Gillian Anderson Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

Gillian Anderson joins WIRED to answer her most searched questions from Google. Why did she lie about her age to be casted for The X Files? How did she get honorary British citizenship? How would she describe her style on Netflix's Sex Education? The actor answers all these questions and more!
Director: Justin Wolfson
Director of Photography: Jack Belisle
Editor: Louville Moore
Talent: Gillian Anderson
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production and Equipment Manager: Kevin Balash
Talent Booker: Jenna Caldwell; Meredith Judkins
Camera Operator: Christopher Eustache
Sound Mixer: Mike Guggino
Production Assistant: Sonia Butt
Set Designer: Jeremy Derbyshire-Myles
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
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[@jopo7996]

Fine wine wishes it aged like Gillian Anderson.

[@ghostoftsushima936]

Easy there Simp

[@dgtheone]

Stole the words right out of my mouth.

[@RichardBarclay]

I get the feeling that she'd had some fine wine before this interview. Hope it's that and she's not got Parkinson's 😬

[@highcue]

Exactly

[@LisaRSArt]

Well said ❤😍

[@Downhuman74]

Seriously, she's more gorgeous now than ever.

[@Liveloudexplore]

She really is!

[@adriantrusca1245]

Yeah. I came.

[@user-bj3gl2xd8e]

Yess🎉❤

[@sianspherica]

It's kind of insane how she just gets better and better looking.

[@CharloBagis]

That's what I was thinking, she's more beautiful now! 🤩

[@ryanvincenec3511]

She still a baddie

[@gentlyinge6431]

Came here for this

[@TMZahida226]

💯

[@erikkarlsson6839]

Bro if i marry someone and they look like that when we turn 55 im the happiest dude alive

[@TheDamagedKoda]

Fosho

[@michaelchallis4129]

Came to this.

[@SuperAdker]

She was the youngest to win Emmy award for lead actress in 1997 or 1998 until Zendaya broke the record in recent years

[@thenebean9]

Jodie Comer broke it first, before Zendaya won the following year breaking her record.

[@DrFroyd123]

Who?

[@chrisxavier3147]

Zendaya is super overrated

[@TmDuX]

​@@chrisxavier3147right!?

[@Gettingbento]

Cool @SuperAdker I didn’t know that, thanks.

[@Mustlovebooks15]

She’s one of those amazing women who played a character so well it had an effect on the world. Her character in x-files was so badass that a whole wave of women went into STEM fields. She didn’t make a change because of looks, she made a change because she’s so badass.

[@delvictor7570]

If she wasn’t attractive no one would have cared.

[@ludzeppelin]

peak beauty at 55 is insane, she's prettier than ever

[@kevindarkstar]

Mmm that's a subjective call, certainly she's good looking for her age but not a patch on her look 20 odd years ago, but then again that as they say is life 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Sunlit_Reading]

I love how she just embodies so much strength and presence and is unapologetic about it.

[@JosephGallagher]

"He played Fox Mulder, I played Danna Scully in a series called The X-Files... for about 6000 years" Hahahaha, ILYSM

[@miconaval8451]

It would be a lie if it didn't include a single David Duchovny question🤣 love them both

[@echoism666]

got crush on her since The X-Files... and still now

[@YTEdy]

Me too

[@bernarddato3221]

I think we are many in this case 😊

[@adriantrusca1245]

You came hard to her all the time, right?

[@kk-kz8nc]

She's a goddess!

[@BourgeoisCapitalist]

Wipe the T.V. screen when your finished ...

[@tiffanywithnoco]

I swear she’s the only Autocomplete interviewee who wouldn’t drop those stickers on the floor. She just held them in her hand or just pasted them on the arm of the chair! Says a lot about her fastidious character! Marry me Gillian 🤩

[@Makkufurai]

I was just thinking watching that I would have done the same thing XD Stick these here so not to mess up the floor of our host!

[@c-3vo]

No mentioning of her brilliant role in Hannibal? 😭😭😭

[@CorollaDiTenebre]

I had the same thought! The series is way too underrated 😢

[@danhess2]

Saw this comment before I watched the video and now I’m skipping it because without Hannibal they’re essentially ignoring her best role

[@Shasha-jo5iv]

@@danhess2 I'm obsessed with Hannibal but the Fall and the X files are insanely good.

[@mattbernabe]

That series was brilliant! I'm still pissed it got canceled. I'm still hoping they'll pick it back up, or they'll create a movie.

[@c-3vo]

@@Shasha-jo5iv I need to check out The Fall!! I’ll add it to my list! 🙂

[@pingidjit]

Even though I know she played Margaret Thatcher in The Crown, I couldn't see it then and I still can't see it now. That make-up department deserves awards for sure. She looked entirely different and Gillian Anderson molded her stance, speech, mannerisms and everything else perfectly. She disappears so successfully into Thatcher. Incredible. She is iconic for nearly every role she has every played.

[@sassanada]

I had no idea it was her either, until i saw her name in the credits and went, "Wait, what? Who???" 😂 She was absolutely fantastic!

[@SirHenryMaximo]

Absolutely no one can say Mulder the way she does! I loved Gillian Anderson in every single role I saw her play. Such a wonderfully talented actress!

[@Aaron-zl5gq]

knowing she was a fan of Miyazaki just makes me love her that much more that she was casted for Morrow

[@THESILVERNARUTO]

Right?!?!

[@chevjustchev]

I swear she is secretly immortal

[@clincpb8903]

I hope not.🤮🤮

[@knsnsy]

Clyde Bruckman was right

[@HighSierra1500]

@@knsnsy Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose

[@AliseBella]

Gillian anderson is aging like fine wine. I LOVE HER SMMM

[@noushin8]

No questions about "The Fall"?! One of her greatest role IMHO.

[@rebecca_stone]

Agree!

[@leob4403]

Is that the one when you saw her in a thong and topless, man that was something

[@Sheena4583]

Gillian Anderson is one of the OGs for women. Her role as Scully helped to change the landscape for women not just in TV and cinema but in real life.

[@TJS3]

For the record I have just finished watching X-files 1-9 seasons marathon, it was awesome.

[@lucesysombras367]

Yo la empecé a ver nuevamente hace tres días ❤

[@TJS3]

@@lucesysombras367 Disfrutar!

[@makatron]

I've done it 4 times, brings memories back. The one where a thing fed with fear in the Cops mock episode my fav.

[@makatron]

​@@lucesysombras367por cual episodio vas?

[@lucesysombras367]

@@makatron voy más o menos por el 13 de la primera temporada

[@centocerez]

Got the biggest crush on her in the X-Files days....Still do ❤

[@nofakk0]

I KNOW she's American, and yet it feels weird to hear that accent coming out of her mouth lol

[@RichardBarclay]

She's only half American

[@AwwYouTried8639]

​@@RichardBarclayShe's born in America...she's entirely American 💀 Nationality and ethnicity ain't the same you moron 😂

[@bigssmoke2003]

she’s kind of adopting a slight british accent

[@letarogers6380]

She’s bidialectal. So is John Barrowman. Raised in two countries and can code switch.

[@RoSen344]

She's also British as much American.

[@toedstool]

I feel faint watching her - like a hysterical Beatles fan screaming on the barricade. such a gorgeous, brilliant, and captivating woman.

[@rainyd4293]

Her American accent still has a hint of RP British accent

[@snatched.8135]

Yeah her Ds and Ts are strong like a British accent

[@BruceLeedar]

I think it sounds more British than it used to, since she has been living in the UK for a couple of decades now. I think most of her roles since the X-Files have been English characters as well? A rare example of the opposite situation to the British actors known mostly for playing American-accented characters.

[@mosesaves]

It's a tiny bit Moira Rose

[@wolfgangrecordings]

she only brings out the american accent when she's in the states or doing something like this with a primarily american audience, her "natural" accent is english and she uses it when she's on tv or adverts over here. she's lived here longer than she lived in the states now (32 years vs 23 years) so it makes sense

[@s1x6x1s]

i love her nonchalant attitude 😂 somehow makes her more attractive

[@Danstraightedge]

Christ I have had a crush on Gillian Anderson for 25 years.

[@amyharris7013]

Who hasn’t 😊

[@makatron]

Don't we all?

[@peterkazmir]

Gillian was absolutely BRILLANT as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown. I was so impressed. Well done.

[@nellies]

We have been BLESSED today!!! One of my favorite humans in the entire world. Gillian talking about X-Files makes my heart so happy. I'm glad she told off everyone who keeps shipping her and David, I mean it must be so awkward. Please let me age as good as Gillian Anderson 🙏

[@KrisRyanStallard]

I was scared her performance of Margaret Thatcher would make me like Thatcher. Instead, it made me hate Thatcher more and love Gillian even more.

[@cruisinguy6024]

Her acting was insanely good

[@anonymes2884]

That's one I still haven't watched (not _quite_ sure my affection for even Gillian Anderson can counter my antipathy towards Thatcher :).

[@KrisRyanStallard]

@@anonymes2884 you should watch some of the clips with Thatcher and Elizabeth. Gillian and Olivia Coleman are amazing actors, regardless of how you feel about the real people.

[@delvictor7570]

Wow, your sexism is showing. It’s ok for woman to hold office you know.

[@wolverineeagle]

But you love Jew hater Jeremy Corbyn.🎉

[@jibran6299]

the way she talk so calmly 😍😍😍😍

[@corsaircarl9582]

STILL gorgeous, my god

[@darkinstinctful123]

I have such an amazing crush on her.

[@rotting6288]

After watching her amazing perform in the fall as Stella Gibson I watched every film and series she was in and I wasn’t disappointed

[@nails8647]

What a fantastic woman

[@djonedits5567]

When David Duchovny autocomplete interview? ❤😍🥰😘

[@TesGon]

She and Sigourney....are just. The best!

[@thedailywin537]

She didn't waste a syllable when speaking. Well done!

[@davidthomas-ot4cl]

Her accent changes so much. One minute English, then American, then a mix of the two!

[@aidancowell1347]

she’s bidialectal so she’s naturally got both accents under her belt

[@zekibbix]

She obviously sounded 100% English when playing Thatcher or Emily Maitlis, but here I only hear American. (I’m British).

[@Mike-hj7gg]

my first TV crush... gotdamn she still got it..

[@BadgerUKvideo]

I think she's fitter now than she was.

[@viv3nd3tta]

IM SO HAPPY SHE FINALLY DID THIS OMG

[@MrEduardo20001]

As someone who just started watching the x files for the very first time I see this as an absolute win 😅

[@markfisher2683]

Gillian looks stunning, and has aged like a fine wine! Excellent actress and seems like a very self assured human.....doesn't take herself "too seriously";).....

[@Jiorgiapeach]

Gorgeous person. Iconic 90s legend.

[@TheNinjaMarmot]

You were awesome in the Crown as Margaret Thatcher. One of the highlights of the show.

[@maestroclassico5801]

She flips her American and British dialects effortlessly and flawlessly.....just depending on who she is around. Ms G is amazing . She's still got it. I crushed on her in 1993 and I still do now.

[@bagginssupercat]

She is an absolute icon ❤

[@shadesofvirgo]

she looks amazing

[@jonathanpardoe6549]

I saw Gillian live in A Streetcar Named Desire and I will always remember it as a highlight of my theatre views. She was excellent and even more beautiful in the flesh, and she showed a fair bit in that play. I love her

[@amykckid]

Gillian is the absolute definition of cool 😎

[@11Elleve11]

gillian anderson is such an underrated BAMF! i love her!

[@PattonScr]

She's a legend and an icon. That's all I have to say

[@n0jy]

I love her -- herness! Honest, cool, proud. Classy. So many people seem to play what they think you/the public want to see/hear/believe. I just warmed to you being you right here right now. Thanks for the interview!

[@justaname999]

The fact that Duchovny was considered the "big star" and payed double of what she was back in the day is crazy looking at the unbelievably varied roster of roles she's played since and played well and given how much her characterization brought to writing that was uneven at best.

[@jcsrst]

I've always loved her!

[@reYouMad]

OMG she still looks amazing ❤️

[@stephanielynn8727]

I love that she just switches accents depending on where she is and where she is doing press

[@daveUK1066]

She is wild , she would tear you up like those "pathetic" pieces of tape getting in her way 😅

[@thebatmanwhoposts9600]

She's so cool I'm gonna binge a bunch of her interviews now.

[@guidallastra]

she's PERFECTION!!!! I love Gillian since always ❤

[@lillithdv8]

Haven’t we all been in love with her forever?

[@wicksee]

This is particularly pertinent because when I first used the internet in September 1996, one of the first things I searched for were pics of Gillian Anderson! I was in luck too, there were many fan pages. Not difficult to see why.

[@Fin745]

I love Gillian Anderson and Lucy Lawless they are both incredible people! I love them both and to see them both as no nonsense people is just the best. Standing in their truths I love that and I try to do the same everyday of my life.

[@saraanderson7388]

She is so incredibly beautiful

[@stofosaurus]

She's just incredible. Always had a crush on her.

[@cpuuk]

She's so cool in everything she does.

[@CammieBlueSky]

The complete way she just owns everything. Being an icon for so many years.

[@spamgarbage6999]

Her playing with the stickies has me dead. Would absolutely not be able to help myself either

[@szashemashburn9288]

She is stunning! Love her.

[@robertombricen7966]

She ages like fine wine.

[@whitlermountain7198]

SCULLY!!!!! God I love her so much

[@neoanderson7]

The X files put her on the map and she hasn't looked back. So many memorable roles since then. Alas, the vast majority of people still only see Dana Scully.. 🙂 Not that there's anything wrong with that. Very cool woman. Always has been, always will be. I'm looking forward to watching Scoop.

[@mahzunyuzlu535]

00:37, "chillian", ok, ok, that's good too.

[@nmv6488]

Gillovny Naton just fell to it’s knees. David included.

[@denisefreitas6727]

Gillian Anderson is so beautiful, so talented! Love her! ❤

[@jameswelsh5432]

I love her so much!

[@juchidaf]

I LOVE THIS WOMAN.

[@senguptasayn]

Love Gillian so much.

[@grambo3D]

Just heard her read Virginia Woolf's note during the ABT ballet production of Woolf Works, by Wayne McGregor. Beautifully spoken!

[@jj-if6it]

She has a 29 year old child?!

[@SuperDalton72]

just loved her for meny years,,,

[@julissalora706]

Fascinating person and great actor 🎉

[@anish3183]

She is brilliant.

[@joerurigi601]

Loved Nancy Fridays collection, and apppretiate Gillian continuing the trend..

[@DeputatKaktus]

Thanks for this video…I am fanboying SO hard right now. (And no, this is NOT an innuendo, get your minds out of the gutter!) I have been a fan of hers since the X files, as have many others. Needless to say, she has aged incredibly well. Genetics have been very kind to her.

[@yannhollister9091]

90's legend, this woman is an absolute icon

[@idonotknow8503]

I have been loving her for almost 30 years. No regrets.

[@ellDiavolo666]

I love how she fidgets, so naturally confident

[@jennifermunoz9758]

She is just the best!!!!! 💗

[@daveyfunk]

Glad to see other comments saying what I'm thinking in that Gillian is getting more beautiful the older she gets. What a stunningly beautiful woman!!!

[@mikewhite1500]

KZbin is broken. This video is supposedly 4 hours old with 15k views and already populated by daft bot comments? I’m broken as I thought I was the only one with a massive Gillian Anderson crush. What she says about Blanche DuBois resonates as I saw her stellar performance at the Young Vic. At the bow she looked pretty knackered. Still utterly gorgeous though.

[@poppppi__]

She’s the best ❤

[@JaimicoCL]

Agent Dana Scully forever! ❤

[@preachercaine]

Gillian may be my spirit animal

[@ALIENCHASE-qv9ei]

SCULLY!!!!!!! ❤️🤘🏻💯

[@jameslenney]

She’s amazing.

[@andrewpinner3181]

Great lady, great actress !

[@rmannayr2129]

SHE IS A ICON!

[@gualdimpaisgrandemestre3362]

Eres muy especial ,hay toda una grneracion que te amamos . Gran actriz

[@kj6446]

she is so gorgeous.

[@MrKahlerHahn]

A major crush when I was a teen and she‘s still not just gorgeous but flipping cool