Gillian Anderson, known for her iconic role in The X-Files, celebrated turning 58 with a touch of whimsy, sporting a cheerful purple party hat and sharing a makeup-free photo with her followers on Sunday.
The two-time Emmy winner, who boasts 6.1 million social media followers, wrote: ‘Thank you everyone for all my birthday messages!’
Anderson is currently immersed in rehearsals for a new theatrical challenge as she prepares for her role in the West End version of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
In this much-anticipated production, Anderson portrays Martha alongside Billy Crudup’s George, under the direction of Marianne Elliott. This three-hour revival of Edward Albee’s classic 1962 play will be staged at @sohoplace in London from September 21 to December 19.
Fans on Instagram, like user @adacelik090, are taken aback by Anderson’s ageless beauty, expressing admiration by saying, ‘I wanna age like this bro, WTF!’
Another fan, @valeriagiir, echoed these sentiments, likening her to a finely aged wine, exclaiming: ‘Aged like good wine, OMFG!’
The X-Files alum Gillian Anderson donned a festive purple party hat and posted a make-up free selfie in honor of her 58th birthday on Sunday
The two-time Emmy winner – who boasts 6.1 million social media followers – wrote: ‘Thank you everyone for all my birthday messages!’
’45 again, how do you do it!’ Instagram user @vvdm90 commented. ‘Congrats!’
Instagram user @sc4rxli3zz._ wrote in all caps: ‘HOW DOES SHE STILL LOOK THE SAME?’
‘Still freaking gorgeous,’ Instagram user @williambarney36 commented.
The Sara Price: Chasing Dakar narrator also reposted birthday tributes from her The Last King of Scotland co-star Kerry Washington and her Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma co-star Hannah Einbinder.
Speaking of which, Anderson currently stars as final girl Billy Presley in Jane Schoenbrun’s critically acclaimed slasher satire, which only earned $251,500 back from its $10 million budget opening weekend.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – hitting UK theaters August 21 – also stars Einbinder, Sarah Sherman, Kevin McDonald and Dylan Baker.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Miu Miu muse’s rep for comment about the festivities but did not immediately hear back.
Anderson also has a role in Niki Byrne’s coming-of-age drama The Julia Set, about a young mathematician prepping for a contest, which premieres at the Toronto Film Festival next month.
On July 21, the G Spot creator reprised her breakout role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully for a commercial for The LEGO Ideas The X-Files set.
Anderson has been hard at work in rehearsals for a West End production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (pictured July 29)
The Abandons actress is taking on the role of Martha opposite Billy Crudup’s George in Marianne Elliott’s three-hour revival of Edward Albee’s 1962 play, which runs September 21 through December 19 at the @sohoplace in London
In the comments section, Instagram users like @adacelik090 marveled at Anderson’s evergreen, youthful complexion: ‘I wanna age like this bro, WTF!’
Instagram user @valeriagiir agreed: ‘Aged like good wine, OMFG!’
’45 again, how do you do it!’ Instagram user @vvdm90 commented. ‘Congrats!’
Instagram user @sc4rxli3zz._ wrote in all caps: ‘HOW DOES SHE STILL LOOK THE SAME?’
‘Still freaking gorgeous,’ Instagram user @williambarney36 commented
‘The strange thing is I don’t identify with Scully in the same way I do with other characters that I played for much less time,’ Anderson told the LA Times last Thursday.
‘Part of that is because of how square she was. I have such an intrinsically rebellious nature. I can, obviously, play square, but I think because of that, she didn’t necessarily get her hooks inside me in the way that some of these other characters that really push against the establishment did.’
The four-time Actor Award winner portrayed the skeptical Catholic for 11 seasons of Chris Carter’s Fox drama (1993-2002 and 2016-2018) followed by films The X-Files (1998) and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008).
Sinners director Ryan Coogler began shooting a Hulu reboot in May starring Danielle Deadwyler, Himesh Patel, Amy Madigan, Steve Buscemi and Ben Foster.
Anderson’s other upcoming projects include Ben Affleck’s crime thriller Animals for Netflix, Peter Morgan’s seventies-set miniseries The Boys from Brazil for Netflix,
Chris Roberts’ video game Squadron 42 and Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s animated film The Turning Door.
The Trespasses producer-star was technically born in Chicago but has lived in London since 2002 after growing up there from ages two to 11.
The Sara Price: Chasing Dakar narrator also reposted birthday tributes from her The Last King of Scotland co-star Kerry Washington and her Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma co-star Hannah Einbinder
Speaking of which, Anderson currently stars as final girl Billy Presley in Jane Schoenbrun’s critically-acclaimed slasher satire, which only earned $251,500 back from its $10 million budget opening weekend
On July 21, the Miu Miu muse reprised her breakout role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully for a commercial for The LEGO Ideas The X-Files set
Anderson portrayed the skeptical Catholic for 11 seasons of Chris Carter’s Fox drama (1993-2002 and 2016-2018) followed by films The X-Files (1998) and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
On the personal front, Anderson has reportedly been in an on/off romance with British playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan for the last decade.
The bisexual feminist welcomed her eldest child, 31-year-old daughter Piper Maru Anderson-Klotz, during her marriage to X-Files assistant art director Clyde Klotz, which ended in 1997.
Anderson is also mother to two teenage children – son Oscar, 19, and son Felix, 17 – with businessman babydaddy Mark Griffiths, whom she split from in 2012.