| Code | DS/UK/23384 |
| Name | Anderson; Gillian (9 August1968); OBE; American actress |
| Variations of Name | Gillian Leigh Anderson |
| Dates | 9 August1968 |
| Gender | Female (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States (born) |
| Relationships | Daugther of Rosemary "Posie" Alyce (née Lane) (computer analyst and vice president of Neurofibromatosis Inc), and Homer Edward Anderson III (owned a film post-production company)
Former spouse of Clyde Klotz (art director) and Mark Griffiths (businessman) |
| Biography | Gillian Anderson is an American actress. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series The X-Files, ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies's film The House of Mirth (2000), DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama television series The Fall, sex therapist Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy drama Sex Education, and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of Netflix drama series The Crown. Among other honors, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. |