Gillian Anderson is an acclaimed actor on both stage and screen.
Gillian Anderson stars as Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at @sohoplace. Edward Albee’s electrifying drama returns to the West End from 21 September to 19 December 2026, directed by Marianne Elliott.
About Gillian Anderson
In a career spanning film, TV and stage, Gillian Anderson is probably best known for her award-winning performance as ‘Special Agent Dana Scully’ in the TV series The X-Files. The high profile role earned Gillian an Emmy, a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors’ Guild awards. More recent high-profile roles include Sex Education and The Fall.
Gillian Anderson’s previous theatre roles
On stage, Gillian starred as as Blanche Dubois in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, at The Young Vic and in New York, winning Best Actress at the Evening Standard Awards.
Other UK theatre credits include All About Eve (West End); The Sweetest Swing in Baseball (Royal Court); What The Night Is For (West End); and A Doll’s House (Donmar Warehouse) in 2009 for which she earned her first Olivier nomination.
Her international stage credits include The Philanthropist (Long Wharf Theatre); Absent Friends (Manhatten Theatre); and A Flea in Her Ear (The Blackstone Theatre).
Gillian Anderson’s film and TV roles
Gillian’s TV roles include Trespasses (Channel 4); The Abandons (Netflix); Sex Education (Netflix); The First Lady (Showtime); The Great (Thruline Entertainment/Hulu); The Crown (Left Bank Pictures/Netflix); The X-Files (Fox); American Gods (Amazon Prime/StudioCanal); The Fall (BBC); War & Peace (BBC); Hannibal (NBC); Crisis (NBC); Great Expectations (BBC); Moby Dick (AGM Entertainment); Crimson Petal and the White (BBC); Any Human Heart (Channel 4); Bleak House (BBC); Future Fantastic (BBC Documentaries); and Class of ’96 (Fox Network).
Gillian’s film credits include: Tron: Ares (Walt Disney Pictures); The Salt Path (BBC Film); Scoop (The Lighthouse); White Bird: A Wonder Story (Lionsgate); The Pale Blue Eye (Cross Creek Pictures); The Sunlit Night (Ape&Bjørn); UFO (Story Mining & Supply Co.); The Spy Who Dumped Me (Imagine Entertainment/Lionsgate); Crooked House (Brilliant Films/Fred Films); Viceroy’s House (BBC/Pathé); Robot Overlords (Embankment Films); Sold (Jaya International); Continuum (Resolute Films); I’ll Follow You Down (Entertainment One); Last Love (Senator Film); L’Enfant d’En Haut (Filmcoopi Zürich AG); Shadow Dancer (Magnolia Pictures); Johnny English Reborn (StudioCanal/Working Title Films); Boogie Woogie (Autonomous Films); How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (Film Four); X-Files: I Want to Believe (20th Century Fox); Closure (Straightheads (Two) Ltd); The Last King of Scotland (Fox Searchlight); Tristram Shandy (Shandy Films); The Mighty Celt (Treasure Films); The House of Mirth (Miramax); Playing by Heart (Miramax); X-Files Movie (20th Century Fox); The Mighty (Miramax); Chicago Cab; and The Turning (Unique Films).
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