Who is Gillian Anderson?
In short
An American actress and writer currently performing in the West End production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. She is in the news for a viral interaction where she asked superfans to stop sitting in the front row because it was distracting her during her performance.
Who they are now
She is a professional stage and screen actress. She is currently starring in a West End play.
Why they are in the news
People are searching for her after a video surfaced of her telling fans that sitting in the front row repeatedly was 'driving her mad'.
An example of their work
She gained international fame for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the science fiction series The X-Files. She also starred as Stella Gibson in the crime drama The Fall.
Sources
- Gillian Anderson responds to backlash after telling ‘distracting’ fans to stop sitting in front row
- Gillian Anderson confronts ‘distracting’ front-row superfans – video
- Gillian Anderson
- Gillian Anderson begs superfans to stop buying front row tickets and 'distracting her' during Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in stage door meeting