Gillian looks great. What an awesome hairstyle. I understand that she wants to move beyond the X Files, but just being reminded of that pilot- wow, that performance of hers is still so captivating. She completely embodied Dana Scully. The naivete, the intellect, and tenaciousness.
this! she created a character with so much depth and so many facets, based on writing that was often ok at best (although some of the writers on the show were outstanding!)
@@zenabraithwaite1934 x-files is mastrpiece first six season. This is a lot great season. Also, season 8 is underrated. In first 9 season, only don't like season 7 and 9
Her performances on Hannibal and The Fall give me goosebumps just remembering them, she is so phenomenal when she's given these dark, complex women to bring to life
I'm a huge fan of The X-Files, and I'm currently rewatching it for the umpteenth time. And you know what? I'm still finding new things to love about it.
Gillian Anderson is one of the very best actresses working today - but her career doesn't always reflect her ability, her range and audacity - her most astonishing performances are in House of Mirth and Streetcar Named Desire, two of the best onscreen performances ever IMO - give her more intricate, classical roles like this, which she can really sink her teeth into
I agree completely that she absolutely shines in the more nuanced but yet powerful roles. What comes to her more 'known tv roles', her subtlety on 'Hannibal' drove the series a lot despite her role being a minor one. 'Streetcar' is up there with her most powerful performances.
I remember watching her on a grainy, distorted Masterpiece Theatre broadcast of Bleak House, back in the day, and turning to my mother and going, "you see, now?" Because I had loved her for years and my mother just hadn't gotten it. Until she saw Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock, and then suddenly, she did.
All her characters are the type of woman that I don't know if I wanna be with or I wanna be. Specially Bedelia and Stella. She is f*cking perfection in everything she does.
I’m an original “X-Phile.”Meaning that I’ve been watching X-files since the premiere on September 10, 1993. Still my all time favorite tv show. Loved the great but wonderfully muted chemistry between Mulder and Scully. See the third season episode “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” and tell me it’s not one of the greatest episodes of television ever. ❤❤
Sort of wish they'd shown her some later seasons of the x files when she fully came into her character and got to showcase the confidence, talent and power she held. Lovvvve all of the things she's been in and I'm so happy we got to witness her looking back on them
I thought she was just American, then i found out much later she moved to the UK when she was very young, then she moved back to the Americas and then back to the UK in 2002.
Edit: all this time I was convinced that she was born in the UK I didn't know that she was actually born in Chicago that's insane. The way her accent has amalgamated into kind of British kind of American is fascinating to me so cool she seems such a chill person
She's apparently always has been like that, she was born in the US then moved to England as a kid, then moved back to the US when she was 11, then later moved back to England and on and on. She's one of those rare types of people that preserve two accents naturally. And if I'm not mistaken one of her parents is English.
She's apparently always has been like that, she was born in the US then moved to England as a kid, then moved back to the US when she was 11, then later moved back to England and on and on. She's one of those rare types of people that preserve two accents naturally. And if I'm not mistaken one of her parents is English.
@@whatabouttheearth Moved back to the US when she was 12, but her folks kept their place in England they would go back there every Summer without fail until Gillian movd back there perm in 2002 😀 No both her folks are American!
Gillian as Scully is a goddess. Her performance as Thatcher was shocking in a marvellous way. But Stella Gibson - that dance she does with Spector, oh my! Jamie Dornan is a much better actor than all that 50 Shades nonsense would have you believe, and he and Gillian played perfectly off each other.
Utterly criminal that Bleak House was not featured here as it is absolutely outstanding. Her performance as “ Lady Dedlock “ was ( is ) on a whole different level. Incredible & profoundly moving ❤🎉
I did, last year. They've all been remastered in HD. They've done a phenomenal job on the remastering, they look like they were made yesterday. The whole show stands up exceptionally well and really shows just how far ahead of its time it was. Rewatch it! You won't be disappointed..
I remember watching the X-files as a teenage girl an being so much into Mulder. It's now hard to believe but was so number 2 for me then. And now I'm 40 now and I want to be like Gillian when I grow up. It's her who is dazzling and perfectly great.
Awesome! I love her acting and the roles she plays to perfection, love her directness and how well spoken she is. I absolutely loved her in The Fall- how she handled men, how she carried herself. Extremely elegant, honest, classy, confident, supportive towards women… brilliant woman . 😊
I love Gillian since X-Files but her performance in The Fall was magnificent. She always looks so sharp and so cool at the same time like nothing is gonna bother her and she is gonna just commit to whatever she was doing it.
I've seen so many interviews with her and this is my favorite mannerism of hers. When she's in the States, she has an American accent, but her British accent will sometimes peek through. I love it hehe
Gillian, you're my hero. Being an FBI agent like Dana Scully was one of my first childhood aspirations. I was 8 or 9, and I lived (still do) so far away in Indonesia! No internet at that time, mind you. In junior high, I was seriously considering to get into forensics (though I did not because my parents didn't approve and I hated biology). You and Scully are an inspiration for little girls around the world.
Great to see this. Gillian is one of the very nice celebs. When I was just a young lad working in the biz as a grunt early on in her career she was super cool. Miss seeing her around.
It's kind of sad that she doesn't appreciate Scully as much as this character deserves. Gillian needs to know that she was great as Scully, she was young back then and she was perfect.😊
Impossible to pick a "best" performance because they are all stellar. The fact that she can walk into each role and be fantastic is the true story- what a gift!
X-Files was awesome. Me, my brother, and my mom used to site down every Friday night to watch the week's episode. Mind you we would constantly have to keep my mom updated on what was going on because some of the sci-fi stuff would go over her head 😂
It amazes me how much Gillian Anderson and my elder sister resemble each other. Not when Gillian was much younger (X files) but everything since The Fall and Bleak House onward. Gillian looks more like a sister to my sister than I do. Not kidding.
She’s an amazing actress... I know she wanted to move beyond her X-Files role, but that serie worked because of the HUGE chemistry she had with DD. They still have that spark... Some people say we meet certain people for a reason, not by chance. Maybe they weren’t a couple in this life, but there's definitely something there... maybe in the next life.
When I saw The Crown and Thatcher first appearance, I had no clue she was portrayed by Anderson. I found out by coincidence and my jaw dropped. Superb acting by Anderson in my humble opinion!
I loved her performance of Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (2011). It’s my favourite adaptation ever. She was brittle, sinister and otherworldly. Incredible performance that was so eerie, I couldn’t take my eyes off her wondering what she would do or say.
X-Files is my all time favorite series. The show and Gillian Anderson deserves so much credit for finally creating an intelligent female character. I think she paved the way for many actresses today. Until Scully, most were bimbos. At least that’s my opinion.
Me, child of the 90's, Scully was my hero along with Xena. And no one would be more perfect Scully than Gillian. Having said that , in the alternate universe somewhere, Cynthia Nixon was cast and she is FCKNG FABULOUS as Dana Scully
Gillian is so fricken hot I love everything she has done she is by far the hardest crush I have ever had never missed an episode of the X-Files no matter what I had going on in the 90's!
I heard the big nobs wanted Gillian's character to have dicke titten but Chris loved Gillian. IMO these two had the best chemistry of any lead characters in TV history. My all time fav show.
Gillian Anderson is the definition of cool.
Totally agree! ❤
My very 1st TV crush..and I didnt even realized it at the time! 😂
Beyond Cool , mega Cool ❤
Agreed.
A different adjective I think.
Gillian looks great. What an awesome hairstyle. I understand that she wants to move beyond the X Files, but just being reminded of that pilot- wow, that performance of hers is still so captivating. She completely embodied Dana Scully. The naivete, the intellect, and tenaciousness.
X- files was phenomenal in it's first few seasons.
this! she created a character with so much depth and so many facets, based on writing that was often ok at best (although some of the writers on the show were outstanding!)
Gods yes...
@@zenabraithwaite1934 x-files is mastrpiece first six season. This is a lot great season. Also, season 8 is underrated. In first 9 season, only don't like season 7 and 9
She says that first scene is ‘cringy’ but it looks amazing to me 😂 really goes to show how critical we are of ourselves
Her performances on Hannibal and The Fall give me goosebumps just remembering them, she is so phenomenal when she's given these dark, complex women to bring to life
She was exquisite in Hannibal. It doesn't get mentioned enough.
Her medicine 😅
Completely agree 😍
Yeah it does. She even talked about the character and what she was about
@rampagingshark she was hot elegant lady in it ,specially in Europe
Definitely recommend The Fall, if you liked her in Hannibal!
I'm a huge fan of The X-Files, and I'm currently rewatching it for the umpteenth time. And you know what? I'm still finding new things to love about it.
Agree!
Same here 😊
Gillian Anderson is one of the very best actresses working today - but her career doesn't always reflect her ability, her range and audacity - her most astonishing performances are in House of Mirth and Streetcar Named Desire, two of the best onscreen performances ever IMO - give her more intricate, classical roles like this, which she can really sink her teeth into
I agree completely that she absolutely shines in the more nuanced but yet powerful roles. What comes to her more 'known tv roles', her subtlety on 'Hannibal' drove the series a lot despite her role being a minor one. 'Streetcar' is up there with her most powerful performances.
I remember watching her on a grainy, distorted Masterpiece Theatre broadcast of Bleak House, back in the day, and turning to my mother and going, "you see, now?" Because I had loved her for years and my mother just hadn't gotten it. Until she saw Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock, and then suddenly, she did.
I’ve always said her performance in Streetcar was the best performance I’ve ever seen of anything ever.
All her characters are the type of woman that I don't know if I wanna be with or I wanna be. Specially Bedelia and Stella.
She is f*cking perfection in everything she does.
A little over-dramatic, don't you think. Geez.
Your comment is a little bit unnecessary, don't you think? It's the internet. Land of hyperbole. 😆
@@mvdum29 If I thought it was unnecessary I wouldn't have written it. So no, I don't think it is a little bit unnecessary. Yours, on the other hand...
@@alvarezandre Oh my friend I was poking fun at the comment above me. Not you. I agree with YOU. 😺
How about Margaret Thatcher!
I’m an original “X-Phile.”Meaning that I’ve been watching X-files since the premiere on September 10, 1993. Still my all time favorite tv show. Loved the great but wonderfully muted chemistry between Mulder and Scully. See the third season episode “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” and tell me it’s not one of the greatest episodes of television ever. ❤❤
I love this episode! My favorite!
well done you!
Same here, I was 12yo!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Me too. I thought it was funny she mentioned Briscoe County Jr. I remember watching their premieres back to back that night!
Such an X-phile my wedding anniversary is sept 10 😂😂😂
Sort of wish they'd shown her some later seasons of the x files when she fully came into her character and got to showcase the confidence, talent and power she held. Lovvvve all of the things she's been in and I'm so happy we got to witness her looking back on them
She’s so CHIC and an INCREDIBLE talent! Iconic as Stella in “The Fall”!
Love The X-Files. My favorite series of all time. Gillian Anderson is phenomenally talented and beautiful.👽❤️
I remember getting together with friends on Friday nights for an X files party to watch the episode.....
5:15 The way she frequently switches accents in real life always throws me off guard 😅
It’s really cool watching her brain adjust to things in real-time!!! Like honestly amazing she can naturally house these two accents
Her and Anna Paquin lol 😆
I think it’s also that she was watching herself speak in the other accent and she switched automatically😂
I thought she was just American, then i found out much later she moved to the UK when she was very young, then she moved back to the Americas and then back to the UK in 2002.
I actually had to rewind because my brain was like wait wasn't she just using an American accent?
Gillian Anderson is so talented and ageless!
I'm so thrilled they asked her about Hannibal! One of my favourite parts she ever did - that show honestly doesn't get enough love.
The X-Files was a defining moment in history for my generation.
The X-Files is a defining series for all Television history. Still one of the very, very, very elite shows ever.
I agree with you.
The X Files is still legendary. Brings back great memories watching it in the '90s.
I like the way Gillian goes back and forth between her American and British accents. An amazing ability.
Just to watch her observe, distill, and articulate here is a masterclass in itself.
Edit: all this time I was convinced that she was born in the UK I didn't know that she was actually born in Chicago that's insane.
The way her accent has amalgamated into kind of British kind of American is fascinating to me so cool she seems such a chill person
I love how her normal accent is some bizzare British / American combo now. The modern transatlantic accent haha
She’s so striking 😊
She's apparently always has been like that, she was born in the US then moved to England as a kid, then moved back to the US when she was 11, then later moved back to England and on and on. She's one of those rare types of people that preserve two accents naturally. And if I'm not mistaken one of her parents is English.
She's apparently always has been like that, she was born in the US then moved to England as a kid, then moved back to the US when she was 11, then later moved back to England and on and on. She's one of those rare types of people that preserve two accents naturally. And if I'm not mistaken one of her parents is English.
@@whatabouttheearth oh I know, but I feel like she used to be better at flip flopping in interviews hahah
@@whatabouttheearth Moved back to the US when she was 12, but her folks kept their place in England they would go back there every Summer without fail until Gillian movd back there perm in 2002 😀
No both her folks are American!
It seams to change ether been in the U.K. or US
Gillian as Scully is a goddess. Her performance as Thatcher was shocking in a marvellous way. But Stella Gibson - that dance she does with Spector, oh my! Jamie Dornan is a much better actor than all that 50 Shades nonsense would have you believe, and he and Gillian played perfectly off each other.
I didn't appreciate Dornan until I watched The Fall. They were both fascinating in these series.
Utterly criminal that Bleak House was not featured here as it is absolutely outstanding. Her performance as “ Lady Dedlock “ was ( is ) on a whole different level. Incredible & profoundly moving ❤🎉
Agreed! I love her portrayal of Lady Dedlock as well. I mean, all the cast was wonderful in their parts. Fabulous series that nobody talks about.
Oh Scully and Mulder 😍 i can rewatch the whole show again ❤
I did, last year. They've all been remastered in HD. They've done a phenomenal job on the remastering, they look like they were made yesterday. The whole show stands up exceptionally well and really shows just how far ahead of its time it was. Rewatch it! You won't be disappointed..
@@alistairmscott totally!! I rewatch every 2-3 years I would say. I think I have seen the series 7 times maybe? It holds up incredibly well
Gillian Anderson is a f***ing icon!
her career is so astounding that she continues to be successful
The legend herself. I hope she wins an Oscar one day.
She’s not gunna win an Oscar doing tv shows which is pretty much all she’s done.
Lol she’s never winning an Oscar. MAYBE an Emmy, but even then probably no.
@@BIPOCperson she's already won two emmys you dum dum
@@BIPOCperson Didn't she just win an emmy a couple of years ago?
@@BIPOCperson She's won multiple Emmys already
I remember watching the X-files as a teenage girl an being so much into Mulder. It's now hard to believe but was so number 2 for me then. And now I'm 40 now and I want to be like Gillian when I grow up. It's her who is dazzling and perfectly great.
Awesome! I love her acting and the roles she plays to perfection, love her directness and how well spoken she is.
I absolutely loved her in The Fall- how she handled men, how she carried herself. Extremely elegant, honest, classy, confident, supportive towards women… brilliant woman .
😊
She just has this very cool and mysterious aura. And she gets more beautiful as the gets older. Truly a stunning and quite underrated actress.
I love Gillian since X-Files but her performance in The Fall was magnificent. She always looks so sharp and so cool at the same time like nothing is gonna bother her and she is gonna just commit to whatever she was doing it.
No series ever has seen its material elevated like that. Andersson and Duchovny could turn any plot into television gold.
5:18 the british accent peaking through 😭
I've seen so many interviews with her and this is my favorite mannerism of hers. When she's in the States, she has an American accent, but her British accent will sometimes peek through. I love it hehe
I didn't know she waa British
I agree. Probably when she talks about doing that show, the British seeps through.
I absolutely love that she spoke about Hannibal and The Fall. She was really great in both of those series, along with many more ❤
Teacher: define perfection
Me: *holds up picture of Gillian Anderson*
Random kid: that’s not a definition
Teacher: I’ll allow it
I've met gillian once and let me tell you all she is the most beautiful woman in the world and she smells like paradise
so true.i met her too in London many years ago!! she is just a wonderful human being and a very attractive woman :)
I want to believe.
You smelled her?
@@steveyi2859 yes when we hugged
Gillian, you're my hero. Being an FBI agent like Dana Scully was one of my first childhood aspirations. I was 8 or 9, and I lived (still do) so far away in Indonesia! No internet at that time, mind you. In junior high, I was seriously considering to get into forensics (though I did not because my parents didn't approve and I hated biology). You and Scully are an inspiration for little girls around the world.
she's so beautiful and talented it's amazing
She says the X Files pilot was cringy. But that awkward cringy is what sold it!
Great to see this. Gillian is one of the very nice celebs. When I was just a young lad working in the biz as a grunt early on in her career she was super cool. Miss seeing her around.
Loved this interview!
The Fall is my favorite out of all these shows.
Gillian's class and star power is legend which shines here!
She is such a chameleon!! I am so glad she is getting so many chances to shine lately, she is a brilliant actress.
I had an "I want to believe" poster! 😅 Love Gillian! Great actress and cool person! ❤
It's kind of sad that she doesn't appreciate Scully as much as this character deserves. Gillian needs to know that she was great as Scully, she was young back then and she was perfect.😊
EXACTLY!!! looks like she now hates that part of her life and that’s so disappointing!
Yes I get that feeling too and it always makes me sad...
Dana Scully has been an icon in my life since my brother introduced the show to me when I was 11. X-Files will always be one of my top favorites
I still remember when this episode aired. I was a freshmen in high school. It seems like forever ago. The memories.
I will never comprehend how Dana Scully and Jean Milburn are played by the same person
She did an amazing job as Margret Thatcher 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
it's interesting how she goes in and out of her accent depending on the audience.
i'm such a huge fan of gillian- she is so incredibly talented ✨
As pretty as she was as a young woman, she is simply gorgeous today
Amen!! She is incredible
She's always great. I loved her in Bleak House.
What a great little dive into some of Gillian's most amazing characters. She's so amazingly talented 😍
Impossible to pick a "best" performance because they are all stellar. The fact that she can walk into each role and be fantastic is the true story- what a gift!
Love how as she sees scenes…
Her accent is fluid.
Very charming.
I’ve been a massive fan of Ms. Anderson since the X-Files! Excellent actor, hysterical and beautiful!
There is no tv show that I desperately and patiently waited for more than X-Files.
That first meeting between Mulder and Scully was iconic, can't believe that she would describe it as cringey
I wish they had included The House of Mirth. It was exceptional and she was phenomenal in it.
X-Files was awesome. Me, my brother, and my mom used to site down every Friday night to watch the week's episode. Mind you we would constantly have to keep my mom updated on what was going on because some of the sci-fi stuff would go over her head 😂
It amazes me how much Gillian Anderson and my elder sister resemble each other. Not when Gillian was much younger (X files) but everything since The Fall and Bleak House onward. Gillian looks more like a sister to my sister than I do. Not kidding.
She’s an amazing actress... I know she wanted to move beyond her X-Files role, but that serie worked because of the HUGE chemistry she had with DD.
They still have that spark... Some people say we meet certain people for a reason, not by chance. Maybe they weren’t a couple in this life, but there's definitely something there... maybe in the next life.
When I saw The Crown and Thatcher first appearance, I had no clue she was portrayed by Anderson. I found out by coincidence and my jaw dropped. Superb acting by Anderson in my humble opinion!
She’s amazing, MOTHER
THANK YOU vanity fair for having gillian talk about hannibal that character was mesmerizing
Love the x files,I'm 71 n still watching it❤❤❤
What an INSANE amount of pressure!!
I loved her performance of Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (2011). It’s my favourite adaptation ever. She was brittle, sinister and otherworldly. Incredible performance that was so eerie, I couldn’t take my eyes off her wondering what she would do or say.
X-Files is my all time favorite series. The show and Gillian Anderson deserves so much credit for finally creating an intelligent female character. I think she paved the way for many actresses today. Until Scully, most were bimbos. At least that’s my opinion.
Me, child of the 90's, Scully was my hero along with Xena. And no one would be more perfect Scully than Gillian. Having said that , in the alternate universe somewhere, Cynthia Nixon was cast and she is FCKNG FABULOUS as Dana Scully
Brisco County Jnr! Really wish they had continued to develop it.
She will always be Scully to me 😆
Scully and Stella changed my life. Powerful women that changed my perspective on femininity
I think I’m straight but this lady has done something with me since I first saw her in the X Files way back when. I can’t explain it.
My favorite of her performances was "The Fall". Loved her in that.
My absolute favorite show! Original watcher. Had posters and everything! My daughter is named after her❤
Best epi has to be the Christmas one with Lilly tomlin and ed asner. Great epi
UFO. As a professor. The frequency off hydrogen scene. Just perfect. ❤
Phenomenal actress!! The Fall is my personal favourite, and of course X Files! I'm just reading her new book too. She's great
Was just talking about The X-Files last night. Groundbreaking television
She was great on Top Gear too.
Icon .. been some of the finest shows and roles of the last 30 years
Scully!!!!!
I absolutely loved The Fall
My all time crush since I was 14....
I grew up watching the X-Files. And some how i can't stop thinking, that im looking at Dana Scully.
Like that's Scully!! :D She made such an impact!
Loved The Fall. She was brilliant.
Love her since forever!
Gillian is so fricken hot I love everything she has done she is by far the hardest crush I have ever had never missed an episode of the X-Files no matter what I had going on in the 90's!
A fine wine - or maybe it’s been long enough since I heard a Scully rationalism.
I think the false TV is a mistake. It would be much better if we could see the clips full screen.
Gillian is the only woman whose sense of humor, intelligence, and personality could maybe, just maybe, hold a candle to Rose Gotto's.
I hope she sees this. She looked super hot on the show but just got hotter and hotter and she finally decided on goddess as her final form. 😮amazing
The Fall is one of the best shows EVER
I heard the big nobs wanted Gillian's character to have dicke titten but Chris loved Gillian. IMO these two had the best chemistry of any lead characters in TV history. My all time fav show.
I love how quickly she can switch between her accents
Why does her accent change when she’s in the uk?
She was born in Chicago but lives in London. She just adopts a British accent for her characters.
Raised in london until 11
@@jmchez I’ve seen her give interviews here with no hint of an American accent. Maybe it just changes depending on who she’s around
@@MoleyRusselsWart_yes, exactly! 👍🏻
She lived in the UK in childhood and adopted the local pronunciation.
You are such a talented actor Gillian and a wonderful personality. That's a rare package and it's inspiring.
Omg!!!! Yes, please!!! She is a legend!❤❤❤❤