Gillian Anderson
Actor
Gillian Anderson plays agent Dana Scully on the sci-fi TV show The X-Files. The show premiered in 1993 and grew into a cult hit, making stars of Anderson and her co-star David Duchovny. The ascendancy of The X-Files matched the mid-1990s boom in the Internet, and Gillian Anderson became one of the first popular Web pinups, along with Pamela Anderson of Baywatch and Teri Hatcher of Superman. Anderson moved into movies as well, starring in the 2001 film of the Edith Wharton novel House of Mirth.Other sci-fi personalities: Scott Bakula of Quantum Leap, Gene Roddenberry of Star Trek fame, and Hal 9000 of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Four Good Links
The Gillian Anderson Website
Fine big fan page; calls itself "official" but is not run by Anderson
Gillian Anderson Gallery
A fan provides many photos from a variety of sources
Gillian Anderson on National Public Radio
Audio report of her and the movie Bleak House
Complete X-Files Links
Big ol' guide to sites about Anderson's hit show
Vital Stats
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Best Known As
Alien-hunting heartthrob on The X-Files
