Gillian Anderson Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Gillian Anderson been in? This complete Gillian Anderson filmography lists 52 credited roles (32 films, 20 TV series), in chronological order from 1989 to 2025, with links to our full guides where available.

Gillian Anderson movies in order

• Inside The X-Files (1998) as Self
• The Mighty (1998) as Loretta Lee
• The X-Files (1998) as Agent Dana Scully
• Playing by Heart (1998) as Meredith
• The House of Mirth (2000) as Lily Bart
• A Cock and Bull Story (2005) as Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson
• The Last King of Scotland (2006) as Sarah Merrit
• Straightheads (2007) as Alice
• The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) as Dana Scully
• How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) as Eleanor Johnson
• Boogie Woogie (2010) as Jean Maclestone
• Johnny English Reborn (2011) as Pamela
• Shadow Dancer (2012) as Kate Fletcher
• Sister (2012) as Kristin Jansen
• Room on the Broom (2012) as Witch (voice)
• I'll Follow You Down (2013) as Marika Whyte
• Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013) as Karen Morgan
• National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (2014) as Blanche DuBois
• Robot Overlords (2015) as Kate
• Sold (2016) as Sophia
• Viceroy's House (2017) as Edwina Mountbatten
• Crooked House (2017) as Magda Leonides
• The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) as Wendy
• UFO (2018) as Dr. Hendricks
• This Changes Everything (2019) as Self
• The Sunlit Night (2020) as Olyana
• Robin Robin (2021) as Cat (voice)
• The Pale Blue Eye (2022) as Julia Marquis
• White Bird (2023) as Vivienne Beaumier
• Scoop (2024) as Emily Maitlis
• The Salt Path (2025) as Raynor Winn
• TRON: Ares (2025) as Elisabeth Dillinger

Gillian Anderson TV shows

• The Simpsons (1989) as Dana Scully (voice)
• Eek! The Cat (1992) as Dana Scully (voice)
• The X-Files (1993) as Dana Scully
• Frasier (1993) as Jenny (voice)
• ReBoot (1994) as Data Nully (voice)
• American Idol (2002) as Self
• Bleak House (2005) as Lady Dedlock
• The Crimson Petal and the White (2011) as Mrs. Castaway
• Moby Dick (2011) as Elizabeth
• Great Expectations (2011) as Miss Havisham
• Hannibal (2013) as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier
• The Fall (2013) as Stella Gibson
• Crisis (2014) as Meg Fitch
• Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014) as Narrator
• War and Peace (2016) as Anna Pavlovna Scherer
• The Crown (2016) as Margaret Thatcher
• American Gods (2017) as Media
• Sex Education (2019) as Jean Milburn
• The First Lady (2022) as Eleanor Roosevelt
• The Abandons (2025) as Constance Van Ness

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