The X-Files starred an actress.
Gillian Leigh Anderson , OBE -LRB- born August 9 , 1968 -RRB- , is an American-British film , television and theatre actress , activist and writer .. OBE. Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running and widely popular series The X-Files , ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies ' film The House of Mirth -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , and DSI Stella Gibson on the BBC crime drama television series The Fall .. FBI Special Agent Dana Scully. Dana Scully. The X-Files. The X-Files. Terence Davies. Terence Davies. The House of Mirth. The House of Mirth ( 2000 film ). DSI Stella Gibson. Stella Gibson. BBC. BBC. The Fall. The Fall ( TV series ). Among other honours , Anderson has won a Primetime Emmy Award , a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards .. Primetime Emmy Award. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Golden Globe Award. Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. After beginning her career on stage , Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the American sci-fi drama series The X-Files .. FBI Special Agent Dana Scully. Dana Scully. The X-Files. The X-Files. Her film work includes the dramas The Mighty Celt -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , The Last King of Scotland -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Shadow Dancer -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Viceroy 's House -LRB- 2017 -RRB- and two X-Files films  : The X-Files  : Fight the Future -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and The X-Files  : I Want to Believe -LRB- 2008 -RRB- .. The X-Files. The X-Files. The Mighty Celt. The Mighty Celt. The Last King of Scotland. The Last King of Scotland ( film ). Shadow Dancer. Shadow Dancer ( film ). Other notable television credits include  : portraying Lady Dedlock in the successful BBC production of Charles Dickens ' Bleak House , Wallis Simpson in Any Human Heart , Miss Havisham in Great Expectations -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , and Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier on Hannibal .. BBC. BBC. Bleak House. Bleak House ( 2005 TV serial ). Wallis Simpson. Wallis Simpson. Any Human Heart. Any Human Heart ( TV series ). Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham. Great Expectations. Great Expectations ( 2011 miniseries ). Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier. Bedelia Du Maurier. Hannibal. Hannibal ( TV series ). Anderson is the co-writer of The EarthEnd Saga novel trilogy and the self-help guide book WE  : A Manifesto for Women Everywhere .. The EarthEnd Saga. The Earthend Saga. Aside from film and TV , Anderson has taken on the stage and received both awards and critical acclaim .. Her stage work includes Absent Friends -LRB- 1991 -RRB- -- for which she won a Theatre World Award for Best Newcomer , A Doll 's House -LRB- 2009 -RRB- -- that earned her a Laurence Olivier Award nomination , and a portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire -LRB- 2014 , 2016 -RRB- -- for which she won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress and received her second Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress .. Absent Friends. Absent Friends ( play ). Theatre World Award. Theatre World Award. Laurence Olivier Award. Laurence Olivier Awards. Blanche DuBois. Blanche DuBois. A Streetcar Named Desire. A Streetcar Named Desire ( play ). Best Actress. Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress#2010s. Anderson has been active in supporting numerous charities and humanitarian organizations .. She is an honorary spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis -LRB- NF -RRB- Network and a co-founder of South African Youth Education for Sustainability -LRB- SAYes -RRB- .. Neurofibromatosis. Neurofibromatosis. Anderson was appointed an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire -LRB- OBE -RRB- in 2016 for her services to drama .. OBE. Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire