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Gillian Anderson’s Net Worth

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January 9, 2024

Gillian Anderson OBE is an American actress known for her roles in the X-Files, The House of Mirth, The Fall, Sex Education, and The Crown. She graduated from DePaul University's Theatre School and moved to New York City to pursue acting. Anderson gained international recognition for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series. Her film work includes The Mighty Celt, The Last King of Scotland, Shadow Dancer, Viceroy's House, and two X-Files films: The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008).

She has also appeared in television shows like Bleak House, Any Human Heart, Miss Havisham, Hannibal, Media on American Gods, and Eleanor Roosevelt. She began her career in Alan Ayckbourn's play Absent Friends at the Manhattan Theatre Club and won the 1990–91 Theatre World Award for “Best Newcomer.” In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles and auditioned before appearing in her first feature-length film, The Turning.

Gillian Anderson initially vowed not to do television work but changed her mindset after being out of work for almost a year. She broke into mainstream television in 1993 with a guest appearance on the collegiate drama, Class of '96, on Fox Network. In addition to film and television, Anderson has received critical acclaim for her stage work, including Absent Friends (1991), A Doll's House (2009), and A Streetcar Named Desire (2014) and 2016. She was appointed an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2016 for her services to drama.

Anderson has supported numerous charities and humanitarian organizations, including the Neurofibromatosis Network and South African Youth Education for Sustainability (SAYes). She has resided in London since 2002, having previously lived between the United Kingdom and the United States.