What is Gillian Leigh Anderson's profession?
Q: What is Gillian Leigh Anderson's profession?
A: Gillian Leigh Anderson is an American-British film, television and theatre actress, activist and writer.
Q: What are some of her notable credits?
A: Her notable credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running series The X-Files, ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies' film The House of Mirth (2000), and DSI Stella Gibson on the BBC crime drama television series The Fall.
Q: What awards has she won?
A: She has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Q: What films has she starred in?
A: Her film work includes the dramas The Mighty Celt (2005), The Last King of Scotland (2006), Shadow Dancer (2012) and two X-Files films - The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008).
Q: What other TV shows has she appeared in?
A: Other TV shows that she has appeared in include portraying Lady Dedlock in the successful BBC production of Charles Dickens' Bleak House, Wallis Simpson in Any Human Heart, portraying Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (2011) and Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier on Hannibal. In 2013, Anderson began starring as DSI Stella Gibson on the critically acclaimed BBC crime drama television series The Fall. She will be appearing as goddess Media in the upcoming TV series American Gods.
Q: Has Anderson done any stage work?
A: Yes, her stage work includes Absent Friends (1991) – for which she won a Theatre World Award for Best Newcomer, A Doll's House (2009) – that earned her a Laurence Olivier Award nomination, and a portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (2014, 2016) – for which she won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress and received her second Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress.
Q:What charitable organizations is Anderson involved with?
A:Anderson is active in supporting numerous charities and humanitarian organizations. She is an honorary spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis Network and co-founder of South African Youth Education for Sustainability (SAYes).
