Gillian Anderson

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Anderson grew up in London, England, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, then moved to New York City to further her acting career. She began on stage and achieved international recognition for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on The X-Files. Her film work includes The House of Mirth, The Last King of Scotland, and Shadow Dancer. Notable television credits include Sex Education, The Fall, The Crown, and Hannibal. She has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Anderson has also taken to the stage throughout her career. She won a Theatre World Award for Absent Friends in 1991, was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for A Doll's House in 2009, and won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. She has supported charities, serving as an honorary spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis Network and co-founding South African Youth Education for Sustainability (SAYes). In 2016, she was appointed an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). She has lived in London since 2002 and came out as bisexual in 2012 in Out Magazine.