Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Rosemary Alyce (Lane), a computer analyst, and Homer Edward Anderson III, who owned a film post-production company. She has English, German, and Irish ancestry. Gillian started her career as a member of an amateur actor group while at high school. In 1987, her love of the theatre took her to the ...
Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 22 wins & 68 nominations.
| Movie | A Matter of Choice | None | 2017 |
| Movie | Official Secrets | None | 2017 |
| Movie | Squadron 42 | Unknown | 2016 |
| Movie | Viceroy's House | Unknown | 2016 |
| Movie | Sold | Unknown | 2016-03-04 |
| Series | War & Peace | Anna Pavlovna Scherer | 2016-01-18 |
| Series | Lorraine | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | The Widowmaker | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | The X-Files: Re-Opened | Herself - Dana Scully | 2015-12-28 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Unknown | 2015-03-23 |
| Movie | Robot Overlords | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | The EE British Academy Film Awards | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire | Unknown | 2014 |
| Series | Crisis | Meg Fitch | 2014-03-16 |
| Movie | I'll Follow You Down | Marika | 2014-06-06 |
| Movie | The Departure | None | 2014-10-02 |
| Series | Room on the Broom | Witch | 2013-10-30 |
| Series | The Fall | Unknown | 2013 |
| Series | Live with Kelly and Michael | Unknown | 2013 |
| Series | Hannibal | Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier | 2013-04-04 |
| Movie | Last Love | Karen Morgan | 2013-11-01 |
| Movie | Sister | Unknown | 2012 |
| Movie | Shadow Dancer | Unknown | 2012 |
| Movie | FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Unknown | 2012 |
| Series | Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | Unknown | 2011 |
| Series | The Crimson Petal and the White | Mrs. Castaway | 2011-04-06 |
| Movie | 55th BFI London Film Festival | Unknown | 2011 |
| Series | America in Primetime | Unknown | 2011-10-30 |
| Series | Great Expectations | Unknown | 2011 |
| Movie | Johnny English Reborn | Pamela | 2011-10-21 |
| Series | Moby Dick | Elizabeth | 2011-08-01 |
| Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2010 |
| Series | Any Human Heart | Unknown | 2010 |
| Series | Masterpiece Classic | Unknown | 2010 |
| Movie | No Pressure | Unknown | 2010 |
| Series | The Talk | Unknown | 2010-10-18 |
| Series | Daybreak | Unknown | 2010-09-01 |
| Movie | Boogie Woogie | Unknown | 2010-04-21 |
| Series | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Unknown | 2009-03-02 |
| Series | The 7PM Project | Unknown | 2009-07-20 |
| Movie | Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián | Unknown | 2008-09-18 |
| Movie | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Unknown | 2008-10-03 |
| Series | The Story of the Costume Drama | Unknown | 2008 |
| Movie | The X Files: I Want to Believe | Unknown | 2008 |
| Series | Space Top 10 Countdown | Unknown | 2007 |
| Movie | Concert for Diana | Herself - Presenter | 2007-07-01 |
| Movie | Closure | Unknown | 2007 |
| Movie | The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 2007 |
| Series | GMTV | Unknown | 2007 |
| Movie | Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton | Unknown | 2007-04-27 |
| Movie | The Best of Masterpiece Theatre | Unknown | 2007 |
| Movie | The Last King of Scotland | Unknown | 2007-01-19 |
| Movie | Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind | Unknown | 2007 |
| Series | Up Close with Carrie Keagan | Unknown | 2007-02-21 |
| Series | The Graham Norton Show | Unknown | 2007-02-22 |
| Movie | The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Herself | 2006-08-27 |
| Movie | San Sebastián 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero | Unknown | 2005 |
| Movie | The Mighty Celt | Unknown | 2005 |
| Movie | Threads of Mythology, Part 3 | Unknown | 2005 |
| Movie | Threads of Mythology, Part 1 | Unknown | 2005 |
| Series | Bleak House | Unknown | 2005 |
| Movie | Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story | Unknown | 2005 |
| Series | Last Call with Carson Daly | Unknown | 2005 |
| Series | Robot Chicken | Unknown | 2005-02-20 |
| Movie | Threads of Mythology, Part 4 | Scully | 2005-10-01 |
| Movie | 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards | Herself | 2005-11-05 |
| Movie | The X Files: Resist or Serve | Dana Scully | 2004-05-21 |
| Movie | Tilt | Unknown | 2004-06-26 |
| Movie | End Game: Making 'Millennium' Season Three | Unknown | 2004-10-25 |
| Series | Top Gear | Unknown | 2004 |
| Movie | The X Files: The Making of 'The Truth' | Unknown | 2004 |
| Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
| Series | Cartaz Cultural | Unknown | 2003 |
| Series | V Graham Norton | Unknown | 2003 |
| Series | MythBusters | Unknown | 2003-10-03 |
| Movie | Diva Graham Norton | Unknown | 2003 |
| Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Unknown | 2003-06-04 |
| Series | Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
| Movie | Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening | Unknown | 2002 |
| Series | Top of the Pops | Unknown | 2002-01-12 |
| Series | Richard & Judy | Unknown | 2001-11-26 |
| Movie | 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | 2001-03-11 |
| Movie | The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film | 2001-01-21 |
| Series | El informal | Unknown | 2000 |
| Movie | The House of Mirth | Unknown | 2000 |
| Series | Parkinson | Unknown | 2000-01-04 |
| Movie | The Ultimate Auction | Unknown | 2000 |
| Movie | 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Herself | 1999-03-07 |
| Movie | The Making of 'The Mighty' | Herself | 1999-07-13 |
| Series | The Martin Short Show | Unknown | 1999-09-13 |
| Movie | Princess Mononoke | Unknown | 1999-11-26 |
| Series | Harsh Realm | Unknown | 1999-10-08 |
| Movie | The Cigarette Smoking Man Revealed | Unknown | 1999 |
| Movie | Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute | Herself | 1999 |
| Movie | The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 1999 |
| Movie | The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1999 |
| Series | The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1998 |
| Series | Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business | Herself | 1998-10-04 |
| Movie | The X Files Game | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | The X Files | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | The X-Files Movie Special | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | The Making of 'The X Files: Fight the Future' | Unknown | 1998 |
| Series | The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Drama Series & Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical | 1998-01-18 |
| Movie | The Mighty | Unknown | 1998 |
| Series | Hollywood Squares | Unknown | 1998-09-14 |
| Series | The Magic Hour | Unknown | 1998-06-08 |
| Movie | 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Herself | 1998-03-08 |
| Movie | Inside the X Files | Herself | 1998-02-01 |
| Movie | Playing by Heart | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | Chicago Cab | Unknown | 1997 |
| Movie | 1997 MTV Movie Awards | Unknown | 1997 |
| Movie | The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a TV-Series Drama | 1997-01-19 |
| Series | The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Co-Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | 1997 |
| Movie | 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Unknown | 1997 |
| Movie | Spies Above | Unknown | 1996 |
| Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Unknown | 1996-06-10 |
| Movie | Why Planes Go Down | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | Hellbender | Unknown | 1996 |
| Series | Future Fantastic | Unknown | 1996 |
| Series | Gran premio internazionale della TV | Unknown | 1996 |
| Series | The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series & Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | 1996-09-08 |
| Movie | Auntie's All-Time Greats | Herself | 1996-11-03 |
| Movie | The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 1996 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | Secrets of the X Files, Part 2 | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | Secrets of the X Files, Part 1 | Unknown | 1995 |
| Movie | The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | 1995-09-10 |
| Movie | The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 1995 |
| Series | ReBoot | Unknown | 1994-09-10 |
| Series | Extra | Unknown | 1994-09-05 |
| Series | Late Show with David Letterman | Unknown | 1993-08-30 |
| Series | Class of '96 | Unknown | 1993 |
| Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
| Series | The X-Files | Dana Scully / ... | 1993-09-10 |
| Series | Frasier | Unknown | 1993-09-16 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Series | Eek! the Cat | Unknown | 1992 |
| Movie | The Turning | April Cavanaugh | 1992-05-02 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Series | This Morning | Unknown | 1988-10-03 |
| Movie | Three at Once | Unknown | 1986 |
| Series | Entertainment Tonight | Unknown | 1981-09-14 |