Class of '96, on the fledgling Fox Network
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Theatre World Award (1991).
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1990· 1 entry
Studied at DePaul University, Bachelor of Fine Arts (1986–1990).
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1987· 1 entry
Studied at Cornell University (1987–1987).
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1986· 2 entries
Studied at City High-Middle School (1986).
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Attended The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1990
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1968· 1 entry
Born 1968-08-09.
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