History Creator / GillianAnderson

** She played a parody version of Dana Scully in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'', as well as fellow Fox series ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat''.

* PromotedFangirl: She voiced a parody character of Dana Scully, called "Data Nully", in ''Series/{{ReBoot}}'', after expressing interest and letting the creators know she was a fan of the series.

* HideYourPregnancy: She was pregnant at the end of Season 1 and the beginning of Season 2 of ''The X-Files''. She wore lots of baggy clothes and appeared in unrevealing angles. Her pregnancy influenced the famous MythArc of the show.
* IAmNotSpock: Dana Scully is her most famous role. She moved from the States to Great Britain to defy the trope.

* ScullyBox: She's very petite, and her co-star Creator/DavidDuchovny as Fox Mulder on ''The X-Files'' [[OneHeadTaller was much taller]], so the crew had her stand on a box. She looks tiny and adorable in some scenes without high heels and without the box. Her role is the {{Trope Namer|s}} (while the ProductionNickname derived from the actress herself, "Gilly-Board").

* StarMakingRole: Dana Scully of ''The X-Files'' made her a household name. The show was huge!
* UnderageCasting: She was 24 when she was cast as Dana Scully, a forensic pathologist with a medical degree, FBI training, and teaching at the FBI academy. Her character was in her late twenties, though realistically, Scully would have to be in her mid thirties to achieve the qualifications she has.
* WrittenByCastMember: She wrote and directed "[[Recap/TheXFilesS07E17AllThings All Things]]", a Season 7 episode of ''The X-Files''. The reviews from critics were mixed, but fans loved the episode and praised her insight into her character.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Fox executives wanted somebody "taller, leggier, blonder and breastier" to play Scully, but Chris Carter convinced them that the then-unknown petite, redhead (albeit natural blonde) Gillian would be perfect.

* DyeHard: She's a natural blonde, but Dana Scully was a redhead (of various shades in the long run), and this image of her got stuck.
* FakeAmerican: Gillian Anderson was born in America to American citizens, but she moved to England when she was two and didn't move back until she was eleven, and by then, her speech patterns had been set. She had to work to lose it when she went into acting, and if you pay attention to the early episodes of ''The X-Files'', it slips through at times. Now that she's moved back to England, she's got the accent back in full force. Her American accent she acquired in her teenage years comes back whenever she's interviewed by an American reporter.

** She played a parody version of Dana Scully in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.

* ScullyBox: She's very petite, and her co-star Creator/DavidDuchovny as Fox Mulder on ''The X-Files'' was much taller, so the crew had her stand on a box. She looks tiny and adorable in some scenes without high heels and without the box. Her role is the {{Trope Namer|s}}.

Gillian Leigh Anderson (August 9, 1968-) is a film, television, and theatre actress. She's best known to the general public as an FBI agent Dana Scully from ''Series/TheXFiles'' (1993--2002). She also frequently appears in PeriodDrama pieces. Her roles include the ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in the adaptation of ''The House of Mirth'' (2000), and Lady Dedlock in the BBC production of Charles Dickens' ''Series/BleakHouse''. In 2009, she played Nora in Ibsen's ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' at the Donmar Warehouse in London. In 2011, she played Miss Havisham in the award-winning BBC adaptation of ''Literature/GreatExpectations''. She has been seen in two acclaimed 2013 TV series, ''Series/TheFall'' on the BBC and ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' on NBC.

* ActorShipping: She's aware of the fact that some fans ship her with her former co-star, Creator/DavidDuchovny, and she sometimes enjoys [[InvokedTrope messing with people]] with vague answers. However, at the end of the day she and David Duchovny are just colleagues and friends with wonderful chemistry.

* FakeAmerican: Gillian Anderson was born in America to American citizens, but she moved to England when she was two and didn't move back until she was eleven, and by then her speech patterns had been set. She had to work to lose it when she went into acting, and if you pay attention to the early episodes of ''The X-Files'' it slips through at times. Now that she's moved back to England, she's got the accent back in full-force. Her American accent she acquired in her teenage years comes back whenever she's interviewed by an American reporter.
* HideYourPregnancy: She was pregnant at the end of season 1 and the beginning of season 2 of ''The X-Files''. She wore lots of baggy clothes and appeared in unrevealing angles. Her pregnancy influenced the famous MythArc of the show.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Her accent tends to fluctuate. She was born in the U.S. but lived in England until she was in her early teens, and didn't try to shed the accent until she was out of high school. In the very early episodes of ''The X-Files'' she'll slip occasionally. In the 2008 movie it can get quite noticeable in Scully's emotional scenes, as Anderson moved back to England after the show ended in 2002, and had to re-learn her American accent all over again for the film.
* ScullyBox: She's very petite and her co-star David Duchovny as Fox Mulder on ''The X-Files'' was much taller, so the crew had her stand on a box. She looks tiny and adorable in some scenes without high heels and without the box. Her role is the TropeNamer.
* SpeechImpediment: She has very very slight lisp, if you pay attention, that is. Anderson, who lived in Britain until she was eleven, has said hers is partly the result of trying to drop her accent in high school. If you pay attention, in the earliest episodes of ''The X-Files'' it occasionally slips a bit, especially when she tries to say 'garage'.

* UnderAgeCasting: She was 24 when she was cast as Dana Scully, a forensic pathologist with a medical degree, FBI training and teaching at the FBI academy. Her character was in her late twenties, though realistically Scully would have to be in her mid thirties to achieve the qualifications she has.
* WrittenByCastMember: She wrote and directed "[[Recap/TheXFilesS07E17AllThings all things]]", a season 7 episode of ''The X-Files''. The reviews from critics were mixed, but fans loved the episode and praised her insight into her character.

* {{Adorkable}}: Can come across as this in some interviews.

Gillian Leigh Anderson (born 1968) is a film, television, and theatre actress. She's best known to the general public as an FBI agent Dana Scully from ''Series/TheXFiles'' (1993--2002). She also frequently appears in PeriodDrama pieces. Her roles include the ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in the adaptation of ''The House of Mirth'' (2000), and Lady Dedlock in the BBC production of Charles Dickens' ''Series/BleakHouse''. In 2009, she played Nora in Ibsen's ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' at the Donmar Warehouse in London. In 2011, she played Miss Havisham in the award-winning BBC adaptation of ''Literature/GreatExpectations''. She has been seen in two acclaimed 2013 TV series, ''Series/TheFall'' on the BBC and ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' on NBC.

Gillian Leigh Anderson (born 1968) is a film, television, and theatre actress. She's best known to the general public as an FBI agent Dana Scully from ''Series/TheXFiles'' (1993--2002). She also frequently appears in PeriodDrama pieces. Her roles include the ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in the adaptation of ''The House of Mirth'' (2000), and Lady Dedlock in the BBC production of Charles Dickens' ''Series/BleakHouse''. In 2009, she played Nora in Ibsen's ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' at the Donmar Warehouse in London. In 2011, she played Miss Havisham in the award-winning BBC adaptation of ''Literature/GreatExpectations''. She has most recently been seen in two acclaimed 2013 TV series, ''Series/TheFall'' on the BBC and ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' on NBC.

She's involved in many charity projects. She's on [[https://twitter.com/GillianA Twitter]] and has a very detailed [[http://www.gilliananderson.ws offcial webpage]].

* AdamWesting: In ''Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story'', a quasi-mockumentary about filming an adaptation of the novel, Gillian Anderson (as herself) gets the part of the Widow Wadnam because the producer loves her as Scully on ''The X-Files''. Gillian wants to get away from her most famous role, and is later annoyed when her scenes as the widow are cut from the movie. Many, many more layers of meta in this film.
** She also played a parody version of Dana Scully in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.

* LadyInRed: Sometimes it's her choice to wear beautiful red dresses for gala events or premieres. [[http://www.squidge.org/nroberts/GApremiere.jpg See]] [[http://images.starpulse.com/pictures/2012/12/06/previews/Gillian%20Anderson-LMK-083728.jpg it]] [[http://pipocamoderna.com.br/wp-content/gallery/os-miseraveis-premiere-londres-paparazzi/m196.jpg here]].

Gillian Leigh Anderson (born 1968) is a film, television, and theatre actress. She's best known to the general public as an FBI agent Dana Scully from ''Series/TheXFiles'' (1993--2002). She also frequently appears in PeriodDrama pieces. Her roles include the ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in the adaptation of ''The House of Mirth'' (2000), and Lady Dedlock in the BBC production of Charles Dickens' ''Series/BleakHouse''. In 2009, she played Nora in Ibsen's ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' at the Donmar Warehouse in London. In 2011, she played Miss Havisham in the award-winning BBC adaptation of ''Literature/GreatExpectations''. She has most recently been seen in two acclaimed 2013 TV series, ''Series/TheFall'' on the BBC and ''Series/{{Hannnibal}}'' on NBC.

Gillian Leigh Anderson (born 1968) is a film, television, and theatre actress. She's best known to the general public as an FBI agent Dana Scully from ''Series/TheXFiles'' (1993--2002). She also frequently appears in PeriodDrama pieces. Her roles include the ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in the adaptation of ''The House of Mirth'' (2000), and Lady Dedlock in the BBC production of Charles Dickens' ''Series/BleakHouse''. In 2009, she played Nora in Ibsen's ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' at the Donmar Warehouse in London. In 2011, she played Miss Havisham in the award-winning BBC adaptation of ''Literature/GreatExpectations''.

* ActorShipping: She's aware of the fact that some fans ship her with her former co-star, David Duchovny, and she sometimes enjoys [[InvokedTrope messing with people]] with vague answers. However, at the end of the day she and David Duchovny are just colleagues and friends with wonderful chemistry.

* OlderThanTheyLook: She's in her forties, but looks positively gorgeous and definitely better when her looks are compared to early Scully days. Dana Scully was cute, but a bid mousy and dressed with questionable fashion taste in the early seasons of ''The X-Files''.

* DyeHard: She's a natural blonde, but Dana Scully was a readhead (of various shades in the long run), and this image of her got stuck.

* HideYourPregnancy: She was pregnant at the end of season 1 and the beginning of season 2 of ''The X-Files''. She wore lots of baggy clothes and appeared in unrevealing angles. Her pregancy influenced the famous MythArc of the show.

* LadyInRed: Sometimes it's her choice to wear beutiful red dresses for gala events or premieres. [[http://www.squidge.org/nroberts/GApremiere.jpg See]] [[http://images.starpulse.com/pictures/2012/12/06/previews/Gillian%20Anderson-LMK-083728.jpg it]] [[http://pipocamoderna.com.br/wp-content/gallery/os-miseraveis-premiere-londres-paparazzi/m196.jpg here]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: She's in her forties, but looks positively gorgous and definitely better when her looks are compared to early Scully days. Dana Scully was cute, but a bid mousy and dressed with questionable fashion taste in the early seasons of ''The X-Files''.

* StarMakingRole: Dana Scully of ''The X-Filew'' made her a household name. The show was huge!

* ActorShipping: She's aware of the fact that some fans ship her with her former co-star, and she sometimes enjoys [[InvokedTrope messing with people]] with vague answers. However, at the end of the day she and David Duchovny are just colleagues and friends with wonderful chemistry.

Gillian Anderson is a film, television, and theatre actress. She's best known to the general public as an FBI agent Dana Scully from ''Series/TheXFiles'' (1993--2002). She also frequently appears in PeriodDrama pieces. Her roles include the ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in the adaptation of ''The House of Mirth'' (2000), and Lady Dedlock in the BBC production of Charles Dickens' ''Series/BleakHouse''. In 2009, she played Nora in Ibsen's ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' at the Donmar Warehouse in London. In 2011, she played Miss Havisham in the award-winning BBC adaptation of ''Literature/GreatExpectations''.

Gillian Anderson is a film, television, and theatre actress. She's best known to general public as an FBI agent Dana Scully in long-running and acclaimed ''Series/TheXFiles'' (1993--2002). She frequently appears in PeriodDrama pieces. Her roles include the ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in the adaptation of ''The House of Mirth'' (2000), and Lady Dedlock in the BBC production of Charles Dickens' ''Series/BleakHouse''. In 2009, she played Nora in Ibsen's ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' at the Donmar Warehouse in London. In 2011, she played Miss Havisham in the award-winning BBC adaptation of ''Literature/GreatExpectations''.

* ActorShipping: She's aware of the fact that fans ship her with her former co-star, and she sometimes enjoys [[InvokedTrope messing with people]] with vague answers. However, at the end of the day she and David Duchovny are just colleagues and friends with wonderful chemistry.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: She was born in the U.S. but lived in England until she was in her early teens, and didn't try to shed the accent until she was out of high school. In the very early episodes she'll slip occasionally. In the 2008 movie it can get quite noticeable in Scully's emotional scenes, as Anderson moved back to England after the show ended in 2002, and had to re-learn her American accent all over again for the film.

* SpeechImpediment: She has very very slight lisp, if you pay attention, that is.
Anderson, who lived in Britain until she was eleven, has said hers is partly the result of trying to drop her accent in high school. If you pay attention, in the earliest episodes of The X-Files it occasionally slips a bit, especially when she tries to say 'garage'.

Gillian Anderson is a film, television, and theatre actress. Special Agent Dana Scully in FOX Television's long-running and critically-acclaimed drama series, "The X-Files", ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies' masterpiece "The House of Mirth" (2000), and Lady Dedlock in the very successful BBC production of Charles Dickens' "Bleak House".

In 2003, she won the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Best Actress Award for her West End debut in Michael Weller's two-hander "What the Night Is For". The following year, she starred in Rebecca Gilman's play "The Sweetest Swing in Baseball" which ran at London's Royal Court Theatre from March 25 through May 15, 2004. From May 14 through July 18, 2009, she played Nora in a new version of Ibsen's "A Doll's House" at the Donmar Warehouse in London. She received a Laurence Olivier Nomination for her performance. The 2010 period drama "Any Human Heart" earned her a Bafta nomination for her role as Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor whom King Edward VIII abdicated to marry. In 2011, she played Miss Havisham in the award-winning BBC adaptation of "Great Expectations".

* Fake American: Gillian Anderson was born in America to American citizens, but she moved to England when she was two and didn't move back until she was eleven, and by then her speech patterns had been set. She had to work to lose it when she went into acting, and if you pay attention to the early episodes of The X-Files it slips through at times. Now that she's moved back to England, she's got the accent back in full-force. Her American accent she acquired in her teenage years comes back whenever she's interviewed by an American reporter.
* HideYourPregnancy
* IAmNotSpock:
* OlderThanTheyLook:
* OohMeAccentsSlipping:
* ScullyBox:
* SpeechImpediment: Gillian Anderson has very very slight lisp, if you pay attention, that is.