The Gillian Anderson Dedication Page
This page is dedicated to the lovely Gillian Anderson, known worldwide as Dana Scully on "The X-Files." Gillian first burst onto the scene on X-Files nine years ago, an unkown actress that until that time had only done theater in and around New York and a small budget film called "The Turning." Born August 9, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois to Edward and Rosmary Anderson, Gillian has charmed fans the world over. She is known most for her role as Dana Scully, but turned in outstanding performances in the films "Playing By Heart," "The Mighty," "Chicago Cab," and "The House of Mirth.

The House of Mirth(2000)
The House of Mirth is a period drama set it 1900's New York, and features Gillian as Lily Bart, a socialite trying to make her way in a dog-eat-dog world, where the meanest survive and the rest are thrown aside. Which basically is what happens to Lily. She is trying to push her way up in society, but because of gambling debts, her aunt cuts off her money, her cousin ruins her reputation, and she has the will and means to get it all back, but at the risk of hurting the only man she loves and whom loves her in return, Lawrence Selden(Eric Stolz). So she does not and falls from society. So, although she kept her integrity, she became a ruined person, and weighed down from her fall from society, she ends her life.

The IMBD House of Mirth listing

Gillian's Other Works(Including The X-Files)
Gillian has also been in other movies, and a TV Show, in both major and minor roles. Now, for the past nine years, Gillian has played Dana Scully on The X-Files, the brainy sci-fi show that, not long after it's 1993 debut, amased at small but amazingly loyal cult following, which soon expanded, making The X-Files one of Fox Television's top shows and catapulting Gillian and co-star David Duchovny into instant fame. Their faces have grazed magazine covers, billboards and tons of internets sites. Gillian was famous for not just being "another blonde beauty with big boobs," but was instead known for her brainy beauty, and referred to as "the thinking man's crumpet" in Britain. The show continued for nine years, exploring the paranormal, a complicated mythology, and the title charecters sexy yet platonic relationship. The X-Files is in it's ninth and final season.
Gillian has also had small roles in numerous low budget movies. Her first was The Turning, in which Gillian played April Cavanaugh, a waitress in the Adirondacks who's ex-boyfriend returns home to his small mountain town fresh from involvement in Neo Nazi groups and wrecks havoc. Many know this movie for Gillian's infamous topless scene, the only nudity she has ever done. She also had a role in the ensemble flick Chicago Cab, based on a stage play and featuring a impressive ensemble cast including John Cusack and Julianne Moore, among others. Gillian played Brenda(aka South Side Girl), a foul mouthed girl who gets in a highly entertaining fight with her boyfriend. One other is The Mighty, starring Sharon Stone, Harry Dean Stanton, Gina Rowlands, Kerian Culkin and Elden Henson. Gillian played Loretta Lee, the alcoholic girlfriend of Meatloaf's charecter.

The Mighty IMDB listing