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Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

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 DIRECTED EPISODES

7x17 all things

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1x01 Pilot
1x02 Deep Throat
1x03 Squeeze
1x04 Conduit
1x05 The Jersey Devil
1x06 Shadows
1x07 Ghost in the Machine
1x08 Ice
1x09 Space
1x10 Fallen Angel
1x11 Eve
1x12 Fire
1x13 Beyond the Sea
1x14 Gender Bender
1x15 Lazarus
1x16 Young at Heart
1x17 E.B.E.
1x18 Miracle Man
1x19 Shapes
1x20 Darkness Falls
1x21 Tooms
1x22 Born Again
1x23 Roland
1x24 The Erlenmeyer Flask
2x01 Little Green Men
2x02 The Host
2x03 Blood
2x04 Sleepless
2x05 Duane Barry
2x06 Ascension
2x08 One Breath
2x09 Firewalker
2x10 Red Museum
2x11 Excelsis Dei
2x12 Aubrey
2x13 Irresistible
2x14 Die Hand Die Verletzt
2x15 Fresh Bones
2x16 Colony
2x17 End Game
2x18 Fearful Symmetry
2x19 Død Kalm
2x20 Humbug
2x21 The Calusari
2x22 F. Emasculata
2x23 Soft Light
2x24 Our Town
2x25 Anasazi
3x01 The Blessing Way
3x02 Paper Clip
3x03 D.P.O.
3x04 Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose
3x05 The List
3x06 2Shy
3x07 The Walk
3x08 Oubliette
3x09 Nisei
3x10 731
3x11 Revelations
3x12 War of the Coprophages
3x13 Syzygy
3x14 Grotesque
3x15 Piper Maru
3x16 Apocrypha
3x17 Pusher
3x18 Teso Dos Bichos
3x19 Hell Money
3x20 Jose Chung's From Outer Space
3x21 Avatar
3x22 Quagmire
3x23 Wetwired
3x24 Talitha Cumi
4x01 Herrenvolk
4x02 Home
4x03 Teliko
4x04 Unruhe
4x05 The Field Where I Died
4x06 Sanguinarium
4x07 Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man
4x08 Tunguska
4x09 Terma
4x10 Paper Hearts
4x11 El Mundo Gira
4x12 Leonard Betts
4x13 Never Again
4x14 Memento Mori
4x15 Kaddish
4x16 Unrequited
4x17 Tempus Fugit
4x18 Max
4x19 Synchrony
4x20 Small Potatoes
4x22 Elegy
4x23 Demons
4x24 Gethsemane
5x01 Redux
5x02 Redux II
5x16 Mind's Eye
5x17 All Souls
5x18 The Pine Bluff Variant
5x19 Folie à Deux
6x01 The Beginning
6x02 Drive
6x03 Triangle
6x04 Dreamland
6x05 Dreamland II
6x06 How the Ghosts Stole Christmas
6x10 Tithonus
6x11 Two Fathers
6x12 One Son
6x13 Agua Mala
7x02 The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati
7x03 Hungry
7x13 First Person Shooter
7x14 Theef
7x15 En Ami
7x16 Chimera
7x17 all things
7x18 Brand X
7x19 Hollywood A.D.
7x20 Fight Club
7x21 Je Souhaite
7x22 Requiem
8x01 Within
8x02 Without
8x03 Patience
8x04 Roadrunners
8x14 This Is Not Happening
8x15 Deadalive
8x16 Three Words
8x17 Empedocles
8x18 Vienen
8x19 Alone
8x20 Essence
8x21 Existence
9x01 Nothing Important Happened Today
9x02 Nothing Important Happened Today II
9x03 Dæmonicus
9x08 Hellbound
9x19 The Truth
10x01 My Struggle
10x02 Founder's Mutation
10x03 Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster
10x04 Home Again
10x05 Babylon
10x06 My Struggle II
11x01 My Struggle III
11x02 This
11x03 Plus One
11x04 The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat
11x05 Ghouli
11x06 Kitten
11x07 Rm9sbg93zxjz
11x08 Familiar
11x09 Nothing Lasts Forever
11x10 My Struggle IV

WRITTEN BOOKS

2024-09-05: Want

 BORN

August 9, 1968

 BIOGRAPHY

Gillian Leigh Anderson, born on August 9, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, is an acclaimed American actress best known for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running series "The X-Files." Her career spans various genres and mediums, including film, television, and stage, showcasing her versatility and depth as an actress.

Early Life and Education
Anderson was born to Rosemary Alyce, a computer analyst, and Homer Edward Anderson III, the owner of a film post-production company. Her early years were marked by frequent relocations due to her father's work, living in Puerto Rico and then London. The family eventually settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Anderson attended Fountain Elementary and City High-Middle School, a program for gifted students.

Her affinity for acting surfaced early. Anderson participated in community theater during her high school years and won awards for her acting, including the American Academy of Achievement?s Young Hollywood Award. After high school, she moved to Chicago, enrolling at the Goodman Theatre School at DePaul University, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1990.

Early Career
After graduating, Anderson moved to New York City, where she worked as a waitress to support herself while auditioning for roles. She soon made her stage debut in Alan Ayckbourn?s "Absent Friends" at the Manhattan Theatre Club, earning a Theatre World Award in 1991 for her performance. Her early theater work also included a role in Christopher Hampton's "The Philanthropist" at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut.

Breakthrough with "The X-Files"
Anderson's breakthrough came in 1993 when she was cast as Dana Scully in "The X-Files," a science fiction drama series created by Chris Carter. Despite initial resistance from network executives, who preferred someone with more conventional looks and television experience, Carter insisted on casting Anderson, believing she was perfect for the role.

"The X-Files" became a cultural phenomenon, running for eleven seasons and spawning two feature films. Anderson's portrayal of the skeptical and intelligent Scully, paired with David Duchovny?s Fox Mulder, was critically acclaimed and earned her numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Post-"X-Files" Career
After the original run of "The X-Files" ended in 2002, Anderson shifted her focus to film and stage work. She starred in a variety of movies, including "The House of Mirth" (2000), directed by Terence Davies, where her performance as Lily Bart received critical praise. She also appeared in "The Mighty Celt" (2005), "The Last King of Scotland" (2006), and the Canadian-British sci-fi thriller "The Turning" (2013).

Anderson continued her stage career with notable performances in the West End and Broadway. She starred as Nora in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" at the Donmar Warehouse in 2009 and Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Young Vic in 2014, for which she received widespread acclaim.

Return to Television
In the mid-2000s, Anderson made a notable return to television. She starred in the BBC miniseries "Bleak House" (2005) as Lady Dedlock, earning a BAFTA nomination. In 2013, she took on the role of Stella Gibson in the critically acclaimed British-Irish crime drama "The Fall," a role that further cemented her status as a versatile and talented actress. Her performance earned her several awards and nominations, including the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actress.

Later Career and Continued Success
Anderson continued to tackle diverse roles across various genres. In 2016, she reprised her role as Dana Scully for the revival of "The X-Files," which ran for two more seasons. She also appeared in the television adaptation of Neil Gaiman?s "American Gods" (2017), portraying the shape-shifting god Media.

One of her most lauded performances came in the Netflix series "Sex Education" (2019-present), where she plays Dr. Jean Milburn, a sex therapist. Her role in the series earned her critical praise and several award nominations, including a BAFTA TV Award.

In 2020, Anderson delivered a powerful performance as Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of Netflix's "The Crown," for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Personal Life
Anderson has been married twice, first to Clyde Klotz, an assistant art director on "The X-Files," with whom she has a daughter, Piper Maru, born in 1994. The couple divorced in 1997. She then married Julian Ozanne, a documentary filmmaker, in 2004, but the marriage ended in divorce in 2007. Anderson has two sons, Oscar and Felix, with her former partner, businessman Mark Griffiths.

Anderson is known for her advocacy and charity work. She is a spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis Network and a supporter of various human rights and environmental causes. She has also co-authored several books, including the science fiction novel series "EarthEnd Saga."

Legacy
Gillian Anderson's career is marked by her versatility and commitment to her craft. From her iconic role as Dana Scully to her acclaimed performances in theater and television, she has demonstrated a remarkable ability to inhabit diverse characters. Her contributions to the entertainment industry have earned her a place among the most respected and influential actresses of her generation.


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