Gillian Anderson
The fantasy lover of geeks everywhere, this diminutive actress became a huge star when cast as a skeptical special agent on the sci-fi series The X Files in 1993. While she radiated intelligence and a...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
08/08/1968
Chicago, IL |
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A New Mulder Is Out There!
July 31, 2001 12:30pm ESTHOLLYWOOD, July 18, 2000 -- A new Fox Mulder replacement is apparently much easier to pinpoint than the truth. Word has it that the search for a full-time surrogate for the soon-to-be-appearing-only-on-a-part-time-basis Fox Mulder in "The X-Files" has kicked into high gear. The New York Daily News said today that four, er, somewhat low-wattage, actors -- Lou Diamond Phillips ("La Bamba") , Bruce Campbell ("Jack of All Trades"), Robert Patrick ("The Faculty") and Hart Bochner ("Anywhere But Here"
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'Cast Away' Looks to be Christmas Survivor
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTMoviegoers will "Cast" most of their box office votes for Tom Hanks this weekend. "Cast Away," 20th Century Fox's PG-13-rated drama reteaming Hanks and "Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis, opens at nearly 2,800 theaters. "Sunday is going to be off because its Christmas Eve, but with Christmas on a Monday this year it's going to be a four-day weekend," an insider explains. "Based on what 'What Women Want' did last week (opening to $33.6 million), 'Cast Away' could open to $30 million-plus for
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'American Beauty' Blooms at SAG Nominations
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 1, 2000 -- "American Beauty," the dark existential comedy set in Anywhere, Suburbia, led the pack as nominations were announced today for the 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring performances in both film and TV acting. The film picked up four nominations, including a best actor nod for Kevin Spacey, a best actress one for Annette Bening and a best supporting actor one for Chris Cooper. The "Beauty" cast also was singled out for an ensemble acting nominatio
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News Roundup: July 17
July 17, 2001 2:09pm ESTDeaths Poetic, of the rap group Gravediggaz, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a two-year battle against metastatic colon cancer, Launch.com reports. Poetic, whose real name was Anthony Berkeley, was 35. The cancer was diagnosed in 1999, after Berkeley collapsed in a recording studio. He was given only four months to live. He continued to record with Gravediggaz, and will be featured on the group's Aug. 23 release, Nightmare In A-Minor. He is survived by his wife, Dee Dee Hill.
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"X-Files" to return - without Duchovny, maybe without Carter
May 18, 2001 12:53pm ESTFox confirmed Thursday that The X-Files, with David Duchovny x'ed out, will be returning to the network for another season. Gillian Anderson, despite her announced reluctance to remain, will do so nonetheless.
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Screen Actors Guild Nominations Announced
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Jan. 30, 2001 -- Nominations for the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced today in Los Angeles at L.A.'s Pacific Design Center. The unique show, honoring performers from 13 movie and TV categories, will air on TNT, Sunday, March 11 from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The nominations in the movie categories aren’t surprising, with frontrunners Russell Crowe’s from “Gladiator” and Golden Globe winner Julia Roberts from “Erin Brockovich” easily making the list.
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Is the Truth Outta There?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, May 16, 2000 -- Yes, "The X-Files" will be back for another season to seek its ever-illusive truths. Fox and "X-Files" guru Chris Carter announced today that the cult sci-fi series, which focuses on earthly paranoia, otherworldly activities and everything in between, has been renewed for an eighth season. "There are still so many more stories to tell in 'The X-Files,'" said Carter in a statement. "And I’m pleased that the show will be returning next season to give us that opportunity
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Hed
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, May 16, 2000 – "The X-Files" will be back for another season to seek that ever-so-illusive truth, it has been confirmed. Fox Network and "X-Files" guru Chris Carter has announced today that cult sci-fi series, which focuses on everything from earthly paranoia to otherworldly activities and everything in between, been renewed for a eighth season. "There are still so many more stories to tell in ‘The X-Files,’ said Carter in a statement. "And I’m pleased that the show will be returning
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Hollywood's Mixed-Up Gene Pool
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 18, 2000 -- Leave it to Hollywood to try to fool audiences into thinking that Walter Matthau and any woman could produce offspring in the form of Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow and Meg Ryan.The three actresses, who, uh, aside from their gender have nothing but blond hair in common, co-star in Columbia Pictures' "Hanging Up" (opening today) as sisters dealing with an aging father (Matthau). "Hanging Up" The Pointer Sisters they are not. How do three kids -- who in flashbac
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ROLE CALL: 'Hannibal' Hungry for Moore?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2000 -- Agent Clarice Starling could be back on the case in the big-screen version of "Hannibal." After Jodie Foster dropped out to direct "Flora Plum," the project looked to be filed away -- or at least returned to producer Dino DeLaurentiis. Now it appears that "Magnolia" star Julianne Moore could be ready for her FBI badge and power suit. Daily Variety reports that the busy actress (she appeared in five movies in 1999) is in strong contention for active duty. A
