Gillian Anderson

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Born: 9 August 1968 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Best Known As: Alien-hunting heartthrob on The X-Files Gillian Anderson plays agent Dana Scully on the sci-fi TV show The X-Files. The show premiered in 1993 and grew into a cult hit, making stars of Anderson and her co-star David Duchovny. The ascendancy of The X-Files matched the mid-1990s boom in the Internet, and Gillian Anderson became one of the first popular Web pinups, along with Pamela Anderson of Baywatch and Teri Hatcher of Superman. Anderson moved into movies as well, starring in the 2001 film of the Edith Wharton novel House of Mirth.