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  • Pegg and Anderson hit red carpet - 25 September 2008
    Simon Pegg and a heavily-pregnant Gillian Anderson graced the red carpet in London last night, for the premiere of their new comedy.-How To Lose Friends and Alienate People is an adaptation of Toby Young's book which documents his time working for Vanity Fair magazine in

Gillian Anderson - what members say


  • Princess Mononoke
  • Princess Mononoke review by A customer from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars Lovely Anime 16 June 2004
    ...ialogue tastefully rendered by Neil Gaiman and an all-star voice cast including Gillian Anderson and Billy Bob Thornton (or the Japanese soundtrack is good as well) what are yo...   Read customer review
  • The X Files - Season 7
  • The X Files - Season 7 review by from London
    Rated - 5.0 stars As addictive as ever 1 June 2006
    ...se in the software, a voodoo doll killer and an interesting episode directed by Gillian Anderson herself. The mystery surrounding Mulder's sister is finally uncovered and the s...   Read customer review
  • Bleak House
  • Bleak House review by tiffany from Preston
    Rated - 5.0 stars Fantastic!! BBC Costume Drama at its best!! 20 August 2006
    ...plot seems to flow along at a cracking pace and all the acting is fantastic. Gillian Anderson is a revelation in her role as Lady Deadlock and deserves special mention. I...   Read customer review

Gillian Anderson - filmography


  • Great Expectations on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Gillian Anderson,  David Suchet
    Director: Brian Kirk
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Everything can change in a heartbeat. On a cold winter's day, orphan Pip has a terrifying encounter with an escaped convict. Pip's innocent act of kindness towards this man is to have far reaching consequences for them both. Meanwhile, Miss Havisham, the reclusive owner of the grand and ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 234 members
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  • Shadow Dancer (2012)
    Starring: Clive Owen,  Aidan Gillen,  Gillian Anderson
    Director: James Marsh
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    During an aborted bomb attempt in London, Collette falls into the hands of an MI5 officer, Mac, who offers her a deal: turn informant or go to prison. Fearing for her son's welfare, she returns to Belfast where betraying family and beliefs she becomes a reluctant mole for British intelligence. As ..read more »
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  • Boogie Woogie on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  Gemma Atkinson,  Sidney Cole
    Director: Duncan Ward
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Boogie Woogie is a comedy of manners, its cast of characters devouring each other in a small world awash with big money. Set against the backdrop of contemporary London and the international art scene, it casts an eye over the appetites and morality of some of its major players. Dealers, collectors,..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 43% from 791 members
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  • Straightheads - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Danny Dyer,  Gillian Anderson,  Ewan Stewart
    Director: Dan Reed
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    When Adam is invited by a beautiful, confident older woman (Alice) he has just met to accompany her to a lavish party in the country he knows he is going to have the best night of his life. Following mind-blowing sex, the pair speed away from the party down a wooded and desolate road in Alice’s car...read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 334 members
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  • Straightheads on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  Ewan Stewart,  Ralph Brown
    Director: Dan Reed
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    When Adam is invited by a beautiful, confident older woman (Alice) he has just met to accompany her to a lavish party in the country he knows he is going to have the best night of his life. Following mind-blowing sex, the pair speed away from the party down a wooded and desolate road in Alice’s car...read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 10,922 members
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  • Bleak House (3 discs) on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  Charles Dance,  Charlie Brooks
    Director: Justin Chadwick,  Susanna White
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Acclaimed writer Andrew Davies turns his talents to one of Charles Dickens' most brilliant novels - arguably the greatest ever depiction of Victorian London. Fresh and imaginative, yet faithful to the original, this thrilling fast-paced adaptation is shot with a contemporary edge. At its heart is ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 8,750 members
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  • The Mighty Celt on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  Robert Carlyle,  Sean McGinley
    Director: Pearse Elliott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe. Good Joe promises Donal ownership of Donal's favourite greyhound, The Mighty Celt, if the animal wins three races in a row. Meanwhile, Donal's mother, Kate, must adjust her life ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 5,179 members
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  • Bleak House - HD (3 discs) (2005)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  Charles Dance,  Charlie Brooks
    Director: Justin Chadwick,  Susanna White
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    From the fog and squalor of Victorian London to the idyllic tranquillity of rural England, Dickens' tale of tragedy, intrigue and love, and stinging satire on the English legal system, is faithfully recreated in this BBC drama series. The story closely follows the characters involved in the ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 92 members
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  • A Cock and Bull Story on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Steve Coogan,  Rob Brydon,  Keeley Hawes
    Director: Michael Winterbottom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Flipping back and forth between the 18th Century and the hapless efforts of 21st Century film makers, A Cock And Bull Story is an unorthodox adaptation of Laurence Sterne's sprawling 18th Century masterpiece of digression, The Life And Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman. The story begins with ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 24,485 members
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  • The X- Files - Season 9 (7 discs) on DVD (2003)
    Starring: David Duchovny,  Gillian Anderson,  Robert Patrick
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After nine seasons, FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) finally decide to hand in their badges. One of television's biggest phenomenons during its ten-year run, Chris Carter's THE X-FILES established a whole new genre of show, blending science-fiction with ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 3,487 members
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  • The X Files - Truth on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  David Duchovny,  Robert Patrick
    Director: Kim Manners
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    THE X-FILES comes to a conclusion with this series finale, the culmination of nine seasons of unexplained phenomena and complex mysteries. The reappearance of the long-missing Mulder (David Duchovny) brings about a military trial in which Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) must ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 2,615 members
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  • The X Files - Existence on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  David Duchovny,  Annabeth Gish
    Director: Robert Mandel
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    This X-FILES collection features the thrilling final two episodes of the eighth season. In "Essence" and "Existence," Mulder (David Duchovny) and Doggett (Robert Patrick) investigate Scully's (Gillian Anderson) mysterious pregnancy. Meanwhile Reyes (Annabeth Gish) struggles to protect Scully, from ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 2,264 members
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  • The X Files - Season 8 (6 discs) on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  Robert Patrick,  Annabeth Gish
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Science-fiction and conspiracy are once again on full display in the action-packed eighth season of the popular Fox television series THE X-FILES. FBI Agents Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) continue to investigate unexplained events while battling their own inner demons. ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 3,404 members
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  • The House Of Mirth on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  Dan Aykroyd,  Eric Stoltz
    Director: Terence Davies
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Terence Davies (DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES) triumphs with his sumptuous, painterly adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel, which is set amid the vicious moneyed classes of 1905 New York and features a heartrending, perfectly nuanced performance by Gillian Anderson as doomed heroine Lily Bart. Lily, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,323 members
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  • The X Files - Season 7 (6 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Starring: David Duchovny,  Gillian Anderson,  Mitch Pileggi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Season seven of THE X-FILES presents the last opportunity for fans to see David Duchovny in his final full season as agent Fox Mulder. It also features episodes written and directed by Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Acclaimed episode MILLENNIUM presents Scully with an opportunity to save ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 3,936 members
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  • The Mighty on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Sharon Stone,  Gena Rowlands,  Harry Dean Stanton
    Director: Peter Chelsom
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Touching story of a young physically challenged boy (Kieran Culkin) with a taste for adventure stories who befriends his physically strong but mentally challenged neighbor (Elden Henson) so that they may act out fantastic adventures. The cast also includes Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Gillian ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 558 members
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  • Playing By Heart on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Sean Connery,  Gillian Anderson,  Madeline Stowe
    Director: Willard Carroll
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A sprawling cast come together to tell this tale of romance and love in the 90's. The ensemble players discuss love and relationships throughout the film, and by the end of the picture, everyone has learned a valuable lesson: never give up on love. A touching romantic drama with several ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 1,886 member
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  • The X Files Movie on DVD (1998)
    Starring: David Duchovny,  Gillian Anderson,  Martin Landau
    Director: Rob Bowman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The long-running sci-fi television series gets the big-screen treatment in this thrilling feature film. When a terrorist bomb destroys a building in Dallas, Texas, FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) are drawn into a dangerous conspiracy surpassing anything ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 9,032 members
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  • Princess Mononoke on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Yoji Matsuda,  Yuriko Ishida,  Sumi Shimamoto
    Director: Hayao Miyazaki
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A beautifully realized tale of civilization versus nature, PRINCESS MONONOKE is a true epic by Japan's master animator Hayao Miyazaki. While protecting his village from a rampaging boar-god, the warrior Ashitaka (Billy Crudup) is cursed with a rapidly spreading scar that threatens to end his life. ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 19,034 members
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  • The X Files - Season 4 (7 discs) on DVD (1994)
    Starring: David Duchovny,  Gillian Anderson,  Mitch Pileggi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This seven disc box set features all 24 episodes from The X-Files Season 4. Further testing the relationship between Scully and Mulder, this season sees both the agents struggling with personal demons in their battle against the Government's deepening deceptions. In a thrilling two-parter (Tunguska ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 4,494 members
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  • The X Files - Season 3 (7 discs) on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  David Duchovny
    Director: R.W. Goodwin,  Rob Bowman,  Kim Manners
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This box set includes all 24 episodes from the third season of THE X-FILES, including such crucial episodes as The Blessing Way, Paper Clip, Nisei, and the season finale, Talitha Cumi, each deepening the mysterious conspiracy Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) face. The set also ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 5,066 members
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  • The X Files - Season 5 (6 discs) on DVD (1994)
    Starring: David Duchovny,  Gillian Anderson,  Mitch Pileggi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This collection documents all the truth that was out there during the fifth season of the beloved science-fiction suspense series, THE X-FILES. Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) track suspicious cases that may be attributed to the supernatural or involve unexplained ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 4,070 members
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  • The X Files - Season 6 (6 discs) on DVD (1994)
    Starring: David Duchovny,  Gillian Anderson
    Director: Kim Manners,  Rob Bowman,  Chris Carter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) continue to investigate that which cannot be explained in this collection of season six of the series. Every episode from the 1998-1999 campaign is included, as a millennial frenzy builds and cover-ups abound. Episodes included in this ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 3,960 members
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  • The X-Files - Essentials (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  David Duchovny,  Chris Carter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The X-Files Essentials is an exclusive insider's pass to the science-fiction television phenomenon! Selected by eight-time Emmy® Award nominated series creator Chris Carter himself this DVD features eight essential episodes which include special on-camera introductions by Carter and producer Frank ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 541 members
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Gillian Anderson facts

5 most recent films

Great Expectations - 4.0 stars
Shadow Dancer - 3 stars
Any Human Heart - Series 1 - 3.5 stars
Any Human Heart - Series 1 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Boogie Woogie - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Bleak House - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Bleak House - 4.0 stars
The X Files - Season 3 - 4.0 stars
The X Files - Season 2 - 4.0 stars
The X Files - Season 5 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Shadow Dancer - 3 stars
Any Human Heart - Series 1 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Boogie Woogie - 2.0 stars
Straightheads - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Straightheads - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

David Duchovny - 75 times - show films
Mitch Pileggi - 34 times - show films
Robert Patrick - 20 times - show films
Charlie Brooks - 12 times - show films
Johnny Vegas - 12 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 59 times - show films
Kim Manners - 19 times - show films
Rob Bowman - 17 times - show films
Susanna White - 12 times - show films
Justin Chadwick - 12 times - show films