Gillian Anderson on Giant Penis Cake, Connection with Bill Clinton & Playing Eleanor Roosevelt

[@senguptasayn]

She is such a sweetheart. What an impactful artist she is.

[@PRLIBRE_SOBERANO]

Love her flow

[@reynardfoxx6753]

Love Gillian 💕 She's become so grande since X files. It's cute.

[@yamatotakeru9078]

Truth

[@remi6408]

I love the X-Files but it is amaaazing to see her in so many different and super complex roles too. Stella Gibson, Blanche DuBois, Margaret Thatcher and now Eleanor Roosevelt! What a career she’s having! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@rocklesson86]

Don't forget Sex Education.

[@karenling2106]

the new showtime series the first lady premieres sunday on showtime

[@elizabethperimontclason3242]

In Hannibal as Bedelia Du Maurier is another one of me faves too.

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

Gillian left Hollywood at the height of X fame to move to England ,missing opportunities and film makers still wanted to stereotype her as Scully. I respect her tremendously! She has since proven very versatile & her career is more successfully than ever, with years to come. I like Them both, & look forward to more career highs.

[@Xennox2]

Im waiting for onlyfans!

[@gordonmills2748]

Gillian Anderson is in the running to be the next Helen Mirren. She just keeps getting better with age.

[@waynej2608]

And, she's easy on the eyes.

[@bimm7930]

@@drunkvegangal8089 i disgree

[@tentardigrades968]

Haha you just compared my greatest crush with my other greatest crush. I guess I have a type.

[@AkashKumar-cz9gm]

Helen Mirren is positively Americanized ... She doesn't have the stiff upper lip, is always ready for a good laugh.. Gillian Anderson is all British mannerism wise even though she had strong American roots. Both are amazingly talented actresses.

[@NovaScene]

Gillian looks exhausted IMO, a far cry from what she was in X-Files.

[@llebbkish5257]

I freakin love Gillian Anderson!!!!!.... she doesn't age...her skin is flawless......and she literally NEVER disappoints!!

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

I disagree, I think she is aging very well despite the heavy makeup, but her face moves like a normal person, not a botoxed Barbie doll.

[@laurajames723]

Well living in England which she does, and ofcourse eating properly will make your skin look that good after a while.

[@leodefine86]

She is aging, but she is aging very well, she looks beautiful without resorting to plastic surgery like so many movie stars.

[@Nunov103]

She’s like wine, looks more stunning and charming with age, she’s brilliant :)

[@topiarygarden8551]

She needs to eat a good meal!!!

[@bimm7930]

@@topiarygarden8551 you need a life

[@brotherofjunk]

@@topiarygarden8551 She's what, 5'2?? She's tiny. Sometimes skinny people are just skinny. You're ridicule is lazy and boring.

[@fizbinsfire]

Makes no sense. You dont look at wine you drink it.

[@Lcmsguru]

Had a bit of work done

[@dihboas]

I love the fact that you don't know how Gillian will sound until she starts speaking, her ability to navigate thru accents is amazing, I'm always impressed

[@kktomm]

Do you? I find it toe curling and utterly cringeworthy...

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@kktomm It's her natural way of speaking, nothing cringey about person's natural manner

[@apok1980]

I’m a little bit of a nerd, and you would think my crush on Gillian comes from X-Files. But in fact, I never noticed her beyond standard actress until I saw her in “The Fall”. She was very seductive on that show the way she carried herself. Now I watch her in everything, crushing on her talent.

[@classicalaid1]

Try watching her in Great Expectations! Unforgettable.

[@nicolemarie7413]

I never really watched The X-Files, but I remember noticing her first in something called the house of mirth, and I loved it and loved her in it! Then later, I saw her in the fall and I thought she was wonderful just as you did! Quite an amazing show although very dark! I tried to persuade my best friend to watch it and she sat through a couple episodes and then refused to watch anymore.

[@apok1980]

I imagine Gillian Anderson as sophisticated, and soft spoken……. What if she’s more like Gary Busey in real life? LOL

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@apok1980 She's both sophisticated and elegant yet direct and cheeky

[@pauldockree9915]

"Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.” “It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” Eleanor Roosevelt

[@AkashKumar-cz9gm]

“A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong it is until it's in hot water." "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt

[@Omikoshi78]

She aged well like very expensive fine wine.

[@lalisan3908]

she looks good what r u talkin abt

[@bimm7930]

@CockOfJustice she looks just fine you sound crazy

[@luluf5937]

Love Gillian and it will always be The X files for me. Such a brilliant actress.

[@classicalaid1]

I have seen Gillian in two Charles Dickens/ BBC costume drama offerings and her performances in both were unforgettable. One was playing the iconic 'Miss Havisham' from Great Expectations. A must see. In both cases warmly recommended.

[@Jazzygirl5]

Oh man I have no doubt she nailed that role might as well be made for her

[@basiliskoE]

She's AMAZING in Great Expectations

[@mattpierard]

She was great in Bleak House as Lady Dedlock, but I didn't get to see her in GE. You never know what accent she's going to use in interviews -- on Terri Gross's show, she affected her British one. On Kimmel, she sounds hoarsely American. I was surprised she didn't get any nods for House of Mirth.

[@classicalaid1]

@@mattpierard Thanks so much for the Lady Dedlock, Bleak House prompting.

[@Jazzygirl5]

@@mattpierard I honestly just saw her in the Spy who Dumped me she sounded the same in the interview as that character lol but I know what you mean.

[@neoanderson7]

Another class act! 👏🏻 Jimmy seems to be hitting it out of the park lately… 🤔 Scully will always be my favourite version of Gillian. However, her role in The Crown was fantastic! 👏🏻

[@me-jc2sf]

In love with Gillian Anderson after watching The fall. Very addictive ❤️

[@girlinagale]

I came here to say the same.

[@irahsolon]

I wish people get to see more of this side of Gillian! She's hilarious af! People perceive her more of a really serious person because of the dramatic roles given to her perhaps. Love her sense of humor tho! She's kinda reserved to people she's not comfortable with but when she already warms up, she's the funniest!

[@vrushabhbhaskar1348]

About time I saw some celeb having a candid interview without feeling uptight

[@GreyJedi17]

Totally love Gillian. Older even better.

[@scully98]

Love her, hope she wins another emmy/golden globes with the new series

[@PRLIBRE_SOBERANO]

Is so cool to see how Jimmy handles and navigates the different and diverse personalities of his guests… Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the most important and caritative woman of the 20th Century. 🙌🏼 An icon.

[@classicalaid1]

Nice, respective comment about Jimmy. And the word 'caritative' adds an elevating touch. What does the word mean to you, pray tell, Miguel?

[@PRLIBRE_SOBERANO]

@@classicalaid1 charitable…

[@vrushabhbhaskar1348]

Didn't know he had the power to summon spirits of dead First Ladies.

[@PRLIBRE_SOBERANO]

@@vrushabhbhaskar1348 It’s so great to know that you’ve learned something new… 🤜🏽🤛🏼✌🏼😁

[@oneirishpoet]

Colbert is a MUCH better interviewer and Gillian Anderson is a terrible choice to play Eleanor Roosevelt. There must be dozens of better choices for that role

[@Sharyk808]

Interview went really well. She has a good sense of humor. It’s strange she’s speaking with an accent. Can’t wait to watch her show.

[@jack-a-lopium]

She actually has 2 accents! One British, one Canadian... her voice coach says she is a freak of nature... but that's actually a good thing 😂😁

[@pearpenguin]

She was born in America(Chicago) but spent her first year in Puerto Rico and then the next 9 or so years going to school in London, England before returning to America.

[@Sharyk808]

@@jack-a-lopium American accent too.

[@Sharyk808]

@@pearpenguin 😂I knew she was American. She can flip accent easily.

[@zyzzyvacation]

For trivia nuts, the "X-Files" episode where she said she’d like to be Eleanor Roosevelt was titled "Small Potatoes" (S4/E20 - April 1997).

[@meshzy13]

I love that nowdays she is playing more and more diverse and meaty roles. I remember around 2005 ish she was no where on the screen and I think as someone mentioned here after The Fall that show seemed to restarted her career and she is always everywhere now - not that I'm complaining cause who can get enough of her!

[@MackerelCat]

She was doing some plays and tv in the UK. She’s said since she just needed some time to get over being Scully and the stress of the massive work schedule and stuff. She had a little kid after all, must have been intense.

[@angeleyes_1412]

I’ve loved this woman since 1993. She is amazingly funny and a terrific actress! ❤️

[@protiliusproductions]

She’s like fine wine… just gets better with age.

[@MrMercedescl55]

Bruh , she is stuttering all over the place. I would swear she has some sort of mental disease

[@MrMercedescl55]

Nothing wrong with getting old but I can't be only one noticing it.....she is MILES away from her x files cognitive position

[@protiliusproductions]

@@MrMercedescl55 Didn’t notice.

[@Gawgushh]

Finished watching 'The Fall' today and I'm obsessed with Gillian. She's amazing

[@ryanm4319]

“The truth is out there” …I just came to tell Jillian that it’s been 25yrs and I still love her.

[@jacqueline3280]

Gillian Anderson is breathtaking.

[@marieclaire6172]

This is a new interview? Damn! Thought it was an old one. She never aged!!

[@daren9718]

This Lady is like a fine wine. She was a good actress in youth, but has Grow into herself in a Wonderful and Lovely Way Today. She’s done some Great work on British TV.

[@michaelbyrd524]

I was an XFiles fanatic. Did not recognize her. She looks good but different.

[@heatherbrown384]

Watching The Crown. Her portrayal of MagsT truly amazing. I thought no-one could beat Meryl for impersonations.

[@GhostPhoenix111]

Years ago, as a boy, I grew up captivated by Gillian's dazzling beauty and charm when she played in the X-Files. Today, as a grown man, I stumbled upon the film again and I am still impressed. A beautiful woman, a fantastic actress!

[@wideawake5630]

That woman just keeps getting more beautiful over the years .

[@WilloPR]

When you're 53 and way hotter than a bunch of 23 year olds... seriously, what type of sorcery is this??? She looks better now than back when she did X-Files... wtf!

[@matthewj7800]

She looked pretty good back then too lol even with the 90s hair. There was one episode in particular where I really noticed what a knockout she is.

[@leodefine86]

I think her best look was around the 5th and 6th season of the X-Files. She was truly hot at the top of her beauty. She also looks great now besides being older, she looks really good for her age.

[@wtl63]

Lol quit your bs, she was hottest during the show

[@SludgeMan90]

Ppppfff no she does not. She looks better younger and more attractive on x files wtf are you talking about. She is in her 50s hrre

[@prettykiray]

I got a thing for older women ❤ hot 😊

[@stacyvonn8036]

As a 15-year-old boy in 1996 I thought Gillian Anderson was without a doubt the most extraordinarily Beautiful Woman in the entire world until I met my soon to be wife of 18 years in 1997...Which Oddly looked Eerily similar to Gillian Anderson.... But never told my wife that...🤫

[@jackbrumby1892]

My wife & I are halfway through her 2013 series "The Fall". Wow! Great production, acting etc. It's on Britbox.

[@classicalaid1]

Try her Charles Dickens costume drama interpretations, like Miss Havisham in Great Expectations!

[@marvinmartion1178]

Didn't realize it's from 2013! Watching it now on pbs ! It's dark!

[@stevie11230]

They should have done another season. Her story wasn't over.

[@analusilvaj]

That show is AMAZING

[@chantalallan8019]

Britbox is amazing, there are so many great shows to watch on their!

[@edwardfletcher7790]

She's a wonderful actress and an awesome human being 👍

[@wendigo53]

The purpose of icing on cakes is to preserve the cake, for consumption up to two weeks after baking. This was one strategy to manage food and cooking, from a time before refrigeration.

[@matteo6050]

Gillian ti amo

[@think2023]

OMG I dont know how its done....but SO well preserved!!!

[@bernadetteshepherd65]

I thought she had a british accent...what a surprise 😂 talented lady 🥰

[@LindaC616]

She can switch back and forth easily depending on where she is

[@marshan1226]

She won’t stick to one accent

[@Barnabas45]

She definitely took her part seriously.

[@LindaC616]

She grew up between England and MI. Has lived in England for quite a few years now

[@raynemichelle2996]

She's bidialectal and sometimes her accent is a mix of both

[@kiljoy100]

I still have and wear my original X-files T-shirt from the 90's.

[@jojb411]

Jimmy Kimmel is the best I swear lol

[@shookdrm.d.9389]

i always remember her as the x files lady.....glad she is still in this business !

[@Verena3383]

I am just rewatching the X Files for the fourth time!

[@mattgaming8717]

Years with out a sound and just like that.X-Files music strikes again!!!! Wow is an understatement.

[@bimm7930]

Shes been my favorite actress since i was a child!! I was obsessed with the xfiles!!! And i mean obsessed

[@Kwakimolo]

i love her presence

[@marthawoodworth]

Gillian Anderson is the sexiest woman alive. She's riveting in "The Fall" on Netflix. As Margaret Thatcher she was amazingly real and even touching!

[@CoasterMan13Official]

She ages like a fine wine!

[@NewMessage]

"Did you eat it?" I wonder how long the argument was in the writer's room over that wording. "I'm tellin' ya for the last time, Jimmy... you can't say 'Did you put it in your mouth'!!!!"

[@kittybear9693]

I was hopeful she’d add Just the tip

[@queenkeen436]

I live for the fact that Scully wanted to be Eleonor Roosevelt for one day and now Gillian actually portraits her!

[@8910d]

Love her, so real. ❤️

[@johno7617]

Shes a BABE at any age and a fantastic actress

[@alliiiiiiiiii]

Her accent is the perfect mix of English and American.

[@dr.doofenshmirtz8493]

SHE IS A QUEEN💓💓🧸

[@isaacbeeby2528]

The funniest thing about this is that not only did Gillian Anderson as Scully in The X-Files say that if she could be anyone, she would be Eleanor Roosevelt, but Keifer Sutherland in Designated Survivor as his character Tom Kirkman said that his favorite President was Franklin Roosevelt, and now the both of them are playing those two people in The First Lady. It's like it was meant to be or something.

[@markanthony5719]

Love Scully! ♥️

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love her

[@kunalketkar]

Gillian ages much better than fine wine ❤️❤️

[@garrytrinh3062]

Time to bring back the X-Files.

[@FemaleCelebrityQuotes]

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

[@RonnyJimenez1]

17th - personal best and oh yeah.. Love Gillian

[@dsddala467]

If you have not seen her on Netflix's Sex Ed, damn she plays Jean, the Sex Therapist. I did not recognize her, but her voice...when I heard her on this interview, I could hear her saying "Otis...." and I realized it was her. She did an amazing job with that character. She was just charming enough, just dotting enough, but also slightly creepy and a little predatory with her clients. She nailed a therapist. So much respect.

[@jacktufts4712]

Agree 100%. And I'm looking forward to season 4 of Sex Ed. Great show!

[@acecarroll2213]

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE EPITOME OF WHAT CLASS IS THIS GREAT WOMAN IS YOUR ANSWER GILLIAN ❤❤❤ FOREVER

[@ferdyverdian3183]

I love her since the X-Files, very talented actress, she also plays Lucille ball in American Gods

[@JacWarner]

Gillian is essentially the coolest woman on earth. The end.

[@rebeccaelle135]

Great interview… so stoically elegant and real she is!

[@timberwolf534]

What an amazing person and human being.

[@mattd501]

Gillian embodies conssumate performer with a similar method to me as Toni Collette who are complete chameleons that work I'm sure so tirelessly to create characters that are fully realized and nuanced with ease that seems to capture you such as silk sliding over your skin and hitting all the right places with each performance...She is the standout in First Ladies though I am also giving my dues to Miss Pheiffer as well (no disrespect to Viola as well), she is able to master accents and mannerisms as if it seeps from her soul! I highly recommend checking out her performance as Margo Channing in the stage production of All About Eve as it is simply remarkable and gives such honor to the film in my eyes...anyways she is SUBLIME in her technique!!

[@diamonddbw]

Absolutely the prettiest eyes I've seen. Go OG

[@davidfoster5561]

I'm just going to be totally honest here... I've never actually seen her outside of any role, and I've always loved her, but she is so far off from what I would have imagined. I didn't even know she was British! This has been a real shock for me. And I'm typing this as the interview is progressing, so I'm glad to see that she's loosening up a bit. At first I thought she was really..... Blah, but as she's opening up a bit I'm less disappointed than I was in the beginning. Thank you to whoever is reading this for going on this rollercoaster of feelings with me. 😂😂😂

[@tilda4699]

You should watch more interviews with her, she's usually really funny :D I thought she was a bit quiet in this, too. Maybe jet lag.

[@MackerelCat]

She’s sort of British by culture. She has an American passport but grew up in the UK and clearly for her it feels more like home, altho she speaks fondly of America as you would expect given her parents are American.

[@milesharbord9339]

Love everything she's done, but especially her portrayal of Ziggy Stardust.

[@susancouderc359]

She's simply charming.

[@jer103]

Gillian sounds so much like my aunt: Jodi Thelen. She was a Hollywood actress.

[@bobbyp5626]

I used to have the biggest crush on her when she was in X files seeing her now just reawoken that crush lol

[@CollinSamatas]

She is so lovely…Looks strikingly similar to Joan Crawford! (except alive)

[@I.B.Rox1962]

Brilliant actress

[@toryjusttory1069]

She has always been beautiful and talented. But it seems that over time that only manages to increase.

[@lisamarie15]

Excellent clip shown…

[@වෙළඳසේවය]

Love Gillian she is one of my favorite !

[@albertotomba4345]

My favorite Dana Scully ❤

[@semiprotita]

I consider gillian my fairy godmother. the first time i watched the x-files was back when i was in 4th grade. after watching the episode i immediately knew i'd grow up liking women.

[@stevie11230]

I've heard this before

[@semiprotita]

@@stevie11230it was my grandma who used to watch that show, they used to air it here in my area every monday night at 9pm. she'd scold me for staying up late but would still let me watch it with her.

[@lotz871]

She is stunning. Love her!

[@CesczDomench]

Very Beautiful and Talented,Playing English lady and convinced brits she's great!!

[@LordClarkson]

Came here from a Top Gear vid of her lap: She had a faster time than Kiefer Sutherland, so that segment from 'The First Lady' was kinda funny

[@Evanezca]

I loved this woman ❤❤❤😊

[@countzer0408]

Gorgeous lady, with great legs. Loved her since X-Files. Still lovely after all these years.

[@clumsytriangle2436]

She was brilliant in The Fall!

[@MultiPizzapizza]

Fascinating person. Her accent in and out of British and American depending where she is….fascinating!

[@jamiehunter3567]

What a gorgeous woman

[@markordorica6940]

Hoping that you will perform on X file😂s 🙏 🎉❤

[@damonhines8187]

Yum. GA.

[@kotkaconforza]

That commercial was truly from another era. What was that plot? Clear out that skin so your boss wants to make out with you? 😅

[@RogerThat1637]

You always say you're not allowed to eat the cookie unless I subscribe. I've been subscribed Jimmy. You can eat the cookie.

[@Василий-с2э5р]

Gorgeous woman !

[@cooperjames4736]

Gillian is such a Great Broad!! No matter what period in History!

[@mcjs8640]

She's a woman, not a , 'Broad.' Show some respect.

[@cooperjames4736]

Don't you have any sense of history? The best women throughout history were Great Broads!

[@robertpiekosz7470]

@@mcjs8640 Lighten Up, Francis. It’s actually a term of Respect; in that context lol

[@LedaSBotelho]

LOVE HER!!!

[@JasperXoR]

The Guest Chair is designed to fit everyone from Orson Wells to Gillian Anderson!

[@Nina.Gvaradze]

i love u giilian

[@dafyddthomas7299]

Beautiful and talented