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Portrait of Gillian Anderson

Acting

Gillian Anderson

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2025 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
43
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bleak House
Bleak House
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

    1997 · Won

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

    1997 · Won · 49th Primetime Emmy Awards

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Drama

    1996 · Won

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

    1996 · Won

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Supporting Actress

    2011 · Nominated

    Any Human Heart

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    2006 · Nominated

    Bleak House

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Actress

    2006 · Nominated

    Bleak House

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

    2001 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

    2000 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

    1999 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

    1999 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

    1999 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

    1998 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Drama

    1998 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

    1998 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Drama

    1997 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

    1997 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Drama

    1995 · Nominated

    The X-Files

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

22

The characters Gillian Anderson played, best-known titles first.

Gillian Anderson as Jean Milburn
Gillian Anderson as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier
Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher
Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully
Gillian Anderson as Pamela Thornton 'Pegasus'
Gillian Anderson as Julia Marquis
Gillian Anderson as Stella Gibson
Gillian Anderson as Elisabeth Dillinger
Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Johnson
Gillian Anderson as Anna Pavlovna Scherer
Gillian Anderson as Billy
Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis
Gillian Anderson as Kate Fletcher
Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock
Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness
Gillian Anderson as Miss Havisham
Gillian Anderson as Meg Fitch
Gillian Anderson as Raynor Winn
Gillian Anderson as Cat
Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt
Gillian Anderson as Mrs. Castaway
Gillian Anderson as Gina

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gillian Anderson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7
  • Situational Comedy
    2.2, average 2.7
  • Adrenaline
    4.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Narrative 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Contemporary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
Hannibal
Hannibal
GoodWatch score 85

as Bedelia Du Maurier

The Portrait
The Portrait

as Valeria

The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil

TV show · as Frieda Steiner

The Turning Door
The Turning Door

as (voice)

2020s

15 titles · average score 60
Animals
Animals (2026)
GoodWatch score 39

as Dayle Burton

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)
GoodWatch score 77

as Billy

The Abandons
The Abandons (2025)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Constance Van Ness

Trespasses
Trespasses (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Gina Lavery

TRON: Ares
TRON: Ares (2025)
GoodWatch score 56

as Elisabeth Dillinger

The Salt Path
The Salt Path (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

as Raynor Winn

Scoop
Scoop (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

as Emily Maitlis

White Bird
White Bird (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

as Vivienne Beaumier

The First Lady
The First Lady (2022)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Eleanor Roosevelt

The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
GoodWatch score 62

as Julia Marquis

Robin Robin
Robin Robin (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

as Cat (voice)

The Sunlit Night
The Sunlit Night (2020)
GoodWatch score 49

as Olyana

2010s

30 titles · average score 66
Sex Education
Sex Education (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Jean Milburn

UFO
UFO (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dr. Hendricks

Viceroy's House
Viceroy's House (2017)
GoodWatch score 63

as Edwina Mountbatten

War and Peace
War and Peace (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Anna Pavlovna Scherer

Robot Overlords
Robot Overlords (2015)
GoodWatch score 48

as Kate

The Fall
The Fall (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Stella Gibson

Hannibal
Hannibal (2013)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier

Mr. Morgan's Last Love
Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013)
GoodWatch score 47

as Karen Morgan

I'll Follow You Down
I'll Follow You Down (2013)
GoodWatch score 43

as Marika Whyte

Room on the Broom
Room on the Broom (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

as Witch (voice)

Johnny English Reborn
Johnny English Reborn (2011)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pamela

The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Mrs. Castaway

2000s

9 titles · average score 64
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dana Scully

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
GoodWatch score 46

as Eleanor Johnson

Straightheads
Straightheads (2007)
GoodWatch score 45

as Alice

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

as Queen Vorkana (voice)

The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sarah Merrit

Bleak House
Bleak House (2005)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Lady Dedlock

The Mighty Celt
The Mighty Celt (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kate

A Cock and Bull Story
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
GoodWatch score 73

as Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson

The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lily Bart

1990s

14 titles · average score 64
Harsh Realm
Harsh Realm (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Video Narrator (uncredited)

The X-Files
The X-Files (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dana Scully

Playing by Heart
Playing by Heart (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

as Meredith

Chicago Cab
Chicago Cab (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Southside Girl

The Mighty
The Mighty (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as Loretta Lee

Why Planes Go Down
Why Planes Go Down (1996)

as Narrator

ReBoot
ReBoot (1994)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Data Nully (voice)

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Dana Scully

Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Jenny (voice)

Class of '96
Class of '96 (1993)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Rachel

Eek! The Cat
Eek! The Cat (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Dana Scully (voice)

The Turning
The Turning (1992)
GoodWatch score 37

as April Cavanaugh

1980s

3 titles · average score 84
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Dana Scully (voice)

A Matter of Choice
A Matter of Choice (1988)

as Woman

Three at Once
Three at Once (1986)

as Woman 1

1970s

1 title · average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show