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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08/08/1968
Chicago, IL
  • San Diego Comic-Con: Saturday and Sunday Schedules!
    By: Hollywood.com Staff July 11, 2011 5:35am EST
    The final two days of the world's biggest pop culture festival.
  • Bonham Carter to rival Anderson as Miss Havisham
    By: WENN.com Source July 05, 2011 7:15am EST
    Helena Bonham Carter is set to pit herself against Gillian Anderson in a rival adaptation of Great Expectations.
  • Fascinating fact
    By: WENN.com Source May 29, 2011 5:30am EST
    Hollywood hardman Ray Winstone has signed up for a role in a new BBC TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, while Gillian Anderson is in talks to join the cast as a young and "alluring" Miss Havisham.
  • Clive Owen Joins The IRA... Movie
    By: Sam Morgan April 07, 2011 7:36am EST
    From 'Man on a Wire' director James Marsh.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source April 04, 2011 5:00am EST
    "I find it absolutely terrifying, have panic attacks and wonder why the hell I'm doing it. Panic lingers over my shoulder. I'm constantly thinking about doing more theatre, but I like to wait two years between parts because it's all I can handle." Actress Gillian Anderson on performing on the stage.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source February 14, 2011 12:15pm EST
    "I did The Crimson Petal and the White for the BBC, and it’s a very large production costume drama. I play an ancient brothel owner, the mother of the main character, very decrepit and gnarly and wonderful, and layers and layers of costumes and trinkets." THE X FILES star GILLIAN ANDERSON can't wait for fans to see her as a period Madam.
  • MindFood: Where Have All The Government Conspiracies Gone?
    By: Peter Hall December 28, 2010 9:04am EST
    Corporate greed has put scheming governments out of business.
  • Anderson: 'Communication is key to parenting'
    By: WENN.com Source December 06, 2010 6:15am EST
    Former The X-Files star Gillian Anderson talks to her daughter "non-stop" in a bid to prevent the teen from following in her own rebellious footsteps.
  • Anderson used Simpson clothing to portray socialite
    By: WENN.com Source November 19, 2010 4:00am EST
    Actress Gillian Anderson wore items from American socialite Wallis Simpson's personal wardrobe in a bid to capture the essence of the historical icon for a new British TV series.
  • Anderson & Okonedo boycotting Botswana diamonds
    By: WENN.com Source November 04, 2010 5:00am EST
    Gillian Anderson and Sophie Okonedo are among the film stars boycotting diamonds from Botswana as part of protest about the treatment of a local tribe.