Anderson has been around in the business for a long time, but one of her biggest roles is portraying FBI Special Agent Dana Sully in the TV series The X-Files, a role she would reprise in two films based on the series.
She’s also had success in film too, including bigger roles in titles such as Shadow Dancer, Viceroy’s House, the Studio Ghibli film From Up On Poppy Hill, The Spy Who Dumped Me, and more.
Anderson has had plenty of other starring roles too.
In terms of TV, she had a main role in the crime drama The Fall, played Margaret Thatcher in The Crown, and had recurring and guest roles in several other shows, including Hannibal, American Gods, The Great, and others.