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Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson is an American-British actress. Her credits include FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in The X-Files, Lily Bart in The House of Mirth.

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BIO

Gillian Anderson is an American-British actress. Her credits include FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in The X-Files, Lily Bart in The House of Mirth. She has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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STAGE CREDITS

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
[West End]
2026
Martha
All About Eve All About Eve
[West End]
Original West End Production, 2019
Margo Channing
A Streetcar Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire
[Off-Broadway]
St. Ann's Warehouse Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Blanche
Absent Friends
[Off-Broadway]
1991
Evelyn

Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 2015 - Best Actress

Gillian Anderson, A Streetcar Named Desire


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Evening Standard Awards - 2014 - Best Actress

Gillian Anderson, A Streetcar Named Desire

Olivier Awards - 2010 - Best Actress

Gillian Anderson, A Doll's House

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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires THE JULIA SET After TIFF Premiere Photo
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires THE JULIA SET After TIFF Premiere
by Rachel Stone - Oct 16, 2026

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to THE JULIA SET, written and directed by Niki Byrne, following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Chase Infiniti, Christopher Briney, Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs.
Photos: TRESPASSES Finale to Air on PBS Starring Lola Petticrew Photo
Photos: TRESPASSES Finale to Air on PBS Starring Lola Petticrew
by Rachel Stone - Oct 6, 2026

The four-part PBS drama TRESPASSES concludes with its final episode, following a young Catholic schoolteacher's forbidden affair in 1970s Belfast during the Troubles.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 2, 2026- Inside SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 2, 2026- Inside SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY Opening Night and More
by - Oct 2, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 2, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Review: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF?, Starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Crudup Photo
Review: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF?, Starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Crudup
by Alexander Cohen - Oct 1, 2026

Actors start your engines. Edward Albee’s masterpiece for four lives and dies on the horsepower of its performers. Albee does not batter you with ideological interrogation. Its sparks fly from watching it performs bash into each other, lashing each other with venomous cruelty in one breath, then licking each other’s wounds in the next. If this is a psychological demolition derby of a play, then Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup are monster trucks roaring with ferocity.
Review Roundup: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, Starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Cr Photo
Review Roundup: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, Starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Crudup
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 1, 2026

Critics weigh in on Billy Crudup and Gillian Anderson's electric George and Martha in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at @sohoplace. See what they said.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 1, 2026- Matthew Morrison Returns to JUST IN TIME Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 1, 2026- Matthew Morrison Returns to JUST IN TIME and More
by - Oct 1, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 1, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Photos: Billy Crudup, Gillian Anderson, and More in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? a Photo
Photos: Billy Crudup, Gillian Anderson, and More in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at @sohoplace
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2026

All new production photos have been released for Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The production is directed in-the-round by Marianne Elliott. Check out the photos here!
Photos: David Mitchell Back for LUDWIG Season 2 on BritBox Photo
Photos: David Mitchell Back for LUDWIG Season 2 on BritBox
by Rachel Stone - Sep 23, 2026

David Mitchell returns as John 'Ludwig' Taylor in LUDWIG season 2, now a police consultant still searching for his missing twin. Premieres October 13 on BritBox.
Princess Mononoke to Return to Theaters in 4K Restoration Photo
Princess Mononoke to Return to Theaters in 4K Restoration
by Rachel Stone - Sep 15, 2026

Hayao Miyazaki's epic fantasy will screen nationwide through Fathom Entertainment in a new 4K restoration overseen by longtime Studio Ghibli cinematographer Atsushi Okui, with both English dub and Japanese-language subtitled versions.
Photos: Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup in Rehearsals for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA Photo
Photos: Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup in Rehearsals for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2026

You can now get a first look at rehearsal photos for Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in the West End, starring Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup and more.
Netflix Sets Fall Movie Lineup Including Ben Affleck's ANIMALS Photo
Netflix Sets Fall Movie Lineup Including Ben Affleck's ANIMALS
by Rachel Stone - Aug 26, 2026

Netflix has outlined its upcoming slate of fall films, featuring a new thriller starring Ben Affleck titled ANIMALS, according to a report from the streamer's TUDUM site.
ALL ABOUT EVE Cast Announced for Malthouse Theatre's Australian Premiere Photo
ALL ABOUT EVE Cast Announced for Malthouse Theatre's Australian Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2026

Christie Whelan Browne will play both Margo and Eve in Malthouse Theatre's Australian premiere of ALL ABOUT EVE, directed by Dean Bryant at the Merlyn.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: EVITA TOO, Zoo Southside Photo
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: EVITA TOO, Zoo Southside
by Adi Ajzenstadt - Aug 15, 2026

Blurb: Sh!t Theatre deliver a wildly inventive, razor-sharp deconstruction of history, populism, and musical theatre legacy in Evita Too.
Photos: ANIMALS Teaser Trailer Debuts With Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington Photo
Photos: ANIMALS Teaser Trailer Debuts With Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington
by Rachel Stone - Aug 12, 2026

A teaser trailer, first-look images, and release timing have been unveiled for ANIMALS, featuring Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, and Gillian Anderson.
TRESPASSES to Make US Debut on PBS Platforms This September
by Rachel Stone - Aug 11, 2026

The four-part drama, based on Louise Kennedy's novel, will stream and broadcast on PBS with a cast led by Lola Petticrew, Tom Cullen and Gillian Anderson.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 7, 2026 - Inside the History of SIX THE MUSICAL And Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 7, 2026 - Inside the History of SIX THE MUSICAL And More
by - Aug 7, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 7, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? to Release Front Row Seats @sohoplace Photo
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? to Release Front Row Seats @sohoplace
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2026

Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup will star in Edward Albee's play, with full casting and creative team announced ahead of its West End run. Learn more here.
THE X-FILES Director's Cut Trailer Sends Mulder and Scully Back Into the Dark Photo
THE X-FILES Director's Cut Trailer Sends Mulder and Scully Back Into the Dark
by Joshua Wright - Aug 4, 2026

Hulu released a trailer for a new director's cut of THE X-FILES: I Want to Believe, with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson returning as Mulder and Scully to investigate a chilling new case.
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA Clip to Star Einbinder, Anderson
by Joshua Wright - Jul 27, 2026

A new clip has been released from Jane Schoenbrun's TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, featuring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, ahead of the film's theatrical run.
James Norton Will Lead HAMLET New West End Production Photo
James Norton Will Lead HAMLET New West End Production
by Stephi Wild - Jun 29, 2026

James Norton will play the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, conceived and directed by Thomas Ostermeier in the West End in Autumn 2027. Learn more here.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Gillian Anderson been in?

Gillian Anderson has not appeared on Broadway.

How many West End shows has Gillian Anderson been in?

Gillian Anderson has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Gillian Anderson's first West End show?

Gillian Anderson's first West End show was All About Eve which opened in 2019

What awards has Gillian Anderson been nominated for?

Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for A Streetcar Named Desire, Best Actress (Evening Standard Awards) for A Streetcar Named Desire and Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for A Doll's House.

What awards has Gillian Anderson won?

Gillian Anderson won Best Actress at the Evening Standard Awards for her performance in A Streetcar Named Desire.

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