Editing Gillian Anderson

{{Short description|American actress (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Gillian Anderson
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|OBEh}}
| caption            = Anderson in February 2017
| image              = Gillian Anderson Berlinale 2017.jpg
| birth_name         = Gillian Leigh Anderson
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1968|8|9}}
| height_m           = 1.6
| birth_place        = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
| education          = [[DePaul University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Actress
* writer
* activist}}
| years_active       = 1983–present
| spouse             = {{ubl |{{marriage|[[Clyde Klotz]]|1994|1997|end=div}} |{{marriage|Julian Ozanne|2004|2007|end=div}}}}
| partner            = {{ubl |Mark Griffiths (2006–2012) |[[Peter Morgan]] (2016–present)}}<!-- Please note that this parameter is for unmarried, long-term life partners, not a dating history. -->
| children           = 3<!-- Please do not add names to infobox, see WP:PRIVACY and WP:BLPNAME -->
| website            = {{url|gilliananderson.ws|Official website}}
| signature          = Gillian Anderson signature.svg
}}
'''Gillian Leigh Anderson''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBEh}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɪ|l|i|ə|n}} {{respell|JIL|ee|ən}}; born August 9, 1968) is an American actress, writer, and activist. She is best known for her roles as FBI Special Agent [[Dana Scully]] in the sci-fi series ''[[The X-Files]]'' (1993–2002; 2016–2018), Lily Bart in the drama film ''[[The House of Mirth (2000 film)|The House of Mirth]]'' (2000), Det Supt [[Stella Gibson]] in the [[BBC]]/[[RTÉ]] crime drama series ''[[The Fall (TV series)|The Fall]]'' (2013–2016), Jean Milburn in the [[Netflix]] comedy drama series [[Sex Education (TV series)|''Sex Education'']] (2019–2023), and [[Margaret Thatcher]] in the [[The Crown season 4|fourth season]] of the Netflix drama series [[The Crown (TV series)|''The Crown'']] (2020). Among [[List of awards and nominations received by Gillian Anderson|other honors]], she has won two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Awards]], two [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Golden Globe Awards]], and four [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series|Screen Actors Guild Award]]s.

Born in [[Chicago]], Anderson was raised first in [[London]] and then [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], later starting her career onstage in [[New York City]] before achieving international recognition for her work on ''The X-Files''. Her film work includes the dramas ''[[The Mighty Celt]]'' (2005), ''[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]'' (2006), ''[[Shadow Dancer (2012 film)|Shadow Dancer]]'' (2012), and ''[[Viceroy's House (film)|Viceroy's House]]'' (2017), as well as the ''X-Files'' films ''[[The X-Files (film)|Fight the Future]]'' (1998) and ''[[The X-Files: I Want to Believe|I Want to Believe]]'' (2008). Her television credits include Lady Dedlock in ''[[Bleak House (2005 TV serial)|Bleak House]]'' (2005), [[Wallis Simpson]] in ''[[Any Human Heart (TV series)|Any Human Heart]]'' (2010), [[Miss Havisham]] in ''[[Great Expectations (2011 TV series)|Great Expectations]]'' (2011), Dr. [[Bedelia Du Maurier]] on ''[[Hannibal (TV series)|Hannibal]]'' (2013–2015), Media in the [[American Gods season 1|first season]] of ''[[American Gods (TV series)|American Gods]]'' (2017), and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] on ''[[The First Lady (American TV series)|The First Lady]]'' (2022).

Anderson has also received awards and acclaim for her stage work, which includes ''[[Absent Friends (play)|Absent Friends]]'' (1991), for which she won a [[Theatre World Award]] for Best Newcomer; ''[[A Doll's House]]'' (2009), for which she was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress]]; [[Blanche DuBois]] in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' (2014 and 2016), for which she won the [[Evening Standard Award#Best Actress|''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for Best Actress]] and received a second Laurence Olivier Award nomination; and ''[[All About Eve]]'' (2019), for which she received a third Laurence Olivier Award nomination.

Anderson has supported numerous charities and humanitarian organizations, being an honorary spokesperson for the [[Neurofibromatosis]] Network and a co-founder of South African Youth Education for Sustainability (SAYes). She has lived in London since 2002 and was appointed an honorary [[Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in 2016 for her services to drama.

==Early life==
Gillian Leigh Anderson was born in [[Chicago]] on August 9, 1968,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Monitor|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 9, 2013|issue=1271|pages=22}}</ref> the daughter of computer analyst and [[neurofibromatosis]] support group leader Rosemary "Posie" Alyce (née Lane)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louise Lane (March 2, 2008) Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenwichtime/obituary.aspx?n=louise-b-lane&pid=105732294 |website=[[Greenwich Time (newspaper)|Greenwich Time]] |publisher=legacy.com |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126190006/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenwichtime/obituary.aspx?n=louise-b-lane&pid=105732294 |archive-date=2021-01-26 |language=en |date=March 16, 2008}}</ref><ref name="History of Senior Scouting Programs of the BSA">{{cite web |title=Explorer Program Helps |url=http://www.seniorscoutinghistory.org/archive/EPH/EPH-66SepOct.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.seniorscoutinghistory.org/archive/EPH/EPH-66SepOct.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |page=13 |date=September–October 1966 |quote=Explorer Post 29, American Cyanamid Company. Stamford, Conn. Leslie C. Lane, Jr., Institutional Representative. 19 Explorers.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lane |first1=Leslie C. Jr. |title=patent: Method Of Coded Data Storage By Means Of Coded Inks In Which The Code Components Have Particular Absorption Bands In The Infrared |url=https://uspto.report/patent/grant/3566120 |website=USPTO.report |access-date=26 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{cite web |title=Patent: US2417441A - Production of guanidine salts |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US2417441A/en |language=en |date=3 July 1943 |quote=Inventor: Joseph H Paden; Leslie C Lane Jr;}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Louise Lane, March 2, 2008, Obituary & Funeral, Rockford, MI |url=https://www.lifestorynet.com/obituaries/louise-lane.33975 |website=lifestorynet.com |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126190009/https://www.lifestorynet.com/obituaries/louise-lane.33975 |archive-date=2021-01-26 |language=en |date=26 January 2021}}</ref> --> and film editing company owner Homer Edward "Ed" Anderson III.<ref name="filmreference">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Gillian-Anderson.html|title=Gillian Anderson Biography (1968–)|publisher=Filmreference.com|access-date=July 29, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Grand Rapids Press" >{{cite web|url=https://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/07_09/07grandrapids.shtml|title=Charity, celebrity blend well, actress says|last=Merrell|first=Sue|work=The Grand Rapids Press|publisher=gilliananderson.ws|date=May 18, 2007|access-date=September 13, 2010}}</ref> Soon after her birth, her parents moved to [[Puerto Rico]] for 15 months before relocating to the [[United Kingdom]] so her father could attend the [[London Film School]] in [[London]].<ref name="BioYahoo">{{cite web|title=Biography: Gillian Anderson|publisher=Yahoo!|url=https://celebrity.yahoo.com/gillian-anderson/?nf=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126101826/https://celebrity.yahoo.com/gillian-anderson/?nf=1|archive-date=November 26, 2015}}</ref> She lived in [[Crouch End]] and [[Harringay]],<ref name="ES2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/gillian-anderson-self-destruction-is-my-default-mode-9897489.html|title=Gillian Anderson: Self destruction is my default mode|last=Curtis|first=Nick|date=December 3, 2014|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref> and attended [[Coleridge Primary School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/96_97/96okweekly.shtml|title=X-Rated Agents|access-date=October 16, 2015|work=[[OK!]]|date=September 29, 1996}}</ref> When she was 11 years old, her family returned to the US and settled in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/gillian-anderson-just-dont-ask-her-about-aliens-128348.html|title=Gillian Anderson: Just don't ask her about aliens|last=Thompson|first=Jonathan|access-date=October 30, 2015|work=[[The Independent]]|date=November 17, 2002}}</ref> maintaining an apartment in London and spending their summers there.<ref name="NPR"/> Having always intended to return to London, she later moved there in 2002.<ref name=IndieW15>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/gillian-anderson-on-owning-feminine-sexuality-in-the-fall-20150116|title=Gillian Anderson on Owning Feminine Sexuality in ''The Fall''|date=January 16, 2015|last=Shannon Miller|first=Liz|work=[[Indiewire]]|access-date=October 21, 2015}}</ref> In Grand Rapids, she attended Fountain Elementary and [[City High-Middle School]].<ref name="BioLT">{{cite web |url=http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/people/gillian-anderson |title=Biography: Gillian Anderson |work=[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] |access-date=April 6, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406201521/http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/people/gillian-anderson |archive-date=April 6, 2017}}</ref> She later said of her time there, "We were in a small [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] town. There were only six punks there. We were weird. It's not like London."<ref name="Guardian15" />

Anderson is the eldest of three siblings. Her brother Aaron, who was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis, died in 2011 of a brain tumor at the age of 30. He was a DJ, mentor, and practicing [[Buddhist]], and was in his second year of a PhD program in [[developmental psychology]] at [[Stanford University]] when he was diagnosed with [[glioblastoma]] in 2008.<ref name="NW98">{{cite web|url= http://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/98/98newweekly.shtml|title=Gillian's Plea: "Save my sick brother"|date=March 9, 1998|first=Larry|last=Kaplan|work=New Weekly|access-date=November 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?pid=153833165|title=Aaron Anderson obituary|publisher=Obits.mlive.com|date=November 5, 2011|access-date=June 8, 2013}}</ref> Her sister Zoe is a [[ceramic art|ceramicist]], whom she has called "an exceptional artist".<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2cNPsTJNac| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310171426/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2cNPsTJNac| archive-date=2016-03-10 | url-status=dead|title=Shindig – Gillian Anderson Interactive Q&A|via=YouTube|publisher=[[Shindig (video chat platform)|Shindig]]|date=March 11, 2015|access-date=November 9, 2015}}</ref> Anderson went through a rebellious stage as a teenager in Grand Rapids, taking drugs, dating a much older boyfriend, and cultivating a [[Punk subculture|punk]] appearance (dying her hair various colors, shaving the sides of her head, sporting a nose piercing and an all-black wardrobe).<ref name="NPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/12/07/249240231/gillian-anderson-on-the-fall-and-getting-arrested-in-high-school|title=Gillian Anderson On 'The Fall' And Getting Arrested in High School|date=December 7, 2013|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=September 21, 2015}}</ref><ref name="BioLT"/><ref name="Out2012">{{Cite news|last=Hicklin|first=Aaron|title=The Double Life of Gillian Anderson|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/television/2012/03/13/gillian-anderson-lesbian-love-xfiles-Miss-Havisham|access-date=September 21, 2015|work=Out|date=March 13, 2012}}</ref> She was put in therapy at the age of 14.<ref name=Guardian15>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/08/gillian-anderson-on-therapy-rebellion-and-being-weird|title=Gillian Anderson on therapy, rebellion and 'being weird'|last=Hattenstone|first=Simon|access-date=August 23, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=February 8, 2015}}</ref> She listened to bands like [[Dead Kennedys]] and [[Skinny Puppy]]. She was voted by her classmates as "class clown", "most bizarre girl", and "most likely to be arrested". She was indeed arrested on graduation night for breaking into her high school in an attempt to glue the locks of the doors shut.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/27/x-files-behind-her-gillian-anderson-believer-306820.html|title='X-Files' Behind Her, Gillian Anderson Is a Believer|last=Mejia|first=Paula|access-date=August 23, 2015|work=[[Newsweek]]|date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> She later managed to reduce the charges from [[breaking and entering]] to [[trespassing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/96_97/9710us.shtml|title=US Magazine – 1997 Interview|last=Rochlin|first=Margy|access-date=August 26, 2015|work=[[US Magazine]]|date=October 1, 1997}}</ref>

Anderson was interested in [[marine biology]] at an early age, but later became more interested in theatre and began acting in high school productions during her first year and later in [[community theatre]].<ref name="BioLT"/> She also served as a student intern at the [[Grand Rapids Civic Theatre & School of Theatre Arts]].<ref name="Independent10">{{Cite news|last=Mottram|first=James|title=X-Files to YBAs: Gillian Anderson takes on the art world|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/xfiles-to-ybas-gillian-anderson-takes-on-the-art-world-1938231.html|access-date=October 30, 2015|newspaper=The Independent|date=April 10, 2010}}</ref> After graduating from high school in 1986, she returned to her birthplace of Chicago to attend [[The Theatre School at DePaul University]], where she earned a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theatre.depaul.edu/ALUMNI/Pages/default.aspx|title=The Theatre School at DePaul University – Alumni|publisher=theatre.depaul.edu|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> She also participated in the [[American National Theater and Academy]]'s summer program at [[Cornell University]].<ref name="BioLT"/> To support herself financially during her student years, she worked at the [[Goose Island Brewery]] in Chicago. After she became famous, the brewery named one of their [[Saison|Belgian-style farmhouse ales]] "Gillian".<ref name="IndieW15"/>

==Career==
===1990s===
[[File:Gillian anderson lk.jpg|thumb|upright|Anderson at the stage door for the play ''The Sweetest Swing in Baseball'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre]], 2004]]
Anderson moved to [[New York City]] at the age of 22 and worked as a waitress to support herself.<ref name="Bio1">{{cite web|title=About Gillian – Biography (page 1)|work=gilliananderson.ws|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/about/bio1.shtml}}</ref> She began her career in [[Alan Ayckbourn]]'s play ''[[Absent Friends (play)|Absent Friends]]'' at the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]] alongside [[Brenda Blethyn]];<ref name=AbsentFriends>{{Cite news|last=Witchel|first=Alex|title=Two Newcomers Make Waves in Ayckbourn Play|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/20/theater/two-newcomers-make-waves-in-ayckbourn-play.html|access-date=February 10, 2016|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 20, 1991}}</ref> for her role she won the 1990–91 [[Theatre World Award]] for "Best Newcomer".<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Recipients – Theatre World Awards|url=http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html|website=theatreworldawards.org|access-date=October 16, 2015|archive-date=October 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004022514/http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her next theatrical role was in [[Christopher Hampton]]'s ''[[The Philanthropist (play)|The Philanthropist]]'' at the [[Long Wharf Theatre]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut]].<ref name=Philanthropist>{{Cite news|last=Klein|first=Alvin|title=THEATER; 'The Philanthropist'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/02/nyregion/theater-the-philanthropist.html|access-date=September 24, 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 2, 1992}}</ref>

Anderson moved to Los Angeles in 1992 and spent a year auditioning. The same year, she appeared in her first feature-length film, ''[[The Turning (1992 film)|The Turning]]'', starring [[Karen Allen]] and [[Tess Harper]]. The film drama is an adaptation of the play ''Home Fires Burning''.<ref name="Bio1"/>

Although she had once vowed she would never do television work, being out of work for a year changed her mindset. Anderson recalled: "First of all, I swore I'd never move to Los Angeles, and once I did, I swore I'd never do television. It was only after being out of work for almost a year that I began going in [to auditions] on some stuff that I would pray that I wouldn't get because I didn't want to be involved in it."<ref name="Bio1"/> She broke into mainstream television in 1993 with a guest appearance on the collegiate drama, ''[[Class of '96]]'', on the fledgling [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Network]].<ref name="BioYahoo"/>

As a result of this guest appearance, Anderson was sent the script for ''[[The X-Files]]''. She was 24 when she decided to audition because, "for the first time in a long time, the script involved a strong, independent, intelligent woman as a lead character."<ref>{{Cite news|last= Walker|first= Alix|title= People should know that I laugh|url= http://www.stylist.co.uk/from-the-app/gillian-anderson-people-should-know-that-i-laugh|access-date= September 21, 2015|newspaper= Stylist Magazine|date= November 4, 2014|archive-date= September 14, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150914163833/http://www.stylist.co.uk/from-the-app/gillian-anderson-people-should-know-that-i-laugh|url-status= dead}}</ref> Producer [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]] wanted to hire her, but Fox wanted someone with previous television exposure and greater sex appeal.<ref name="Bio1"/> Fox sent in more actresses, but Carter stood by Anderson, and she was eventually cast as [[Dana Scully|FBI Special Agent Dana Scully]]. Filmed for the first five seasons in Vancouver, British Columbia, before moving to Los Angeles, the series ran for nine seasons. Two related films were also produced, released in 1998 and 2008. During her time on ''The X-Files'', Anderson won numerous awards for her portrayal of Special Agent [[Dana Scully|Scully]], including an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series#1990s|Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/gillian-anderson |title=Gillian Anderson Emmy Nominated |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=June 8, 2013 |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622110823/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/gillian-anderson |url-status=dead }}</ref> a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama#1990s|Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama]], two [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series#1990s|Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]] and a [[Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television]]. Anderson is the first actress to win an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a SAG Award in the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/tv-radio/still-nursing-bad-habits-1.1862939|title=Still nursing bad habits|date=May 25, 2015|first=Debashine|last=Thangevelo|work=Independent Online|access-date=August 21, 2015}}</ref> For the role, she received a total of four Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations and nine SAG nominations.<ref name="BioLT"/>

{{quote box|align=left|width=30em|quote=We got a lot of letters all the time, and I was told quite frequently by girls who were going into the medical world or the science world or the FBI world or other worlds that I reigned, that they were pursuing those pursuits because of the character of Scully. And I said, 'Yay!'|source=—Anderson on "[[Dana Scully#"The Scully Effect"|The Scully Effect]]"<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vulture.com/2013/10/david-duchovny-gillian-anderson-nycc-paley-center-quotes.html|title= Nearly Everything The X-Files' David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson Said This Weekend |date=October 14, 2013|first= Jennifer|last= Vineyard|work=Vulture|access-date= October 21, 2015}}</ref>}}

Anderson was the first woman to write and direct an episode of ''The X-Files'' ("[[all things]]"). During its run – between the fifth and sixth seasons – Anderson co-starred in ''[[The X-Files: Fight the Future]]'', a 1998 film that continued ''The X-Files'' storyline. Anderson also provided the voice for a parody of her Scully character in "[[The Springfield Files]]", an episode of the animated comedy television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. While filming ''The X-Files'', she met assistant art director [[Clyde Klotz]], who became her first husband.<ref name="BioLT"/> Anderson's character on ''The X-Files'' initiated a phenomenon referred to as "[[Dana Scully#"The Scully Effect"|The Scully Effect]]"; as the [[medical doctor]] and the [[FBI Special Agent]] inspired many young women to pursue careers in science, medicine, and [[law enforcement]]. It contributed to the increase in the number of women in those fields.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/less-big-bang-theory-more-dana-scully |title= Less "Big Bang Theory," More Dana Scully: What It's Going to Take to Lead More Girls Into Science |date=December 24, 2013|last=Finke|first=Christopher Zumski|work=Yes! Magazine|access-date= October 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://all-that-is-interesting.com/scully-effect|title= The Scully Effect: How "X-Files" Helped Mainstream Women In STEM Careers |date=January 31, 2015|first= Abby|last= Norman|author-link=Abby Norman (writer)|work=All That Is Interesting|access-date= October 21, 2015}}</ref> "The Scully Effect" remains a subject of academic inquiry.<ref>{{cite book|chapter= Entertainment Media Portrayals and Their Effects on the Public Understanding of Science|date=September 3, 2013|publisher=ACS Publications|doi=10.1021/bk-2013-1139.ch020|title=Hollywood Chemistry|volume=1139|pages=241–249|series=ACS Symposium Series|last1=Nisbet|first1=Matthew C.|last2=Dudo|first2=Anthony|isbn=978-0-8412-2824-5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

In 1996, Anderson narrated the [[television documentaries]] ''Spies Above'' and ''Why Planes Go Down''. While hosting the [[BBC]] documentary series ''[[Future Fantastic]]'', she became impressed by the theme music of the show, by the electronic duo Hal and initiated a collaboration with them. In 1997, Anderson provided spoken word vocals and starred in the music video for their single "Extremis", which was frequently aired on [[MTV]]. She also helped to assemble an album of [[electronic music]], ''Future: A Journey Through The Electronic Underground'', for [[Virgin Records]], which won praise from European music critics.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hal-featuring-gillian-anderson-mn0001263427/biography |title= Hal Featuring Gillian Anderson – Biography & History|access-date=October 21, 2015|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= Kwan|first=Wilhelmina|url= http://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/98/98changi.shtml|title=GAGA over Gillian|work=Changi|access-date=October 21, 2015}}</ref>

In 1997, Anderson appeared in the independent film ''[[Chicago Cab]]''. In 1998, she starred in the film ''[[Playing by Heart]]''.<ref name="BioYahoo"/> Anderson also had a supporting role in the film ''[[The Mighty]]''.<ref name="BioYahoo"/> In 1999, Anderson had a supporting role in the English-language release of [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', where she voiced the character of Moro. Anderson is a fan of [[Studio Ghibli]] and Miyazaki's work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://5x5media.com/eye/inte/ganderson-2.php|title=The Critical Eye – Gillian Anderson|date=November 11, 1999|work=The Critical Eye|access-date=August 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603201147/http://5x5media.com/eye/inte/ganderson-2.php|archive-date=June 3, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also took part in [[Eve Ensler]]'s ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]''.<ref name="VagMon">{{cite news|last=Kellaway|first=Kate|title=Talking 'bout our genitalia|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/apr/22/features.review27|access-date=October 7, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 22, 2001}}</ref>

===2000s===
[[File:GillianAndersonByIdoCarmelWonderCon2008.jpg|upright|thumb|Anderson at the 2008 [[WonderCon]]]]
In 2000, Anderson starred in the film ''[[The House of Mirth (2000 film)|The House of Mirth]]'' with [[Eric Stoltz]] – [[Terence Davies]]' adaptation of the [[Edith Wharton]] novel of the [[The House of Mirth|same name]] – for which she won critical acclaim and awards such as the [[BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film|British Independent Film Award for Best Actress]], [[Village Voice Film Poll#Best Lead Performance|Village Voice Film Poll Best Lead Performance]], and a nomination for the [[2000 National Society of Film Critics Awards#Best Actress|National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cardwell |first=Diane |date=January 7, 2001 |title=Critics Group Honors Quirky List of Film Favorites |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/nyregion/critics-group-honors-quirky-list-of-film-favorites.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 14, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114232401/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/nyregion/critics-group-honors-quirky-list-of-film-favorites.html |archive-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref>

When ''The X-Files'' ended in 2002, she moved back to London for a change of pace and the opportunity to return to the stage.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Llewellyn Smith|first=Julia|title=Life's been complicated lately: Gillian Anderson interview|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10044402/Lifes-been-complicated-lately-Gillian-Anderson-interview.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10044402/Lifes-been-complicated-lately-Gillian-Anderson-interview.html |archive-date=2022-01-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=November 26, 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=May 14, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Bio2">{{cite web|title=The Official Gillian Anderson Website. About Gillian – Biography (page 2)|work=gilliananderson.ws|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/about/bio2.shtml}}</ref> In 2002, Anderson made her [[West End of London|West End]] debut in [[Michael Weller]]'s play ''What The Night Is For'' at the [[Comedy Theatre]].<ref name=WTNIF>{{Cite news|last=Billington|first=Michael|title=What The Night Is For|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2002/nov/28/theatre.artsfeatures1|access-date=February 10, 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 28, 2002}}</ref> In 2004, Anderson starred in the [[Royal Court Theatre]]'s production of [[Rebecca Gilman]]'s play ''The Sweetest Swing in Baseball'', as artist Dana Fielding who assumes the personality of the troubled [[baseball]] player [[Darryl Strawberry]] – a role for which she earned rave reviews.<ref name=SadlersWells>{{cite web|title=Sadler's Wells Theatre – Ambassadors – Gillian Anderson|url=http://www.sadlerswells.com/about-us/people/ambassadors/gillian-anderson|work=Sadler's Wells Theatre|access-date=October 30, 2015|archive-date=October 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023163721/http://www.sadlerswells.com/about-us/people/ambassadors/gillian-anderson/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Bio3">{{cite web|title=About Gillian – Biography (page 3)|work=gilliananderson.ws|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/about/bio3.shtml}}</ref>

In 2005, she appeared as Lady Dedlock in the [[Bleak House (2005 TV serial)|BBC adaptation]] of [[Charles Dickens]]' novel ''[[Bleak House]]''. She had a starring role in the Irish film ''[[The Mighty Celt]]'', for which she won an [[Irish Film and Television Awards|IFTA]] award for Best International Actress.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ifta.ie/winners/iftawinners2005.html|title= Winners 2005 – IFTA|publisher=[[Irish Film & Television Academy]]|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> The same year she also appeared in ''[[A Cock and Bull Story]]'' with [[Steve Coogan]] and [[Rob Brydon]] – a film version of the novel ''[[Tristram Shandy]]''. In 2006, Anderson won the Broadcasting Press Guild Television and Radio Award for Best Actress for her role in ''Bleak House''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/2006/03/31/broadcasting-press-guild-32nd-annual-television-and-radio-awards|title=Broadcasting Press Guild 32nd Annual Television and Radio Awards|date=March 31, 2006|publisher= Broadcasting Press Guild|access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref> She was nominated for a [[British Academy Television Award]] (BAFTA) for [[British Academy Television Awards 2006|Best Actress]], she also received an Emmy nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie#2000s|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie]], a nomination for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film#2000s|Golden Globe]], a [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film#2000s|Satellite Award]] nomination, and came in second place in the Best Actress category of the 2005 BBC Drama website poll for her portrayal of Lady Dedlock in the adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/bestof2005/best_actress.shtml|title=BBC Drama – Best of 2005 – Best Actress|access-date=October 14, 2015|work=BBC}}</ref>

During 2006 and 2007, Anderson appeared in two British films: ''[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]''<ref>{{Cite news|title="The Last King of Scotland" News|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/news/lastking.shtml|access-date=September 24, 2012|work=gilliananderson.ws|date=February 26, 2007}}</ref> (2006) and ''[[Straightheads]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Steve |date=April 27, 2007 |title=Straightheads |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/apr/27/thriller |work=The Guardian |access-date=September 24, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003093434/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/apr/27/thriller |archive-date=October 3, 2014}}</ref> In 2008, Anderson hosted ''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]'' during the Jane Austen series;<ref>{{cite web|title=Gillian Anderson|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/series/newlook.html|work=pbs.org|access-date=September 24, 2012|archive-date=August 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820121228/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/series/newlook.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> she was the first woman to host the series since it began in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|last=Serpe|first=Gina|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/56958/gillian-anderson-s-masterpiece-de-resistance|title=Gillian Anderson's Masterpiece de Résistance|date=December 11, 2007|publisher=E!|access-date=September 30, 2015}}</ref> The same year, Anderson starred in the second ''The X-Files'' film, ''[[The X-Files: I Want to Believe]]'' and appeared alongside [[Simon Pegg]] in the British comedy film [[How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)|''How to Lose Friends & Alienate People'']].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pegg Makes Friends, Big names join journo flick... |url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?nid=20724 |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=May 13, 2007 |access-date=November 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523082047/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?nid=20724 |archive-date=May 23, 2007}}</ref> In 2009, she starred in the British comedy film ''[[Boogie Woogie (film)|Boogie Woogie]]'' with [[Alan Cumming]], [[Danny Huston]] and [[Stellan Skarsgård]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=April 15, 2010 |title=Boogie Woogie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/apr/15/boogie-woogie-review |work=The Guardian |access-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923123923/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/apr/15/boogie-woogie-review |archive-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>

She portrayed Nora in [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[A Doll's House]]'' at the [[Donmar Warehouse]] in London's West End during a limited engagement which ran from May 14, 2009, until July 18, 2009.<ref name=DollHouse>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/5256285/Gillian-Anderson-bares-all.html|title=Gillian Anderson interview for 'A Doll's House'|last=Farndale|first=Nigel|work=[[The Daily telegraph]]|date=May 1, 2009|access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref> Anderson received a nomination for the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress#2010s|Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress]], for productions which opened in the 2009 calendar year, for her portrayal of Nora.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olivierawards.com/winners/view/item110508/olivier-winners-2010|title=Olivier Winners 2010|work=[[Laurence Olivier Award]]|access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref>

===2010s===
[[File:Gillian Anderson (9347352920).jpg|thumb|upright|Anderson at the 2013 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
In November 2010, Anderson portrayed [[Wallis Simpson|Wallis, Duchess of Windsor]] in ''[[Any Human Heart (TV series)|Any Human Heart]]'' – a television adaptation of [[William Boyd (writer)|William Boyd]]'s novel of [[Any Human Heart|the same name]], for which she was nominated for a [[BAFTA]] for [[British Academy Television Awards 2011|Best Supporting Actress on Television]]. In April 2011, she starred in the BBC adaptation ''[[The Crimson Petal and the White (miniseries)|The Crimson Petal and the White]]'' as Mrs. Castaway, for which she was nominated for the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actress. In August 2011, she appeared in the television miniseries ''[[Moby Dick (2011 miniseries)|Moby Dick]]'' based on [[Herman Melville]]'s novel ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' (1851), as Elisabeth, Ahab's wife. The same year, Anderson appeared as the head of [[MI7]], Pamela Thornton, in the British comedy ''[[Johnny English Reborn]]''. She starred as [[Miss Havisham]] in a [[Great Expectations (2011 TV series)|three-part BBC adaptation]] of ''[[Great Expectations]]'' that aired in late December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Osborn|first=Michael|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16047263|title=Great Expectations: Miss Havisham given 'youthful' air|work=BBC|date=December 24, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2011}}</ref> For her portrayal in the adaptation she won the Artistic Excellence Award,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livinginrome.net/2012/10/gillian-anderson-and-matthew-macfadyen.html|title=Gillian Anderson and Matthew Macfadyen at BBC Worldwide Day – Roma Fiction Fest 2012|work=Living in Rome|date=October 2, 2012|access-date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> was nominated for the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries]] and for the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/2012/02/23/shortlists-announced-for-broadcasting-press-guild-tv-awards/|title=Shortlists announced for Broadcasting Press Guild TV Awards|last=Douglas|first=Torin|date=February 23, 2012|publisher=[[Broadcasting Press Guild]]|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref>

In 2012, Anderson appeared in a Swiss [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], ''[[Sister (2012 film)|Sister]]'', and in ''[[Shadow Dancer (2012 film)|Shadow Dancer]]'' – a British-Irish drama film based on the novel of the same name, about the Irish republican movement. Anderson voiced the character of Dr. Miki Hokuto in the English-language version of [[Studio Ghibli]]'s ''[[From Up on Poppy Hill]]'', which was released in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/studio-ghibli-from-up-on-poppy-hill-english-cast/200527/ |title=Studio Ghibli's From Up on Poppy Hill English language cast announced, including Gillian Anderson, Ron Howard, Anton Yelchin and Christina Hendricks |last=Trumbore |first=Dave |website=Collider.com |date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=October 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211013229/http://collider.com/studio-ghibli-from-up-on-poppy-hill-english-cast/200527 |archive-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> The same year, she starred in the Canadian [[techno-thriller]] ''[[I'll Follow You Down]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ill-follow-you-down-film-709573 |title='I'll Follow You Down': Film Review |last=Scheck |first=Frank |date=June 5, 2014 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 13, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416012505/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ill-follow-you-down-film-709573 |archive-date=April 16, 2015}}</ref> and appeared in ''[[Mr. Morgan's Last Love]]'' with [[Michael Caine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/mr-morgans-last-love-locarno-607246/ |title=Mr. Morgan's Last Love: Locarno Review |last=van Hoeij |first=Boyd |date=August 15, 2013 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=July 28, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728022559/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/mr-morgans-last-love-locarno-607246/ |archive-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref>

In May 2013, Anderson began starring as [[Stella Gibson|DSI Stella Gibson]] in ''[[The Fall (TV series)|The Fall]]'', a critically acclaimed crime drama series for [[BBC Two]] and [[RTÉ One]].<ref name="thefall">{{cite web |last=Munn |first=Patrick |title=BBC Two Orders New Drama Series Starring Gillian Anderson |url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/02/bbc-two-orders-new-drama-series-starring-gillian-anderson |work=TVWise |date=February 3, 2012 |access-date=February 4, 2012 |archive-date=February 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209042524/http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/02/bbc-two-orders-new-drama-series-starring-gillian-anderson/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="RT">{{Rotten Tomatoes TV |id=the-fall |title=The Fall}}</ref><ref name="RTE">{{cite web |title=The Fall creator upset at claims show is misogynistic |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2016/0920/817797-the-fall/ |website=[[RTÉ]] |access-date=March 11, 2019 |date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> Anderson was praised for her portrayal of the cool, self-assured Gibson,<ref>{{cite news|last=Saner|first=Emine|title=Gillian Anderson: The Fall girl who never bowed to Hollywood demands|url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jun/09/gillian-anderson-profile-fall-bbc|access-date=August 31, 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|date=June 9, 2013}}</ref> and was nominated for several awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfestival.com/pdfz/2015NomineesGNA.pdf|title=Golden Nymph Award 2015|access-date=August 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628124023/http://www.tvfestival.com/pdfz/2015NomineesGNA.pdf|archive-date=June 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/2014/02/20/broadcasting-press-guild-40th-tv-radio-awards|title=Broadcasting Press Guild: 40th TV & Radio Awards|date=February 20, 2014|access-date=August 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/bpgawards/bpg-awards-2015/best-actress/|title=BPG 2015 Best Actress Nomination|website=Broadcasting Press Guild|date=January 30, 2009|access-date=August 31, 2015}}</ref> She also became an executive producer for the programme from its second series.<ref>{{cite web|title=It's Official: BBC Two Renews 'The Fall' For Season 2|url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/05/its-official-bbc-two-renews-the-fall-for-season-2|first=Patrick|last=Munn|work=TVWise|date=May 27, 2013|access-date=August 31, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629122728/http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/05/its-official-bbc-two-renews-the-fall-for-season-2/|archive-date=June 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.theknowledgeonline.com/the-knowledge-bulletin/post/2015/10/01/third-series-of-the-fall-gears-up|title=Third series of The Fall gears up|date=October 1, 2015|first= Nia|last= Daniels|work=The Knowledge Online|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> Between 2013 and 2015, Anderson played [[Bedelia Du Maurier|Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier]], [[Hannibal Lecter]]'s psychiatrist, on the [[NBC]] series ''[[Hannibal (TV series)|Hannibal]]''. In 2014, Anderson was promoted from a recurring character during the first two seasons, to a series regular for the third season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=''Hannibal'' Season 3: Gillian Anderson Is a Full-Fledged Series Regular |url=https://tvline.com/2014/09/11/gillian-anderson-hannibal-series-regular-season-3/ |website=TVLine |date=September 11, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, Anderson starred in the British [[Independent film|independent]] [[science fiction film]] ''[[Robot Overlords]]'' alongside Sir [[Ben Kingsley]]. That year, she also appeared in [[Jeffrey D. Brown]]'s drama ''[[Sold (2014 film)|Sold]]'', portraying Sophia, a character based on the humanitarian photographer [[Lisa Kristine]]. The film presents the issues of [[child trafficking]] and [[sexual slavery]] in India, and is based on [[Patricia McCormick (author)|Patricia McCormick]]'s novel of the [[Sold (McCormick novel)|same name]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sold – The Cast|url=http://www.soldthemovie.com/cast-and-crew|work=Sold Official Website|access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Gillian Anderson at the 2015 Fan Expo Dallas.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Anderson at the 2015 [[Fan Expo Dallas]]]]

In July 2014, Anderson gained critical acclaim for her stage performance as [[Blanche DuBois]] in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' by [[Tennessee Williams]] at the [[Young Vic Theatre]] in London.<ref name=YoungVic>{{cite web|title=Production Page|url=http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/a-streetcar-named-desire|website=Young Vic Theatre|date=July 23, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> She won the [[Evening Standard Award#Best Actress|''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for Best Actress]] and received her second [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Laurence Olivier Award]] nomination for [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress#2010s|Best Actress]]. The production became the fastest-selling show in the theatre's history, and the run was extended by two weeks due to the demand for tickets.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Streetcar Named Desire extends run to 19 September 2014|url=http://www.youngvic.org/sites/default/files/documents/Press/Press_releases/Young_Vic_A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_extends_run_to_19_September_2014.pdf|website=Young Vic Theatre|access-date=August 20, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906022043/http://www.youngvic.org/sites/default/files/documents/Press/Press_releases/Young_Vic_A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_extends_run_to_19_September_2014.pdf|archive-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> In the first collaboration between the [[Young Vic Theatre]] and [[National Theatre Live]], the show was broadcast live to over 1100 venues on September 16, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=NT live broadcast of A Streetcar Named Desire at Young Vic|url=http://www.youngvic.org/sites/default/files/documents/Press/Press_releases/NT_Live_broadcast_of_A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_at_Young_Vic.pdf|website=[[Young Vic Theatre]]|access-date=August 20, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906021949/http://www.youngvic.org/sites/default/files/documents/Press/Press_releases/NT_Live_broadcast_of_A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_at_Young_Vic.pdf|archive-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> Thus far, it has been screened in more than 2000 venues.<ref name="ES2014"/> In February 2015, Anderson directed and starred in a short film prequel to ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', titled ''The Departure'', written by novelist [[Andrew O'Hagan]]. This is part of the Young Vic's short film series, which is produced in collaboration with ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wiegand|first=Chris|title=Gillian Anderson goes back to Blanche for prequel to A Streetcar Named Desire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/05/gillian-anderson-blanche-streetcar-named-desire-prequel-young-vic-departure|access-date=October 14, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=February 5, 2015}}</ref>

In October 2014, Anderson published her first book, ''A Vision of Fire'', co-authored with [[Jeff Rovin]]. The book is the first novel of what has developed as ''[[The Earthend Saga]]'' trilogy. The publisher describes it as "a science fiction thriller of epic proportions".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-vision-of-fire/gillian-anderson/9781471137709|title=A Vision of Fire (The EarthEnd Saga #1)|author=Gillian Anderson, Jeff Rovin|work=waterstones|access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21412146-a-vision-of-fire|title=A Vision of Fire (The EarthEnd Saga #1)|author=Gillian Anderson, Jeff Rovin|work=Goodreads|access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> In December 2015, Anderson and Rovin published their second novel of the trilogy, ''A Dream of Ice''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.simonandschuster.com/A-Dream-of-Ice/Gillian-Anderson/9781476776552|title=A Dream of Ice (The EarthEnd Saga #2)|author=Gillian Anderson, Jeff Rovin|publisher=Simon & Schuster|isbn=9781442395633|access-date=July 28, 2015}}</ref> In January 2016, Anderson portrayed Anna Pavlovna Scherer in [[BBC One]]'s television adaptation ''[[War & Peace (2016 TV series)|War & Peace]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/14/war-peace-miniseries-paul-dano-lily-james-gillian-anderson|title=First Look at Lily James, Gillian Anderson, Paul Dano in War and Peace miniseries|last=Li|first=Shirley|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 14, 2015|access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref> The same month, she returned to portray [[Dana Scully|FBI Special Agent Dana Scully]] in the six-episode [[The X-Files season 10|tenth season]] of ''[[The X-Files]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title='The X Files' Event Series Gets Post NFC Championship Game Launch, Monday Slot |url= https://deadline.com/2015/05/the-x-files-event-series-gets-post-nfc-championship-game-launch-monday-slot-1201424281|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150513010007/http://deadline.com/2015/05/the-x-files-event-series-gets-post-nfc-championship-game-launch-monday-slot-1201424281/|url-status= dead|archive-date= May 13, 2015|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|magazine=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> Anderson has fought and succeeded in securing [[Gender pay gap|equal pay]] with her male co-star on ''The X-Files'' in the '90s and again in 2015, when negotiating her salary with the network. She has always been outspoken about her struggle for equal pay in the role.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/22/gillian-anderson-i-was-offered-half-duchovny-s-pay-for-the-x-files-revival.html|title=Gillian Anderson: I Was Offered Half Duchovny's Pay for 'The X-Files' Revival|last=Leon|first=Melissa|date=January 22, 2016|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|access-date=June 12, 2016}}</ref>

From April 23, 2016, through June 4, 2016, Anderson reprised her role of Blanche DuBois in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' on stage at the new [[St. Ann's Warehouse]] in [[Brooklyn]], New York City.<ref name="St.Ann">{{cite web|title=St. Ann's Warehouse – A Young Vic & Joshua Andrews Co-Production|url=http://stannswarehouse.org/show/streetcar-named-desire|website=St. Ann's Warehouse|access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref> On September 13, 2016, Anderson and Rovin published ''The Sound of Seas''; their third and final novel of ''The EarthEnd Saga'' trilogy.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.simonandschuster.com/The-Sound-of-Seas/Gillian-Anderson/9781476776590|title=The Sound of Seas (The EarthEnd Saga #3)|author=Gillian Anderson, Jeff Rovin|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=September 26, 2017|isbn=9781476776606|access-date=November 9, 2015}}</ref> The same month, she returned to portraying [[Stella Gibson|DSU Stella Gibson]] in the third series of ''[[The Fall (TV series)|The Fall]]''.<ref>{{cite tweet|publisher=BBC Two|user=BBCTwo|number=776052058218762240|title=I want him to live, so that he can spend the rest of his life in prison. #TheFall returns. 29.09.16. 9pm.|date=September 14, 2016|access-date=September 14, 2016}}</ref> Anderson is the narrator of the English [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dub]] of ''[[Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014 TV series)|Ronja the Robber's Daughter]]'' – Studio Ghibli's [[anime]], which began streaming on [[Amazon Prime]] in January 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schwindt|first=Oriana|title=Amazon Picks Up Gillian Anderson-Narrated Kids Show From Studio Ghibli|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gillian-anderson-amazon-kids-series-studio-ghibli-1201889030|access-date=October 14, 2016|work=Variety|date=October 16, 2016}}</ref> In February 2017, Anderson portrayed [[Edwina Mountbatten]] in [[Gurinder Chadha]]'s Partition drama film ''[[Viceroy's House (film)|Viceroy's House]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/01/11/viceroys-house-clip-watch-gillian-anderson-hugh-bonneville-ponder/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw|title=Viceroy's House clip: watch Gillian Anderson and Hugh Bonneville ponder Britain's legacy in India|date=January 11, 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=February 12, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Gillian Anderson at the 2017 Berlinale.jpg|thumb|upright|Anderson at the [[2017 Berlin Film Festival]]]]

On March 7, 2017, Anderson and the journalist-activist [[Jennifer Nadel]] published their [[self-help book|self-help guide book]] for women, titled ''WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.simonandschuster.com/WE/Gillian-Anderson/9781501126277|title=WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere|author=Gillian Anderson, Jennifer Nadel|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=March 6, 2018|isbn=9781501126284|access-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref> Anderson stated that the book is a "call-out to all women around the world – and by women I include girls, [[transgender]], anyone who identifies themselves as being intrinsically female."<ref>{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Andy|title=Gillian Anderson to Write "Revolutionary Self-Help Guide" for Women (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gillian-anderson-help-guide-women-788602|access-date=September 18, 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> In April 2017, she played goddess Media in the first season of ''[[American Gods (TV series)|American Gods]]'' – a television series adaptation of [[Neil Gaiman]]'s science fiction novel of the [[American Gods|same name]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/american-gods-starz-premiere-date-first-look-art-1201955368/|title='American Gods': Starz Sets Premiere Date, Gives First Look at New Fantasy Series|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=February 23, 2017|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref> Following the departure as showrunners of the show's creators, [[Bryan Fuller]] and [[Michael Green (writer)|Michael Green]], Anderson stated she would not return to the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/well-shit-gillian-anderson-says-shes-done-with-americ-1821844470|title=Well, shit: Gillian Anderson says she's done with American Gods, too|last=Hughes|first=William|date=January 6, 2018|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref> In October 2017, Anderson appeared alongside [[Glenn Close]] and [[Christina Hendricks]] in ''[[Crooked House (film)|Crooked House]]'' – a film adaptation of [[Agatha Christie]]'s novel of [[Crooked House|the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.screendaily.com/5109411.article/|title=Agatha Christie thriller 'Crooked House' underway|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=September 13, 2016|work=[[Screen Daily]]|access-date=September 14, 2016}}</ref> In January 2018, she was back playing FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the [[The X-Files season 11|eleventh season]] of ''[[The X-Files]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/x-files-returns-event-series-fox-1202073290/|title='The X-Files' Coming Back Again For New Event Series Next Season|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dominic|last=Patten|date=April 20, 2017|access-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref> In January 2018, she confirmed that she would be leaving ''The X-Files'' after the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/gillian-anderson-confirms-the-x-files-exit/|title=Gillian Anderson Confirms She's Leaving The X-Files|last=MacDonald|first=Lindsay|date=January 10, 2018|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref> Anderson is set to portray the role of Captain MacLaren in ''[[Star Citizen]]''{{'}}s [[Single-player video game|single-player]] component ''[[Star Citizen#Squadron 42|Squadron 42]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=CitizenCon 2015: Squadron 42's Hollywood Cast & Star Citizen Alpha 2.0|url=http://www.gamersnexus.net/gg/2132-citizen-con-2015-squadron42-cast-multicrew-more|last=Burke|first=Steve|website=Gamers Nexus|date=October 10, 2015 |access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref> In January 2019, she began playing Jean Milburn in the [[Netflix]] [[Comedy drama|dramedy]] ''[[Sex Education (TV series)|Sex Education]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2018-05-17/sex-education-gillian-anderson-netflix-cast/|title=Gillian Anderson to star in new Netflix series Sex Education|last=Gill|first=Games|date=May 17, 2018|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>

From February 2, 2019, through May 11, 2019, Anderson portrayed Margo Channing in a stage production of ''[[All About Eve]]'' at the [[Noël Coward Theatre]] for which she received her third Laurence Olivier Award nomination.<ref name="Eve">{{cite web|url=http://allabouteveplay.com/|title=All About Eve|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-date=September 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923052400/http://allabouteveplay.com/|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/year/2019/|title=Olivier Awards 2019|work=[[Laurence Olivier Awards]]|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> On September 7, 2019, it was announced that she would portray former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]] in the fourth season of the Netflix [[historical drama]] series ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/gillian-anderson-to-play-margaret-thatcher-in-the-crown-6kp5cltb2|title=Gillian Anderson to play Margaret Thatcher in Netflix's The Crown|last=Tucker|first=Grant|publisher=[[The Times]] {{subscription required}}|date=January 20, 2019|access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref> Anderson is the second American actress (after [[Meryl Streep]] in ''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]'') to portray Thatcher in a major production. In a statement, Anderson said: "I am so excited to be joining the cast and crew of ''The Crown'' and to have the opportunity to portray such a complicated and controversial woman. Thatcher was undoubtedly formidable, but I am relishing exploring beneath the surface and, dare I say, falling in love with the icon who, whether loved or despised, defined an era."<ref>{{cite web|last=Schwartz|first=Ryan|title=''The Crown'': Gillian Anderson Confirmed to Play Margaret Thatcher in Season 4|url=https://tvline.com/2019/09/07/the-crown-season-4-gillian-anderson-cast-margaret-thatcher/|website=TVLine|access-date=7 September 2019|ref=The Crown Casting|date=7 September 2019}}</ref> Anderson's performance received universal acclaim and earned her the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]], the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]], the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]]. She was also a part of the ensemble cast that won the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series Nominees / Winners 2021 |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-supporting-actress-in-a-drama-series |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gillian Anderson |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/gillian-anderson |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=www.goldenglobes.com}}</ref>

=== 2020s ===
In February 2021, Anderson started filming ''[[White Bird (film)|White Bird]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |date=2021-02-04 |title=Gillian Anderson To Star In Lionsgate's 'White Bird: A Wonder Story', Czech Shoot To Begin This Month |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/gillian-anderson-lionsgate-white-bird-wonder-prague-1234687465/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> It was initially scheduled to be released on September 16, 2022,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-16 |title=Long Range Box Office Forecast: Halloween Ends, Plus Don't Worry Darling and Avatar Updates |url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-box-office-forecast-halloween-ends-and-white-bird-a-wonder-story/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Boxoffice |language=en-US}}</ref> but after several delays was rescheduled for October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Madalyn |date=2023-01-20 |title='White Bird: A Wonder Story' Sets Summer Release Date |url=https://collider.com/white-bird-wonder-story-release-date/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-12-14 |title=Lionsgate's 'White Bird' Flies Back To Theatrical Schedule |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/white-bird-a-wonder-story-release-date-1235668045/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2021 Anderson voiced the cat in ''[[Robin Robin]]'', a stop-motion short Christmas film about a bird raised by mice who is questioning where she belongs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aardman and Netflix release Robin Robin trailer {{!}} Aardman |url=https://app-aardman-cms-prod.azurewebsites.net//latest-news/robin-robin-trailer |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=app-aardman-cms-prod.azurewebsites.net |language=en}}</ref> ''Robin Robin'' was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robin Robin receives Oscar nomination {{!}} Aardman |url=https://app-aardman-cms-prod.azurewebsites.net//latest-news/robin-robin-oscar-nomination |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=app-aardman-cms-prod.azurewebsites.net |language=en}}</ref> In December 2021, she played Joanna, mother to Catherine the Great in season two of Hulu's ''[[The Great (TV series)|The Great]]''.<ref name=":1" />

In February 2022, Anderson launched her first audio show titled ''What Do I Know?!'' on Curio.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-21 |title=Gillian Anderson launches her first audio show titled 'What Do I Know?!' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gillian-anderson-curio-audio-show-b2019234.html |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> The fortnightly podcast explores "deeply human stories of social challenges, sexual liberation, phenomenal women".<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Do I Know?! with Gillian Anderson trailer |url=https://curio.io/publications/gillian-anderson/curio/what-do-i-know-with-gillian-anderson-trailer |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Curio |language=en}}</ref> In March 2022, it was announced that Anderson had signed a first look deal with Netflix.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last1=Yossman |first1=K. J. |date=2022-03-29 |title=Gillian Anderson Signs First-Look Television Deal With Netflix (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/gillian-anderson-netflix-first-look-deal-1235217619/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Gillian Anderson Is in Charge Now |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/gillian-anderson-netflix-deal |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Netflix Tudum |language=en}}</ref> It is a two-year deal with her company, Fiddlehead Productions.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> In April of the same year, she portrayed [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] in the TV series ''[[The First Lady (American TV series)|The First Lady]]'' on Showtime.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Joe |date=2022-08-07 |title=Gillian Anderson's The First Lady cancelled after one season |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40826167/the-first-lady-cancelled-one-season/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> The series was cancelled after the one season.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |date=2022-08-02 |title='The First Lady' Canceled: There Will Be No Second Installment Of Showtime Anthology Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-first-lady-canceled-no-season-2-showtime-anthology-series-viola-davis-1235082656/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Released in theatres in December 2022 and on Netflix in 2023, Anderson starred in director [[Scott Cooper (director)|Scott Cooper's]] ''[[The Pale Blue Eye]]'' alongside [[Christian Bale]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |date=2021-12-01 |title=Scott Cooper's Netflix Pic 'The Pale Blue Eye' Adds Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Timothy Spall, Fred Hechinger, Robert Duvall & More |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/the-pale-blue-eye-adds-gillian-anderson-robert-duvall-more-scott-cooper-netflix-1234882970/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Malhotra |first=Rahul |date=2022-08-30 |title='The Pale Blue Eye' Introduces Christian Bale's Grizzled Look in Eerie First Image |url=https://collider.com/pale-blue-eye-christian-bale-image-release-date-netflix/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2023, Anderson announced her "Dear Gillian" project with Bloomsbury, where she asked for women to write letters to her personally about sexual fantasies and stories that she will turn into a book.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Gillian |date=2023-02-01 |title=Gillian Anderson on why she is collecting sexual fantasies: 'Women enjoy as rich an erotic life as men' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/feb/01/gillian-anderson-on-why-she-is-collecting-sexual-fantasies |access-date=2023-02-07 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The book, "Want" was released in September of 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Drake |first=Kitty |date=2024-08-30 |title=Want by Gillian Anderson review – let me be your fantasy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/30/want-by-gillian-anderson-review-let-me-be-your-fantasy |access-date=2024-11-11 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>  On February 7, 2023, Netflix announced that Anderson had been cast as [[Emily Maitlis]] in ''[[Scoop (2024 film)|Scoop]]'', a film about [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|Prince Andrew]]'s 2019 ''[[Newsnight]]'' interview.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=2023-02-07 |title=Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper, Rufus Sewell Board Netflix's Prince Andrew 'Newsnight' Interview Film 'Scoop' |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/netflix-prince-andrew-film-scoop-gillian-anderson-rufus-sewell-1235514568/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gillian Anderson and Billie Piper to star in film telling inside account of Prince Andrew interview |url=https://news.sky.com/story/gillian-anderson-and-billie-piper-to-star-in-film-telling-inside-account-of-prince-andrew-interview-12805134 |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> The film was released in April of 2024.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Miller |first=Julie |date=2024-04-03 |title=Gillian Anderson on Recreating Prince Andrew's Disastrous Interview in Scoop |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/gillian-anderson-scoop-netflix |access-date=2024-11-11 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2023, Anderson launched G Spot Beverages.<ref name="About">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://thisisgspot.com/pages/about |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=This is G Spot {{!}} Where you do you |language=en}}</ref> The beverages are soft drinks with "life-enhancing adaptogens and nootropics".<ref name="About"/> On May 16, it was announced that Anderson would star in the [[The Salt Path (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Raynor Winn]]’s bestselling memoir ''[[The Salt Path]]'' alongside [[Jason Isaacs]] which would be directed by [[Marianne Elliott]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bamigboye |first=Baz |date=2023-05-16 |title=Breaking Baz: Gillian Anderson & Jason Isaacs Set For Film Adaptation Of Bestseller 'The Salt Path' As Director Marianne Elliott Makes Switch From Stage To Screen — Cannes Market |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/gillian-anderson-jason-isaacs-the-salt-path-marianne-elliott-cannes-breaking-baz-1235367761/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> In June of 2023, Anderson signed on to Netflix's ‘The Abandons’.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Netflix unveils first look at The Crown star Gillian Anderson's Western show |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a60879132/netflix-first-look-gillian-anderson-abandons/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> Filming was due to take place in late 2023 but was pushed back till 2024 due to the sag writers strike and is set for release in 2025.<ref name=":5" /> 

In January 2024, Anderson joined the cast of Disney's Tron: Ares.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=2024-01-22 |title=Gillian Anderson Joins 'Tron: Ares' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/gillian-anderson-tron-ares-disney-1235800292/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2024, Anderson signed on to the adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s ''Trespasses''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=2024-08-01 |title=Gillian Anderson Leading Channel 4 Adaptation Of Louise Kennedy's 'Trespasses' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/gillian-anderson-channel-4-trespasses-louise-kennedy-1236028662/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> In an interview with Bustle in October of 2024, Anderson announced she would be co-producing the adaptation of ''The Coast Road'' by Alan Murrin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-28 |title=Gillian Anderson On 'Want,' Reading For Fun & Adapting 'The Coast Road' |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/gillian-anderson-favorite-books-the-coast-road-jamie-dornan |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Bustle |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
===Relationships and children===
[[File:GillianAnderson2008-cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Anderson pregnant at the premiere of ''[[The X-Files: I Want to Believe]]'' in 2008]]
Anderson met Canadian art director [[Clyde Klotz]] when they worked together on ''The X-Files'', and they were married in a [[Buddhist]] ceremony in [[Hawaii]] on January 1, 1994. Their daughter was born on September 25, 1994.<ref name="BioYahoo"/><ref name="BioLT"/> ''The X-Files'' creator and showrunner [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]] named the episode "[[Piper Maru]]" after the couple's daughter. The two divorced in 1997.<ref name="BioLT"/> On December 29, 2004, Anderson married [[White people in Kenya|Kenyan-born]] documentary filmmaker Julian Ozanne on [[Lamu Island]]. They separated in 2006 and divorced in 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|url=https://people.com/celebrity/gillian-anderson-husband-split/|title=Gillian Anderson, Husband Split|date=April 24, 2006|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who Is Julian Ozanne ? Ex-Husband Of Gillian Anderson |url=https://doveclove.com/julian-ozanne |website=doveclove.com|date=April 25, 2022 }}</ref> Anderson began dating British businessman Mark Griffiths in 2006, and they had two sons together, born in 2006 and 2008, before splitting up in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article171498.ece|title=Boy for Scully and Mr X|date=November 19, 2006|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]]|access-date=April 6, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417113256/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article171498.ece|archive-date=April 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/gillian-anderson-welcomes-a-son/|title=Gillian Anderson Welcomes a Son|date=October 20, 2008|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ravitz|first=Justin|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gillian-anderson-partner-mark-griffiths-split--201278|title=Exclusive: Gillian Anderson, Partner Mark Griffiths Split|magazine=[[Us Weekly]]|date=August 7, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref>

In March 2012, Anderson revealed to [[Out (magazine)|''Out'']] magazine that she had a long-term relationship with a girl while in high school.<ref name="Out2012"/> She also told ''[[CBS News]]'' that she had dated other women, though most of her relationships had been with men.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moraski|first=Lauren|title=Gillian Anderson dishes on past lesbian relationships|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gillian-anderson-dishes-on-past-lesbian-relationships/|date=March 15, 2012|access-date=2021-09-10|website=CBS News|language=en-US}}</ref> In December 2014, she described herself to the ''[[London Evening Standard]]'' as "an actively heterosexual woman who celebrates however people want to express their sexuality".<ref name="ES2014" /> She reiterated this in an interview with ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' the following month.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|date=January 16, 2015|title='The Fall's' Gillian Anderson on Season 2 "Surprises", 'Hannibal's' Darkness|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/falls-gillian-anderson-season-2-762644|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Curtis|first=Nick|date=December 17, 2014|title=The importance of being Gillian Anderson|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/the-importance-of-being-gillian-anderson-9930592.html|access-date=December 1, 2015}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' in March 2015, she said she was open to the idea of entering another same-sex relationship: "To me a relationship is about loving another human being; their gender is irrelevant."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11489711/Gillian-Anderson-Its-time-somebody-was-brave-enough-to-ask-me-out.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11489711/Gillian-Anderson-Its-time-somebody-was-brave-enough-to-ask-me-out.html |archive-date=2022-01-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Gillian Anderson: It's time somebody was brave enough to ask me out|last=Woods|first=Judith|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=September 15, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She told ''[[The Times]]'' in February 2018, "I could be with a woman next year [...] It's just who I am. I have absolutely no issue with it whatsoever, and I don't really care if other people have an issue with it."<ref>{{Cite web|last=de Bertodano|first=Helena|date=2018-02-03|title=Gillian Anderson: 'I always look long-term at relationships – as long as there is a back door'|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/gillian-anderson-i-always-look-long-term-at-relationships-as-long-as-there-is-a-back-door-wn05p72hr|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The Times|language=en}}</ref> On ''Watch What Happens'' with [[Andy Cohen]], she said that the last time she had been with a woman was when she moved to New York City right after college.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=Andy|date=2016-04-25|title=Gillian Anderson Talks Pay Inequality With David Duchovny {{!}} Plead the Fifth {{!}} WWHL|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VVfJ3YoxbLY&feature=youtu.be|access-date=2021-10-19|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref>

Anderson resides with her three children in [[London]], where she has lived since 2002.<ref name="Bio2"/>  She has been in a relationship with British screenwriter [[Peter Morgan]] since 2016 apart from a short break in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Heyman |first=Marshall |date=October 24, 2016 |title=A Crowning Achievement |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-feather-in-netflixs-crown-1477347788 |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 28, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 23, 2017 |title=Londoner's Diary: Goodbye to a likely lad and a lovely man |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/londoners-diary-goodbye-to-a-likely-lad-and-a-lovely-man-a3698501.html |access-date=November 28, 2017 |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Maycock |first=Selina |date=December 18, 2020 |title=The Crown star Gillian Anderson has split from Peter Morgan the show's creator after 4 years together |url=https://www.goodto.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/the-crown-star-gillian-anderson-splits-from-peter-morgan-574522 |work=GoodtoKnow}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mead |first=Rebecca |date=2024-07-29 |title=Gillian Anderson's Sex Education |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/05/gillian-anderson-profile |access-date=2024-09-06 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref>

===Hobbies and interests===
Due to her upbringing in both the United States and the United Kingdom, Anderson is [[wiktionary:bidialectal|bidialectal]] and can easily switch between an American or British accent depending on the situation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lowe |first=Lindsay |title=Gillian Anderson is bidialectal — what that means and how she got her accents |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/why-gillian-anderson-has-both-british-american-accents-t210707 |website=TODAY |access-date=June 12, 2021 |date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> Her American accent is [[Inland Northern American English|Midwestern]] as she adopted it after being teased by schoolmates for her British accent as a teenager in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], while her British accent is a soft [[Received Pronunciation]] one due to her childhood in London.<ref name="guardian17">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/mar/11/gillian-anderson-times-when-really-bad|title=Gillian Anderson: 'There were times when life was really bad'|last=Aitkenhead|first=Decca|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 11, 2017|access-date=August 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Farndale|first=Nigel|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/5256285/Gillian-Anderson-bares-all.html|title=Gillian Anderson bares all|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=May 1, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref> During an interview with [[BlogTalkRadio]] in May 2013, she discussed her [[national identity]]: "I've been asked whether I feel more like a Brit than an American and I don't know what the answer to that question is. I know that I feel that London is home and I'm very happy with that as my home. I love London as a city and I feel very comfortable there. In terms of identity, I'm still a bit baffled."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/robin-milling/2013/05/24/milling-about-with-gillian-anderson|title=Milling About with Gillian Anderson|date=May 24, 2013|work=[[BlogTalkRadio]]|access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> In a September 2024 interview with the BBC, Anderson elaborated further stating: "My cells are American, but my soul is British".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6r14767rro|title=Gillian Anderson: I was surprised by shame of sharing sexual fantasies|last=Razzall|first=Katie|date=September 5, 2024|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=September 5, 2024}}</ref>

An avid art collector, Anderson used her first paycheck from ''The X-Files'' to purchase a [[David Blackburn (artist)|David Blackburn]] lithograph.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/museums/gillian-anderson-darren-waterston-filthy-lucre-sackler.php|title=Gillian Anderson Is in DC, and the Reason for Her Visit Might Surprise You|date=May 15, 2015|last=Codik|first=Emily|work=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> Her collection includes work by artists such as [[Diane Arbus]], [[Helen Levitt]], [[Cindy Sherman]], [[Francesco Clemente]], [[Alexis Rockman]], and [[Kiki Smith]].<ref name="Independent10"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/98/98movieline.shtml|title=Gillian of the Spirits|date=January 1, 1999|last=Campbell|first=Virginia|work=[[Movieline]]|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/04/23/gillian_anderson_straightheads_2007_interview.shtml|title=Gillian Anderson – Straightheads 2007 Interview|date=April 23, 2007|last=Carnevale|first=Rob|work=[[BBC]]|access-date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> She also enjoys architecture and interior design, and periodically works on floor and house planning projects.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/01_04/03instyle.shtml |title=Out of This World |last=Pyun |first=Jeanie |date=2003 |website=The Official Gillian Anderson Website |access-date=January 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905080610/https://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/01_04/03instyle.shtml |archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> She has expressed a desire to pursue [[mixed media]] ventures in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/live/2015/feb/06/gillian-anderson-webchat-young-vic-the-departure|title=Gillian Anderson webchat – as it happened|date=June 26, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=January 21, 2016}}</ref>

Anderson is a [[feminist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interviewly.com/i/gillian-anderson-mar-2014-reddit|title=Gillian Anderson reddit AMA – March 2014|date=March 13, 2015|work=Interviewly|access-date=September 9, 2015|archive-date=September 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907210432/http://interviewly.com/i/gillian-anderson-mar-2014-reddit|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtTGOjz_wn4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/MtTGOjz_wn4| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title= Gillian Anderson Q&A Fan Expo 2015|via=YouTube|publisher=Chuck Kahn|date=September 6, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She told [[Glamour (magazine)|''Glamour'']] magazine in August 2014, "I have feminist bones and when I hear things or see people react to women in certain ways I have very little tolerance."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/10_15/14glamour.shtml|title=I have a healthy appreciation of Ryan Gosling|last=Walden|first=Celia|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|date=August 1, 2014|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> She has several tattoos, all of them, as she described, are in some way about "peace of mind, right mind, right action".<ref name="Newsweek" /> She practices [[meditation]] daily.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newbeauty.com/blog/dailybeauty/9552-gillian-andersons-beauty-secrets-revealed|title=Gillian Anderson's Beauty Secrets Revealed!|last=Minton|first=Elise|work=New Beauty|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=October 26, 2016|archive-date=October 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026232333/https://www.newbeauty.com/blog/dailybeauty/9552-gillian-andersons-beauty-secrets-revealed/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She owned an estate in [[Sri Lanka]] from 2005 to 2012 that formerly belonged to painter [[Justin Pieris Deraniyagala|Justin Deraniyagala]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Official Gillian Anderson Website - Archive - Transcripts|url=https://gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/10_15/12srilanka.shtml|access-date=2021-11-14|website=gilliananderson.ws}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sugden |first=Joanna |date=October 25, 2012 |title='X-Files' Star's Sri Lanka Home |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203897404578077351169320398 |access-date=2021-11-14 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |language=en-US}}</ref> She is [[teetotal]] and launched the [[soft drink]] company G-Spot in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lascelles |first=Alice |date=2023-05-23 |title=Gillian Anderson wants us to find her G Spot |url=https://www.ft.com/content/7d6f03aa-e345-46be-bc15-188bf4be2bbe |access-date=2024-01-09 |work=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=G-SPOT BEVERAGES LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14018314/officers |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>

==Activism and charity work==
[[File:Jo Cox Birthday Memorial - 09 (27744535702).jpg|thumb|upright|Anderson and [[Bill Nighy]] during [[Jo Cox]]'s birthday memorial at [[Trafalgar Square]] in London, June 2016]]
Anderson has been active in supporting numerous charity organizations and social causes, as well as running her own humanitarian ventures. She supports [[The Trevor Project]] organization, focused on suicide prevention efforts among [[LGBTQ]] youth and attended three of the Trevor Project's "Cracked X-Mas" events to benefit the organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/99_00/99cxmas.shtml|title=Gillian Anderson Headlines Trevor Project Fundraiser to Help Gay Teens|date=December 12, 1999|access-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/charities/other.shtml#trevorl|title=The Trevor Project organization}}</ref> In 2013, Anderson was made a patron of the [[Charles Dickens]] Statue Fund, and was instrumental in securing the funding for UK's first Dickens statue, located in [[Portsmouth|Portsmouth, Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-21142525|title=Gillian Anderson is made patron of Charles Dickens' statue fund|date=January 23, 2013|work=BBC|access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref> In June 2016 she became a patron of the Temple Legal Centre, a London-based organization that assists people through the legal process by providing them free [[family law]] advice and support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.templelegalcentre.org/trustees|title=Patrons and Trustees|work=templelegalcentre.org|access-date=August 2, 2016|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911003941/http://www.templelegalcentre.org/trustees|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 2016, Anderson expressed her opposition to [[Brexit]] in the lead-up to the referendum on that issue.<ref>{{cite tweet|first=Gillian|last=Anderson|user=GillianA|number=745279425395167232|title=Watch #Voting Live! @ 7.45&nbsp;pm TONIGHT w/ @bastilledan @rioferdy5 @MaverickSabre @sulibreaks https://www.facebook.com/sofarsounds|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=August 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=For Love|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EuyyypAFyEHeKmDFKN|date=June 22, 2016|work=gilliananderson.ws|access-date=August 24, 2016}}</ref> In January 2018, she was given a City Lit Lifetime Fellowship Award by the [[adult education]] college [[City Literary Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citylit.ac.uk/city-lit-fellows|title=City Lit Fellows|publisher=[[City Literary Institute]]|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref> In 2020, she narrated a [[Marks & Spencer]] Christmas commercial in the UK which also served as a charity initiative, highlighting the work of and offering donations to charities chosen by Anderson and other acting talents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M&S signs up Olivia Colman, Eddie Redmayne and more for charity-led Christmas food ads |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/m-s-signs-olivia-colman-eddie-redmayne-charity-led-christmas-food-ads/1699354 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=www.campaignlive.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> The [[The Felix Project|Felix Project]], [[Southall Black Sisters]], and Blueprint for All were her chosen charities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christmas Charities {{!}} M&S |url=https://www.marksandspencer.com/c/food-to-order/christmas-food-hub/christmas-charities |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=www.marksandspencer.com}}</ref>

===Neurofibromatosis===
Anderson is an honorary spokesperson for the [[Neurofibromatosis]] Network. She often holds auctions with the profits benefiting the Neurofibromatosis Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfnetwork.org|title=NF Network}}</ref> Her brother Aaron died from [[Neurofibromatosis type I]] in 2011.<ref name="Grand Rapids Press" /><ref name="US25">{{cite web|url=https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/gillian-anderson-25-things-dont-know-164500184-us-weekly.html|title=Gillian Anderson: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me|date=February 7, 2015|work=[[Us Magazine]]|access-date=November 9, 2015|archive-date=August 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810070414/https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/gillian-anderson-25-things-dont-know-164500184-us-weekly.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="NW98"/> In May 1996, Anderson addressed the [[United States Congress]] urging for more education and funding for neurofibromatosis research projects.<ref>{{cite news |last=Winslow |first=Harriet |date=June 16, 1996 |title=THE PRIVATE SIDE OF THE X-FILES' ' QUIET STAR |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1996/06/16/the-private-side-of-the-x-files-quiet-star/d8850c16-3fb4-4714-a9aa-7332cd199d0c/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> She partners with ''Doodle 4 NF'' – an annual fundraiser for the Neurofibromatosis Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doodle4nf.org/why-doodle|title=Doodle 4 NF Website}}</ref> She also supported the Children with Tumours organization and the [[Global Genes - Allies in Rare Disease|Global Genes]] movement, which is devoted to helping children with neurofibromatosis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalgenes.org/gillian-anderson-for-the-global-genes-projc|title=Gillian Anderson for The Global Genes Project|work=globalgenes.org|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref>
	
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===Africa and SAYes===
[[File:Gillian-Anderson-Buskaid-London-2004.jpg|upright|thumb|Anderson during Buskaid charity event at [[St Mary's, Bryanston Square|St Mary's]] in London, July 2004]]
In 2008, Anderson co-founded South African Youth Education for Sustainability (SAYes), which helps in empowering marginalised young people in South Africa through youth mentoring. The nonprofit organization provides youth leaving children's homes with guidance that enables them to develop their skills, further their education, and source suitable housing in order to participate in society as independent adults.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sayesmentoring.org|title=SAYes Transition Mentoring|access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref>

While filming ''[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]'' in 2005, Anderson started a crowdfunding venture that benefited the Alinyiikira Junior School in [[Kampala]], Uganda. She ran the philanthropic project until 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/ajschool |title= Alinyiikira Junior School|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> Anderson is a member of the board of directors for Artists for a New South Africa<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/charity/artists-for-a-new-south-africa|title=Artists for a New South Africa Celebrity Supporters & Events|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/charities/other.shtml#ansa|title=Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA)}}</ref> and a campaigner for [[ACTSA: Action for Southern Africa]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/3276893.stm|title= Talking Point: Ask the head of UNAids|date= November 17, 2003|work=BBC|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gilliananderson.ws/charities/other.shtml#actsa|title= ACTSA: Action for Southern Africa}}</ref> She was a patron of the Friends of Treatment Action Campaign (FoTAC) which worked with the [[Treatment Action Campaign]] in South Africa to ensure greater access to treatment to reduce the effects of HIV and prevent new infections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fotac.org/patron/Gillian-Anderson|title=FOTAC Patrons – Gillian Anderson|work=fotac.org|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> Anderson also supported Buskaid – a charitable trust aiming to help young black musicians in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/charities/buskaid.shtml|title=The Official Gillian Anderson Website – Charities – Buskaid|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.buskaid.org.za/photos.htm|title=Buskaid – Helping Young Black Musicians in South Africa Townships|work=buskaid.org|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref>

===Women's rights===
Anderson is a supporter of various women's organizations and social movements. She has been a long-time supporter of the [[Feminist Majority Foundation]]. In 1996, Anderson became the Feminist Majority Foundation's spokesperson and participated as a team leader in the Feminist Majority Foundation's ''Million4Roe'' campaign. In March 1999, she attended a Feminist Majority Foundation event to stop gender apartheid in [[Afghanistan]] and in April 2002, she appeared on ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'' to benefit the Feminist Majority Foundation's campaign to aid Afghan women and girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/charities/other.shtml#fmf|title=The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF)}}</ref> Anderson participated in [[Eve Ensler]]'s ''[[Vagina Monologues]]'', including a stage performance on February 14, 1999.<ref name="VagMon" /> Anderson is a supporter of Ensler's [[V-Day (movement)|V-Day]] movement aiming to end violence against women and girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powertodogood.com/TheOfficialGillianAndersonWebsite_BedeliaDuMaurierStore_s/1873.htm|title=Power To Do Good – Benefit V-Day: A Global Movement to End Violence Against Women and Girls Worldwide|access-date=July 28, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721043542/http://www.powertodogood.com/TheOfficialGillianAndersonWebsite_BedeliaDuMaurierStore_s/1873.htm|archive-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>

Anderson is an advocate for [[reproductive rights]]. In 2001, she emceed the [[Rock for Choice]] concert fundraiser, featuring musicians [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[Paula Cole]], and [[Melissa Etheridge]] as well as actresses [[Helen Hunt]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[Portia de Rossi]], and [[Kathy Najimy]]. The concert supported reproductive options for unplanned pregnancies, including the [[morning-after pill]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=5426|title=Sold Out Rock for Choice Concert Sends a Powerful Message: We Won't Go Back!|date=April 9, 2001|work=feminist.org|access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> For [[International Women's Day]] 2014, Anderson was one of the artist signatories of [[Amnesty International]]'s letter to UK Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] campaigning for [[women's rights in Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/stars-write-cameron-about-afghan-women-international-womens-day|title= Stars write to Cameron about Afghan women for International Women's Day|date= March 7, 2014|work=amnesty.org.uk|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> In March 2015, Anderson backed the Women at the Well drop-in centre for vulnerable women in London, which is supported financially by [[Comic Relief]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-31824884|title=Gillian Anderson backs Comic Relief charity Women at the Well|date=March 11, 2015|work=BBC|access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> Anderson supports the [[Refuge (United Kingdom charity)|Refuge]], a United Kingdom charity providing specialist support for women and children experiencing [[domestic violence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powertodogood.com/TheOfficialGillianAndersonWebsite_StellaGibsonStore_s/1872.htm|title=Power To Do Good – Benefit Refuge|access-date=July 28, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716012309/http://www.powertodogood.com/TheOfficialGillianAndersonWebsite_StellaGibsonStore_s/1872.htm|archive-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> For International Women's Day 2016, Anderson was one of the high-profile women that signed [[Burma Campaign UK]]'s pledge to end and investigate crimes of [[sexual violence]] against girls and women in [[Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://burmacampaign.org.uk/take-action/stand-with-the-women-of-burma-to-end-rape-and-sexual-violence|title=Stand with the women of Burma to end rape and sexual violence|date=October 9, 2015|work=[[Burma Campaign UK]]|access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> Anderson is a speaker for [[Thomson Reuters Foundation]]'s Trust Women Conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trustwomenconf.com/profile/index2.html?id=a73f5cad-7a72-4c48-a8b9-fa7bf5c42b07|title=Trust Women Conference – speakers|work=trustwomenconf.com|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref>

===Children's rights===
Anderson is a patron of [[Childreach International]], a London-based charity that works in partnership with local communities in the [[developing world]] to secure children's basic rights; she addressed the problem of [[child trafficking]] during the press for the ''[[Sold (2014 film)|Sold]]'' film that presents the issue. Anderson also supports their ''Taught Not Trafficked'' campaign that was launched in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.childreach.org.uk/news/gillian-anderson-child-trafficking-and-her-film-sold|title=Gillian Anderson on Child Trafficking and her Film 'Sold'|date=January 19, 2015|work=childreach.org.uk|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131536/https://www.childreach.org.uk/news/gillian-anderson-child-trafficking-and-her-film-sold|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taughtnottrafficked.com/news/taught-not-trafficked-launches-at-solds-european-premiere|title=#TaughtNotTrafficked launches at Sold's European premiere|date=July 14, 2014|work=taughtnottrafficked.com|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, Anderson became a patron of the International Literacy Centre (ILC) – European home of [[Reading Recovery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/international-literacy/reading-recovery/champions|title=International Literacy Centre – Champions|work=UCL Institute of Education|access-date=August 8, 2016|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822112139/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/international-literacy/reading-recovery/champions|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2016 she helped launch ILC's Reading Recovery Read Aloud campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2016/jan/gillian-anderson-joins-pupils-islington-primary-school-support-reading-campaign|title=Gillian Anderson joins pupils at Islington Primary School in support of reading campaign |date= January 19, 2016|work= UCL Institute of Education|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref> During February and March 2016, Anderson held an internet charity auction benefiting [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]] (GOSH) [[children's hospital]] in the [[Bloomsbury]] area of London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EuVyyAupEymdPiQsnH|title= XF Auction Week 6 Has Started|work=The Official Gillian Anderson Website|date=February 28, 2016|access-date=April 3, 2015}}</ref> In March 2016, it was reported that Anderson is one of the artists [[Child sponsorship|sponsoring]] an unaccompanied [[refugee]] minor in the [[Calais Jungle|"Jungle" camp in Calais]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/benedict-cumberbatch-jude-law-refugees-872706|title=Benedict Cumberbatch, Jude Law to Sponsor Child Refugees|last=Ritman|first=Alex|date=March 4, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> In July 2017, Anderson was awarded a [[University College London|UCL]] Honorary Fellowship for her support of the International Literacy Centre's Reading Recovery program.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=UCL Institute of Education|author-link=UCL Institute of Education|user=IOE_London|number=883364291629461506|title=Gillian Anderson @GillianA has been awarded a @UCL Honorary Fellowship for her support of the @ILC_IOE's #ReadingRecovery programme. B. ;)|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=July 9, 2017}}</ref>

===Indigenous rights===
In late 2010, Anderson and other artists joined a campaign to boycott [[Botswana]] diamonds over the government's treatment of the Kalahari [[San people|San]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afran.info/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5656|title=Celebrities boycott Botswana over Bushmen|date=November 8, 2010|work=AFRAN Study and Research Institute|access-date=September 11, 2015|archive-date=October 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005221518/http://www.afran.info/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5656|url-status=dead}}</ref> Anderson supports tribal rights charity [[Survival International]], an organization that champions tribal peoples around the world and in early 2010 she participated in a performance in a London stage fundraiser for its cause.<ref name=Tribal>{{cite web|url=http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/5623|title=Stars line up in West End to celebrate tribal peoples|date= March 9, 2010|work= Survival International|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> In February 2011, Anderson narrated a short film about recent footage of an [[uncontacted tribe]], in which the Amazon Indians were spotted from the air on the [[Brazil]]-[[Peru]] border. Anderson has said: "What comes across powerfully from this amazing footage is how healthy and confident these people appear. I hope they can be left alone – but that will only happen if the loggers are stopped."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncontactedtribes.org/brazilfootage|title=First ever aerial footage of uncontacted Amazon tribe released|date=February 4, 2011|work=uncontactedtribes.org|access-date=June 12, 2016|archive-date=June 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617214826/http://www.uncontactedtribes.org/brazilfootage|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2011, Anderson became an ambassador for Survival International.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/7364|title=Gillian Anderson becomes Survival ambassador|date=June 13, 2011|work=Survival International|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> In September 2015, Anderson was among the artists who signed a letter calling for a new approach to conservation that would respect tribal peoples' rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/10900|title= Celebrities call for a new conservation that respects tribal peoples' rights|date= September 9, 2015|work= Survival International|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref>

===Animals rights and environmental advocacy===

In 2012, Anderson joined [[Greenpeace]] in standing with the people of Brazil for a zero-[[deforestation]] law to save the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jyx3GpjhUQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/7Jyx3GpjhUQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Message from Gillian Anderson: Save the Amazon|date=March 7, 2014|publisher=[[Greenpeace]]|access-date=September 14, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2013, she backed the [[Cheetah Conservation Fund]] by creating a short film together with the fund, advocating CCF's action to prevent the extinction of the cheetah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cheetah.org/video/gillian-anderson-for-cheetah-conservation-fund|title=Gillian Anderson for Cheetah Conservation Fund|date=December 30, 2013|work=[[Cheetah Conservation Fund]]|access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> In 2013, she joined the ''Fishlove'' campaign, supporting the fight against unsustainable fishing practices that harm the [[marine ecosystem]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fishlove.co.uk/|title=Fish love}}</ref> In November 2015, Anderson was named a friend and supporter of Positive Luxury, a company that informs consumers on brands' commitment to quality, craftsmanship, service and [[sustainability]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.positiveluxury.com/2015/11/gillian-anderson-shows-her-support-for-positive-luxury|title=Gillian Anderson Shows her Support for Positive Luxury|date=November 13, 2015|work=Positive Luxury|access-date=June 12, 2016|archive-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814223824/http://blog.positiveluxury.com/2015/11/gillian-anderson-shows-her-support-for-positive-luxury/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.positiveluxury.com/about/friends|title=Friends of Positive Luxury|access-date=June 12, 2016|archive-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915023939/https://www.positiveluxury.com/about/friends|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1986
| ''Three at Once''
| Woman 1
| rowspan="2" | Short film
|-
| 1988
| ''{{sortname|A|Matter of Choice|nolink=1}}''
| Young pregnant woman
|-
| 1992
| ''{{sortname|The|Turning|The Turning (1992 film)}}''
| April Cavanaugh
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Chicago Cab]]''
| Southside Girl or Brenda
| 
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1998
| ''[[The X-Files (film)|The X-Files]]''
| [[Dana Scully]]
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Mighty}}''
| Loretta Lee
|
|-
| ''[[Playing by Heart]]''
| Meredith
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''
| Moro (voice)
| English dub
|-
| 2000
| ''{{sortname|The|House of Mirth|The House of Mirth (2000 film)}}''
| Lily Bart
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''{{sortname|The|Mighty Celt}}''
| Kate Morrison
| 
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Cock and Bull Story}}''
| Herself/Widow Wadman
|
|-
| 2006
| ''{{sortname|The|Last King of Scotland|The Last King of Scotland (film)}}''
| Sarah Merrit
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Straightheads]]''
| Alice Comfort
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| ''{{sortname|The|X-Files: I Want to Believe}}''
| [[Dana Scully]]
|
|-
| ''[[How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)|How to Lose Friends & Alienate People]]''
| Eleanor Johnson
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Boogie Woogie (film)|Boogie Woogie]]''
| Jean Maclestone
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[No Pressure (2010 film)|No Pressure]]''
| Herself
| Short film
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Johnny English Reborn]]''
| Pamela "Pegasus" Thornton
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2012
| ''[[Sister (2012 film)|Sister]]''
| Kristin Jansen
| 
|-
| ''[[Shadow Dancer (2012 film)|Shadow Dancer]]''
| Kate Fletcher
|
|-
| ''[[Room on the Broom (film)|Room on the Broom]]''
| Witch (voice)
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2013
| ''[[Mr. Morgan's Last Love]]''
| Karen Morgan
| 
|-
| ''[[From Up on Poppy Hill]]''
| Dr. Miki Hokuto (voice)
| English dub
|-
| ''[[I'll Follow You Down]]''
| Marika Whyte
| 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''[[Sold (2014 film)|Sold]]''
| Sophia
|
|-
| ''[[Robot Overlords]]''
| Kate Flynn
| 
|-
| ''The Departure''
| [[Blanche DuBois]]
| Short film; also director
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2017
| ''[[Viceroy's House (film)|Viceroy's House]]''
| [[Edwina Mountbatten]]
|
|-
| ''The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism''
| Narrator (voice)
| Documentary
|-
| ''[[Crooked House (film)|Crooked House]]''
| Magda West
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2018
| ''[[The Spy Who Dumped Me]]''
| Wendy
| 
|-
| ''[[UFO (2018 film)|UFO]]''
| Professor Rebecca Hendricks
|
|-
| ''[[This Changes Everything (2018 film)|This Changes Everything]]''
| Herself
| Documentary
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Sunlit Night]]''
| Olyana Gregoriov
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Robin Robin]]''
| The Cat (voice)
| Short film
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Pale Blue Eye]]''
| Mrs. Julia Marquis
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2024
| ''[[White Bird (film)|White Bird]]''
| Vivienne Beaumier
|
|-
| ''[[Scoop (2024 film)|Scoop]]''
| [[Emily Maitlis]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Salt Path (film)|The Salt Path]]'' 
| [[Raynor Winn]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/23604960.gillian-anderson-jason-isaacs-filming-salt-path-chepstow/|website=South Wales Argus|accessdate=30 June 2023|title= Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs filming Salt Path in Chepstow|date=21 June 2023|first=Dan|last=Barnes}}</ref>
|-
| 2025
| {{pending film|[[Tron: Ares]]}}
| rowspan="2"  {{TBA}}
| rowspan="2" | ''Post-production''
|-
| {{TBA}}
| {{pending film|[[Animals (upcoming film)|Animals]]}}
|}
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===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Class of '96]]''
| Rachel
| Episode: "The Accused"
|-
| 1993–2002;<br>2016–2018
| ''[[The X-Files]]''
| [[Dana Scully]]
| Main role; also writer/director of "[[all things]]"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Eek! the Cat]]''
| Agent Scully (voice)
| Episode: "[[List of Eek! The Cat episodes#Season 4 (1995–96)|Eek Space 9]]"
|-
|rowspan=4| 1996
| ''[[ReBoot]]''
| Data Nully (voice)
| Episode: "[[List of ReBoot episodes#Season 2 (1995–1996)|Trust No One]]"
|-
| ''Why Planes Go Down''
| rowspan="3" | Narrator
| rowspan="2" | Documentary
|-
| ''Spies Above''
|-
| ''[[Future Fantastic]]''
| Main role
|-
| 1996–2002
| ''[[Hollywood Squares]]''
| Herself
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Dana Scully (voice)
| Episode: "[[The Springfield Files]]"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
| ''[[Frasier]]''
| Jenny (voice)
| Episode: "[[Frasier season 6#ep140|Dr. Nora]]"
|-
| ''[[Harsh Realm]]''
| Narrator
| Uncredited; episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Bleak House (2005 TV serial)|Bleak House]]''
| Lady Honoria Dedlock
| Main role
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Robbie the Reindeer]]''
| Queen Vorkana (voice)
| Episode: "[[Robbie the Reindeer#Close Encounters of the Herd Kind|Close Encounters of the Herd Kind]]"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "[[List of Masterpiece Classic episodes#Season 38 (2008)|Sense and Sensibility]]"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Any Human Heart (TV series)|Any Human Heart]]''
| [[Wallis Simpson|Wallis, Duchess of Windsor]]
| 3 episodes
|-
|rowspan=3| 2011
| ''[[The Crimson Petal and the White (TV serial)|The Crimson Petal and the White]]''
| Mrs. Castaway
| rowspan="2" | 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Moby Dick (2011 miniseries)|Moby Dick]]''
| Elizabeth
|-
| ''[[Great Expectations (2011 TV series)|Great Expectations]]''
| [[Miss Havisham]]
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2013–2015
| ''[[Hannibal (TV series)|Hannibal]]''
| [[Bedelia Du Maurier]]
| Recurring role (seasons 1–2); main role (season 3)
|-
| 2013–2016
| ''[[The Fall (TV series)|The Fall]]''
| [[Stella Gibson]]
| Main role; also executive producer
|-
|rowspan=3| 2014
| ''[[Crisis (TV series)|Crisis]]''
| Meg Fitch
| Main role
|-
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Fairy Godmother / [[Princess Fiona]] (voice)
| Episode: "[[Robot Chicken season 7#ep128|Up, Up, and Buffet]]"
|-
| ''[[National Theatre Live]]''
| [[Blanche DuBois]]
| Episode: "[[National Theatre Live#Season 6|A Streetcar Named Desire]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''The Widowmaker''
| Narrator
| Documentary
|-
|[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|''Top Gear'']]
|Herself 
|Special guest; 1 episode
|-
| 2016
| ''[[War & Peace (2016 TV series)|War & Peace]]''
| [[List of War and Peace characters#S|Anna Pavlovna Scherer]]
| 4 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017
| ''[[Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014 TV series)|Ronja the Robber's Daughter]]''
| Narrator
| Main role
|-
| ''[[American Gods (TV series)|American Gods]]''
| Media
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2019–2023
| ''[[Sex Education (TV series)|Sex Education]]''
| Jean Milburn
| Main role
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''
| [[Margaret Thatcher]]
| Main role ([[The Crown season 4|season 4]])
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Great (TV series)|The Great]]''
| [[Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp|Joanna of Holstein-Gottorp]]
| 2 episodes<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/gillian-anderson-elle-fannings-mother-season-2-hulu-the-great-elle-fanning-1234756266/ |title=Gillian Anderson To Play Elle Fanning's Mother In Season 2 Of Hulu's 'The Great' |work=Deadline Hollywood |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=May 14, 2021 |access-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514182348/https://deadline.com/2021/05/gillian-anderson-elle-fannings-mother-season-2-hulu-the-great-elle-fanning-1234756266/ |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The First Lady (American TV series)|The First Lady]]''
| [[Eleanor Roosevelt]]
| rowspan="2" | Main role<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/gillian-anderson-eleanor-roosevelt-the-first-lady-showtime-1234698357/|title=Gillian Anderson To Star As Eleanor Roosevelt In 'The First Lady' Showtime Limited Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=February 22, 2021|access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" {{TBA}}
| {{Pending series|[[The Abandons]]}}
| Constance Van Ness
|-
| {{Pending series|Trespasses}}
| Gina
| Miniseries<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-commissions-major-new-drama-adaptation-trespasses-starring-lola-petticrew-tom|title=Channel 4 commissions major new drama adaptation Trespasses, starring Lola Petticrew, Tom Cullen and Gillian Anderson|website=channel4.com/press|date=1 August 2024|accessdate=5 August 2024}}</ref>
|}

===Video games===
{| class = "wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 1996 ||  ''[[Microsoft Hellbender|Hellbender]]'' || E.V.E. (Enhanced Virtual Entity)
|-
| 1998 || ''[[The X-Files Game]]'' || rowspan="2" | [[Dana Scully]]
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The X-Files: Resist or Serve]]'' 
|-
| {{TBA}} || {{Pending film|[[Squadron 42]]}} || Captain Rachel MacLaren
|}
===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Song title
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Director
|-
| 1997
| "Extremis"
| Hal featuring Gillian Anderson
| David McNabb<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamariweb.uk/watch?v=gIx7amfJefw|title=Hal featuring Gillian Anderson – Extremis Original Edit|access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-date=April 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416085754/http://www.hamariweb.uk/watch?v=gIx7amfJefw|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}
==Stage==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
! class=unsortable | {{tooltip|Refs.|References}}
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (play)|Arsenic and Old Lace]]''
| Officer Brophy
| City High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gfiles.toddverbeek.com|title=The G-Files: the search for Gillian Anderson's roots|access-date=October 4, 2006}}</ref>}}
|-
| 1990
| ''[[A Flea in Her Ear]]''
| Eugenie
| The Theatre School, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mjq.net/xfiles/gillian.htm|title=Gillian Anderson CBC Interview|access-date=September 3, 2015}}</ref>}}
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Absent Friends (play)|Absent Friends]]''
| Evelyn
| [[Manhattan Theatre Club]], New York
| {{center|<ref name="AbsentFriends" />}}
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Philanthropist (play)|The Philanthropist]]''
| Celia
| [[Long Wharf Theatre]], New Haven, Connecticut
| {{center|<ref name="Philanthropist" />}}
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]''
| {{N/a}}
| Los Angeles & London
| {{center|<ref name="VagMon" />}}
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''What The Night Is For''
| Melinda Metz
| [[Comedy Theatre]], London
| {{center|<ref name="WTNIF" />}}
|-
| 2004
| ''The Sweetest Swing in Baseball''
| Dana Fielding
| [[Royal Court Theatre]], London
| {{center|<ref name="Bio3" />}}
|-
| 2009
| '' [[A Doll's House]]''
| Nora Vaughan
| [[Donmar Warehouse]], London
| {{center|<ref name="DollHouse" />}}
|-
| 2010
| ''We Are One: A celebration of tribal peoples''
| {{N/a}}
| [[Apollo Theatre]], London
| {{center|<ref name="Tribal" />}}
|-
|2013
| ''[[Letters Live]]''
| {{N/a}}
| [[Tabernacle, Notting Hill|The Tabernacle]], Notting Hill, London
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/11/benedict-cumberbatch-gillian-anderson-letters-live|title=Benedict Cumberbatch and Gillian Anderson do it by the book|date=December 11, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref>}}
|-
| 2014
| ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]''
| [[Blanche DuBois]]
| [[Young Vic]], London
| {{center|<ref name="YoungVic" />}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2016
| ''Letters Live''
| {{N/a}}
| [[Freemasons' Hall, London|Freemasons' Hall]], London
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/05/russell-brand-benedict-cumberbatch-gillian-anderson-letters-live-2016|title=Russell Brand, Benedict Cumberbatch and Gillian Anderson return to Letters Live |date= February 5, 2016|first=Sian|last=Cain|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref>}}
|-
| ''A Streetcar Named Desire''
| Blanche DuBois
| [[St. Ann's Warehouse]], New York City
| {{center|<ref name="St.Ann" />}}
|-
| ''Letters Live''
| {{N/a}}
| Freemasons' Hall, London
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web| url=http://letterslive.com/event/letters-live-at-freemasons-hall-october-2016|title=Letters Live at Freemasons' Hall, October 2016|work=Letters Live|access-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref>}}
|-
| 2019
| ''[[All About Eve]]''
| Margo Channing
| [[Noël Coward Theatre]]
| {{center|<ref name="Eve" />}}
|}

===Radio===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Channel
|-
| 2007
| ''[[84, Charing Cross Road]]''
| [[Helene Hanff]]
| [[BBC Radio 4]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Plunkett|first= John|title= X Files star Gillian Anderson to appear in Radio 4 play|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/nov/29/bbc.radio?gusrc=rss&feed=media|access-date=October 30, 2015|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=November 29, 2007}}</ref>
|}

===Voice work===
* Narrator of [[Anne Rice]]'s novel ''[[Exit to Eden]]'' (1992).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.betterworldbooks.com/exit-to-eden-id-0679421718.aspx|title= Exit to Eden by Anne Rice, Gillian Anderson, Anne Rampling|work=[[Better World Books]]|access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref>
* Narrator of ''[[The X-Files literature#Novels|The X-Files: Ground Zero]]'' (1997).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5989718-x-files-collection|title=X-Files Collection: "Antibodies", "Ground Zero", "Ruins"|work=[[Goodreads]]|access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref>
* Narrator of "The Guardian of the Pool: A Story from Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales" (2009).<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/the-guardian-of-the-pool/9781600248351/|chapter=The Guardian of the Pool|date= July 1, 2009|title= Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales |publisher=[[Hachette Book Group]]|isbn=9781600248351|access-date=December 24, 2015}}</ref>
* Narrated the story "Reversal" from [[David Eagleman]]'s [[speculative fiction]] book ''[[Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theliteraryplatform.com/2010/06/david-eaglemans-sum/|title= David Eagleman's Sum|date=June 4, 2010|work=The Literary Platform|access-date=December 24, 2015}}</ref>
* Narrated [[Charlotte Brontë]]'s lost story "L'Ingratitude" for ''[[London Review of Books]]'''s podcast (2012).<ref>{{cite journal| url= http://www.lrb.co.uk/v34/n05/charlotte-bronte/lingratitude|title= Charlotte Brontë – L'Ingratitude |date= March 8, 2012|journal= [[London Review of Books]]|volume= 34 |issue= 5 |access-date=May 8, 2016|last1= Brontë |first1= Charlotte }}</ref>
* Narrator of [[Roald Dahl]]'s short story "[[The Last Act]]", which is included in the ''[[Switch Bitch]]'' collection (2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21041105-switch-bitch/|title= Switch Bitch|date= September 13, 2012|work=[[Goodreads]]|access-date=December 24, 2015}}</ref>
* Narrated the audiobooks of her novel trilogy ''[[The Earthend Saga]]'': ''A Vision of Fire'' (2014),<ref>{{cite book|url= http://books.simonandschuster.com/A-Vision-of-Fire/Gillian-Anderson/9781442372948|title=A Vision of Fire (The EarthEnd Saga #1)|first=Gillian|last=Anderson|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|date=October 7, 2014|isbn=9781442372948|access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref> ''A Dream of Ice'' (2015)<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.simonandschuster.com/A-Dream-of-Ice/Gillian-Anderson/9781442395633|title=A Dream of Ice (The EarthEnd Saga #2)|first=Gillian|last=Anderson|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|isbn=9781442395633|access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref> and ''The Sound of Seas'' (2016).<ref>{{cite book|url= http://books.simonandschuster.com/The-Sound-of-Seas/Gillian-Anderson/9781508229933|title=The Sound of Seas (The EarthEnd Saga #3)|first=Gillian|last=Anderson|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|isbn=9781508229933|access-date=August 2, 2016}}</ref>
* One of the narrators of [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ongoing series ''A History of Ideas'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3vVjcY47k2p5Wsnj3ZFHV5W/a-history-of-ideas|title=BBC Radio 4 – A History of Ideas|work=[[BBC]]|access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref>
* Provided a voice recording of reading [[Virginia Woolf]]'s suicide note for [[The Royal Ballet]] production ''[[Woolf Works]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://londondance.com/articles/reviews/royal-ballet-woolf-works-royal-opera-house|title=Review: Royal Ballet – Woolf Works – Royal Opera House|date=May 12, 2015|website=londondance.com|access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref>
* Narrated [[Wilkie Collins]]' short story "Mrs. Zant and the Ghost" for [[Audible.com|Audible]] UK's ''Christmas Car Selection'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|last= Mellor|first= Joe|url= http://thelondoneconomic.com/travel/lets-chris-rea-and-get-us-home/21/12|title= Let's Chris Rea and Get us Home|date= December 21, 2015|work= The London Economic|access-date= December 23, 2015|archive-date= December 23, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151223190557/http://thelondoneconomic.com/travel/lets-chris-rea-and-get-us-home/21/12|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* Co-narrator of the audiobook for her and Nadel's self-empowerment book ''WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere'' (2017).<ref>{{cite book|url= http://books.simonandschuster.com/WE/Gillian-Anderson/9781508214373|title=WE A Manifesto for Women Everywhere|author=Gillian Anderson, Jennifer Nadel|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|isbn=9781508214373|access-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref>
* Provided the voice of [[Dana Scully]] for ''The X-Files: Cold Cases'' and ''The X-Files: Stolen Lives'' audiobooks (2017).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-X-Files-Cold-Cases-Audiobook/B06Y4C6FGV|title=The X-Files: Cold Cases|work=[[Audible Inc.|Audible]]|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-X-Files-Stolen-Lives-Audiobook/B07454S3PK|title=The X-Files: Stolen Lives|work=[[Audible Inc.|Audible]]|access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref>
* Provided the voice of [[Captain Rachel MacLaren]] for ''Squadron 42''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/star-citizen-squadron-42-release-date-trailer/ |title=Squadron 42: Everything we know about Star Citizen's singleplayer campaign |last=Horti |first=Samuel |date=January 30, 2020 |website=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=February 21, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221164613/https://www.pcgamer.com/star-citizen-squadron-42-release-date-trailer/ |archive-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* ''WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere''. Anderson, Gillian & [[Jennifer Nadel|Nadel, Jennifer]] (2017). New York: [[Simon & Schuster]]. {{ISBN|978-1-5011-2627-7}}. (US) / [[HarperCollins]]. {{ISBN|978-0-00-814793-8}}. (UK)
* ''A Vision of Fire''. Anderson, Gillian & [[Jeff Rovin|Rovin, Jeff]] (2014). ''[[The Earthend Saga]]'' No. 1. New York: Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|978-1-4767-7652-1}}.
* ''The EarthEnd Saga'' No. 2. Anderson, Gillian & Rovin, Jeff (2015). ''A Dream of Ice''. New York: Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|978-1-4767-7655-2}}.
* ''The EarthEnd Saga'' No. 3. Anderson, Gillian & Rovin, Jeff (2016). ''The Sound of Seas''. New York: Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|978-1-4767-7659-0}}.
* ''Want''. Anderson, Gillian & anonymous contributors (2024). {{ISBN|9781526680570}}<ref> [https://www.waterstones.com/book/want/gillian-anderson/9781526680570 Want: Signed Edition (Hardback) Gillian Anderson (author)] www.waterstones.com</ref>

==Discography==
===Singles===
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|+List of singles, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus>{{cite Ryan|page=123}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Scottish Singles Chart|SCO]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19970518/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart: 18 May 1997 – 24 May 1997|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24369/hal/|title=Hal {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Extremis"<br />{{small|(Hal featuring Gillian Anderson)}}
| 1997
| 53 || 19 || 23
|}

==Awards and honors==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Gillian Anderson}}

In 1996 [[FHM|FHM Magazine]] voted Anderson sexiest woman in the world.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Anderson |first1=Gillian |title=Want: women's fantasies in the twenty-first century |date=2024 |publisher=Abrams Press |location=New York |isbn=978-1419777295}}</ref>

In 2009, Anderson was named as one of 20 most powerful women in British theatre and was dubbed "The Honorary Brit" by ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' and [[Tiffany & Co.]]'s list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bingham|first=John|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/4942642/Judi-Dench-and-Helen-Mirren-ranked-among-powers-of-theatre.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/4942642/Judi-Dench-and-Helen-Mirren-ranked-among-powers-of-theatre.html |archive-date=2022-01-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title= Judi Dench and Helen Mirren ranked among powers of theatre|date= March 6, 2009|newspaper= [[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date= February 27, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2010, Anderson was named Honorary Associate of The [[London Film School]] (LFS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.lfs.org.uk/2010/12/gillian-anderson-jack-gold-and-chrissy.html|title=Gillian Anderson, Jack Gold and Chrissy Bright become Honorary Associates at LFS Annual Show|date=December 14, 2010|work=lfs.org.uk|access-date=October 12, 2015}}</ref>

In 2013, Anderson received a City Lit Lifetime Fellowship Award<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Gillian Anderson OBE City Lit Lifetime Fellowship Award |url=https://www.citylit.ac.uk/city-lit-fellows/gillian-anderson-obe |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=City Lit}}</ref> as recognition for the support and inspiration she provided to adult education provider City Lit and its students.

In 2016, Anderson was appointed an honorary [[Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for her services to drama.<ref name=OBE>{{cite web|title=Honorary British awards to foreign nationals – 2016|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/honorary-british-awards-to-foreign-nationals-2016|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|date=August 11, 2016|access-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, she received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/gillian-anderson-the-x-files-bleak-house-the-fall-interview-1202648042/|title=Gillian Anderson Reflects on How 'The X-Files' Launched a Career of Acting, Writing, Directing|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|date=January 8, 2018|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref>

In 2021, Anderson won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress]] for her role as [[Margaret Thatcher]] in ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series Nominees / Winners 2021 |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-supporting-actress-in-a-drama-series |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{Cite book|last=Adamson|first=Gil|author-link=Gil Adamson|title=Mulder, It's Me: The Gillian Anderson Files|publisher=[[ECW Press]]|year=1997|isbn=978-1-55022-316-3|url=https://archive.org/details/mulderitsmegilli00adam}}
*{{Cite book|last=Butt|first=Malcolm|title=Special Agent Scully: The Gillian Anderson Files|publisher=[[Information Today, Inc.|Plexus Publishing]]|year=1997|isbn=978-0-85965-254-4|url=https://archive.org/details/specialagentscul00malc}}
{{Refend}}

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160420141050/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb1f5463e Gillian Anderson] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}


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