• Third pregnancy for X Files star Gillian Anderson
• Gillian Anderson with the baby bump

Gillian Anderson is best known for her role as FBI Agent Dana Scully in the American TV series The X-Files and her role as Lady Dedlock in the BBC TV series Bleak House.

Anderson did a lot of theatre work and won much critical acclaim, including a 1990-91 Theatre World Award for he role in the play 'Absent Friends' produced by Alan Ayckbourn. As a result of her guest appearance in Class of 96, Anderson was sent the script for The X Files at the age of 24. During her time on The X Files Anderson won several awards for her portrayal of Agent Scully, including an Emmy Award, Golden Globe and two SAG awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series. She had roles in a handful of films during the run of The X-Files and starred in The House of Mirth.

Since The X-Files ended, she has performed in several stage productions and worked on various film projects. In 2005, she appeared as Lady Dedlock in a BBC television adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House, had a starring role in the Irish film The Mighty Celt and performed in a film version of the novel Tristram Shandy, released in January 2006.

In 2006, she was nominated for the prestigious British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) for Best Actress and won the Broadcasting Press Guild Television and Radio Award for Best Actress for her role in Bleak House.

Public Name: Gillian Anderson
Birth Name: Gillian Leigh Anderson
Date of Birth: August 9, 1968
Place of Birth: Chicago

Filmography

• The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
• No One Gets Off in This Town (2007)
• Straightheads (2007)
• The Last King of Scotland (2006)
• "Bleak House" (15 episodes, 2005)
• A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
• The Mighty Celt (2005)
• The X Files: Resist or Serve (2004)
• The X Files" (197 episodes, 1993-2002)
• The House of Mirth (2000)
• Harsh Realm" (1 episode, 1999)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 1999)
• Playing by Heart (1998)
• The X Files (1998)
• The Mighty (1998)
• Chicago Cab (1998)
• The X Files Game (1998)
• Mononoke-hime (1997)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 1997)
• "ReBoot" (1 episode, 1996)
• The X-Files: The Unopened File (1996)
• "Eek! the Cat" (1 episode, 1995)
• "Class of '96" (1 episode, 1993)
• The Turning (1992)
• A Matter of Choice (1988)
• Three at Once (1986)

Awards

• British Independent Film Award Best Actress "The House of Mirth" 2000
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series "The X-Files" 1996 - 97
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama) "The X-Files" 1996
• The Actor Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series "The X-Files" 1996
• The Actor Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series "The X-Files" 1995
• Theatre World Award "Absent Friends" 1991