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
  • ‘Johnny English’ to meet McNulty, Scully, and more
    By: Sam Morgan September 13, 2010 12:21pm EST
    Rowan Atkinson fires up his finger gun once more.
  • Anderson scraps Hemingway biopic
    By: WENN.com Source July 08, 2010 5:00am EST
    Gillian Anderson has scrapped plans to star as Ernest Hemingway's wife Matrha Gellhorn on the big screen - because Nicole Kidman is filming the same "exact story" in another project.
  • Stars gather for charity poetry evening
    By: WENN.com Source April 27, 2010 6:15am EST
    Stars including Gillian Anderson, Julie Christie and Mackenzie Crook gathered in London last weekend (17-18Apr10) for an evening of poetry and prose to raise money for charity.
  • Anderson reluctant to re-marry
    By: WENN.com Source April 14, 2010 6:15am EST
    The X-Files star Gillian Anderson is reluctant to marry for a third time - because she doesn't want to ruin her "fantastic" relationship.
  • Cattrall & Anderson return to TV in U.K. drama
    By: WENN.com Source April 09, 2010 6:00am EST
    U.S. TV superstars Kim Cattrall and Gillian Anderson are teaming up on the small screen - the pair will star in a British drama series based on a book by Scottish author William Boyd.
  • Stars get arty for charity
    By: WENN.com Source February 24, 2010 4:00am EST
    Michael Sheen, Dev Patel and Nicholas Hoult have unleashed their artistic sides to raise money for charity.
  • Knightley nominated for theatre prize
    By: WENN.com Source February 08, 2010 4:00am EST
    Keira Knightley's heavily criticised stint in a London production of The Misanthrope has earned her a nomination for one of Britain's Laurence Olivier Awards.
  • Fox bosses upset about X-Files porn parody
    By: WENN.com Source August 25, 2009 5:00am EST
    Movie executives at Twentieth Century Fox have sent bosses of adult film studio New Sensations a cease and desist missive after learning they've completed filming of a sexy new X-Files porn spoof.
  • Anderson keen for third X Files movie
    By: WENN.com Source August 24, 2009 5:00am EST
    Gillian Anderson has rubbished rumours she has turned her back on The X-Files, insisting she wants to make a third big-screen version of the hit show.
  • X-Files get XXX rated
    By: WENN.com Source August 03, 2009 5:00am EST
    The truth is out there - and it's very saucy!