# Gillian Anderson on Reddit (u/gilliananderson)

Part of Celebrities on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-06. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/celebrities-on-reddit/gillian-anderson

Gillian Anderson: Actor, Dana Scully in The X-Files.

- Reddit account: [u/gilliananderson](https://www.reddit.com/user/gilliananderson/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [Her 2013 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1egkr9/i_am_gillian_anderson_ama/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (53), r/funny (1)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2013 to 2014
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Anderson

## Moments

### u/gilliananderson in r/IAmA, May 16, 2013 · AMA answer

Replying to a redditor:

> I know this is overdone and probably annoying by now, but thank you for being a role model to thousands of girls from all over the world. Literally Scully is the reason why I (and a plethora of friends) became scientists and constantly challenge society's gender roles. Only you…

> First of all, I am so MOVED and touched by that little monologue. I just think that is awesome. Anytime that a woman stands in front of me and says that they (because of Scully) decided to become a forensic pathologist, or a scientist, my heart skips a beat. I just think it's the most awesome thing, and my favorite snack is always and forever chili chocolate.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1egkr9/i_am_gillian_anderson_ama/ca00ed0/ · 2,657 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/gilliananderson in r/IAmA, May 16, 2013 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Is it true that most of the time whilst filming the X-files, you were standing on boxes to match David's height?

> Yes. In fact, in Vancouver they created something called "The Gilly-Board" which was a ramped apple box (what actors normally stand on to raise their height) so that I could be walking beside him and we could stand next to each other so that we would be approximately the same height. Apparently it still exists and is used for other productions, and is still called the Gilly-Board.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1egkr9/i_am_gillian_anderson_ama/ca01vck/ · 1,130 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/gilliananderson in r/IAmA, Oct 12, 2013 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> Some of the one-offs. Like the killer cats episodes. Todos los Bichos. They were domesticated killer cats.

> So there's a scene where Scully is attacked by a killer cat.  So they had made up a cat on a stick that had moveable arms and legs, but I'm allergic to cats, so they made it out of rabbit fur instead.  The fur kept coming off and sticking to my lipstick, and I was peeing my pants laughing.  So we were either cutting because I couldn't keep a straight face, or we had to keep re-applying my lipstick because the fur kept sticking to my face.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1oad13/gillian_anderson_here_ive_brought_david_duchovny/ccq7ww4/ · 1,671 points as of Nov 6, 2026