Gillian Anderson in The House of Mirth
Gillian Anderson (1968 - )
Film Deaths[]
- Princess Mononoke (1997; anime) [Moro]: Providing the voice of an anime wolf in the American version, she is decapitated by Yūko Tanaka/Minnie Driver. She is still alive after being decapitated, before her life is taken by the Forest Spirit.
- The House of Mirth (2000) [Lily Bart]: Commits suicide by taking an overdose of laudanum in her bedroom; her body is shown again afterwards when Eric Stoltz comes in. (See also Geraldine Chaplin in the 1981 version.)
- Tron: Ares (2025) [Elisabeth Dillinger]: Stabbed in the stomach by Jodie Turner-Smith with her tron disc as her son Evan Peters watch on in horror. She later died with Evan by her side.
Television Deaths[]
- The X-Files: How the Ghosts Stole Christmas (1998) [Dana Scully]: Shot in the stomach by David Duchovny, whom she shoots in turn, as the result of a scheme by the ghosts of Ed Asner and Lily Tomlin; at the moment of their deaths, they are brought back to life as if nothing had happened.
- The X-Files: Tithonus (1999) [Dana Scully]: Bleeds to death after accidentally being shot by Richard Ruccolo; she is brought back to life at the moment of death when Geoffrey Lewis "looks into the face of Death" for her, taking her death for himself.
- The X-Files: Monday (1999) [Dana Scully]: Killed in an explosion (along with David Duchovny and several other bank customers) when a bomb goes off during a bank robbery; the day repeats several times until the explosion is finally prevented.
- Bleak House (2005; miniseries) [Lady Dedlock]: Dies of exposure outside the gates of a cemetery, in Anna Maxwell-Martin's arms.
- Great Expectations (2011; mini-series) [Miss Havisham]: Accidentally burned when she sets fire to her dress while burning some letters.
- Hannibal: The Wrath of the Lamb (2015) [Bedelia Du Maurier]: Possibly cannibalized by Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy. A post-credits scene shows Gillian waiting at a table set for three where her own severed leg is about to be served for dinner. However, as the series ended with this episode, the scene (and the status of Mads and Hugh) remains ambiguous.
- The Great: Five Days (2021) [Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp]: Falls from a window while having sex with Nicholas Hoult, as Belinda Bromilow looks on.
Gallery[]
Gillian Anderson in Bleak House
Gillian Anderson in The X-Files: Tithonus
Gillian Anderson in The X-Files: How the Ghosts Stole Christmas
Gillian Anderson in The Great: Five Days