Acting
Gillian Anderson
- Titles
- 62movies46TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2025 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 42top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Bleak House87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.8
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.4
- Adrenaline4.3, average 4.9
- Fantasy1.2, average 1.7
- Situational Comedy2.2, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character Study 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Character-Driven Narrative 4
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Melancholy 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Complex Characters 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Coming-of-Age Story 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Sci-Fi Mystery 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Chris CarterActorThe X-Files, The X-Files, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn, Akte X Intern - Was Sie schon immer wissen wollten
David DuchovnyActorThe X-Files, The X-Files, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn, Akte X Intern - Was Sie schon immer wissen wollten
Mark SnowComposerThe X-Files, The X-Files, The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Danny HustonActorHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Boogie Woogie
Vanessa KirbyActorGreat Expectations, National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire
Alex SharpActorThe Sunlit Night, UFO
Lily JamesActorWar and Peace, National Theatre Live: All About Eve
Corey JohnsonActorNational Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Departure
Martin McCannActorTrespasses, Shadow Dancer
Jamie DornanActorThe Fall, The Turning Door
Jodie Turner-SmithActorTRON: Ares, The Turning Door
Burn GormanActorJohnny English Reborn, Bleak House
Movies and TV shows
73Upcoming
2 titles
TV show · as Frieda Steiner
as (voice)
2020s
15 titles · average score 62
as Raynor Winn
TV show · as Constance Van Ness
TV show · as Gina Lavery
as Elisabeth Dillinger
as Elisabeth Dillinger
as Emily Maitlis
as Vivienne Beaumier
TV show · as Eleanor Roosevelt
as Cat (voice)
as Olyana
2010s
30 titles · average score 66
TV show · as Jean Milburn
as Edwina Mountbatten
TV show · as Anna Pavlovna Scherer
as Kate
TV show · as Stella Gibson
as Marika Whyte
TV show · as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier
as Karen Morgan
as Kate Fletcher
as Witch (voice)
as Pamela
TV show · as Mrs. Castaway
2000s
9 titles · average score 64
as Dana Scully
as Eleanor Johnson
as Alice
as Queen Vorkana (voice)
as Sarah Merrit
TV show · as Lady Dedlock
as Kate
as Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson
as Lily Bart
1990s
14 titles · average score 64
TV show · as Video Narrator (uncredited)
as Dana Scully
as Meredith
as Southside Girl
as Loretta Lee
as Narrator
TV show · as Data Nully (voice)
TV show · as Dana Scully
TV show · as Jenny (voice)
TV show · as Rachel
as April Cavanaugh
TV show · as Dana Scully (voice)
1980s
3 titles · average score 83
TV show · as Dana Scully (voice)
as Woman
as Woman 1