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BIRTHDAY

August 09, 1968

Chicago, IL

RECENT CREDITS

How to Lose Friends and Alienate Pe... (FILM) Oct. 3, 2008

The X-Files: I Want to Believe (FILM) Jul. 25, 2008

The Last King of Scotland (FILM) Sep. 27, 2006

Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull St... (FILM) Jan. 27, 2006

The Mighty Celt (FILM) Aug. 26, 2005

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BIOGRAPHY

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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 subtle sensuality, her lack of experience (she had only a handful of roles under her belt) and atypical beauty made her a hard sell to narrow-minded network executives. But series creator Chris Carter insisted that she be hired, and Anderson played the character throughout all nine seasons, one feature film and a couple of video games. During her tenure, she underwent a major makeover (slimmer figure, redder hair, sculpted eyebrows) and ventured onto the big screen, notably as an independent but doomed late-19th-century woman in 2000's House of Mirth. While she gave a winning performance, the movie was a box office disappointment, and audiences seemed reluctant to accept her as anyone other than her X Files alter ego. After the series ended in 2003, she left Hollywood and relocated to England (where she had spent much of her childhood), appearing on the London stage and in British films and TV shows.

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Headlines

EXTRA: 'Hannibal' to Feast Again, Studio Says

Jan. 12, 2000

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2000 -- "Hannibal" can be taken off the endangered film project list, at least for the time being. Universal has confirmed its intentions to stick by the "Silence of the Lambs" sequel, laying to rest reports on Entertainment Weekly Online last week that the studio was considering canning the project after Jodie Foster bailed out to instead direc...

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2008 Movie Posters of the Year

Posted: Dec. 23, 2008

Only Barack Obama Would Lure Gillian Anderson Back to U.S.

Posted: Aug. 10, 2008

'X-Files: I Want to Believe': Q&A with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson

Posted: Jul. 28, 2008

Box Office Analysis, July 27: 'Dark Knight' Reigns Supreme Again

Posted: Jul. 27, 2008

B.O. Tracking: Dark Knight Headed for a $77M Weekend

Posted: Jul. 26, 2008

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